WASHINGTON — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is asking employers how robotics relate to the agency's current lockout/tagout standard for industrial machinery.

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LEHI, Utah — Podium, an interaction management platform for local businesses, has launched Teamchat, a new communication system.

CINCINNATI — Tire Discounters President Jamie Ward is reaching out to other tire dealers and automotive retailers in Ohio to get behind a new Ohio bill due to take effect July 1 that prohibits the installation of unsafe used tires. 

CYPRESS, Calif. — Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. is adding a 26-inch version of its Open Country M/T maximum traction light truck tire, designed to fit rim widths covering 11 to 14 inches.

MILAN — Pirelli Motorsport is getting a head-start on the transition of tires it supplies to Formula 1 to a lower-profile, 18-inch rim diameter specification — set for the 2021 season — by introducing the new spec tires to the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2020.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Monro Inc. has expanded its collaboration with Amazon.com to provide tire installation services at more than 400 additional Monro retail tire and automotive service locations in nine additional states across the Central and Western regions of the U.S.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — Falken Tire Corp. has promoted Bob Klimm to director of sales, commercial division, responsible for guiding the growth of Falken's truck and bus radial business in North America.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Monro Inc. reported a slight decline in operating income for the fiscal year ended March 31 on record sales of $1.2 billion.

KOBE, Japan — Porsche A.G. and Toyota Motor Corp. have selected Falken- and Dunlop-brand tires as OE fitments on their 2019 Macan and 2020 RAV4 sport utility vehicles, respectively, according to the tires' maker, Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

NEW YORK — Under the attention-grabbing headline, "Your car knows when you gain weight," Auto Care Association President and CEO Bill Hanvey wrote an op-ed in today that discusses the privacy issues surrounding vehicle data collection.

WASHINGTON — In an effort to facilitate approval of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the Trump administration has removed the respective 25% and 10% tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from Canada and Mexico.

NEW YORK — Icahn Enterprises L.P. and Monro Inc. are both tapping into new financing options valued at hundreds of millions of dollars that both companies potentially could use for debt retirement, acquisition funding and other corporate purposes.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association has kicked off National Tire Safety Week to raise awareness and educate consumers about proper tire care and safety.

AKRON — This Memorial Day, Goodyear will offer former and active military members free car care checks and reduced costs services at its retail stores, in partnership with Honor and Remember, a military support organization.