SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. — Pete's Road Service Inc., headquartered in Fullerton, Calif., was honored during the annual California Tire Dealers Association (CTDA) / 1-800EveryRim New Year Luncheon, which was held Jan. 29.

MEXICO CITY — Forte Universal de Mexico, a leading Mexican tire importer and wholesale distributor, has hired industry veteran Angel Zepeda Berrelleza to be its managing director.

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Michelin North America Inc., in partnership with Ram Trucks, is reaching out to farmers and ranchers throughout the U.S. with a series of rebate offers on a variety of Michelin- and BFGoodrich-brand farm, light truck, and medium truck tires.

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Automotive Association will hold its annual Convention and Trade Expo April 24-26 at The Omni Homestead in Hot Springs, Va.

ATLANTA — Continental Tire the Americas L.L.C. will launch a pair of 19.5-inch regional on-/off-road truck tires at the upcoming Technology & Maintenance Council Meeting in Atlanta.

TOKYO — Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. reported a lower business profit for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, dragged down by double-digit decline in earnings by the tire division.

WASHINGTON — Goodyear is recalling a few thousand Fortera HL crossover tires because of a potential tread-separation issue.

MADISON, Ind. — Rotary Lift recently unveiled the ARO22 Alignment Lift, a high-capacity, open-front alignment lift designed to service a wider range of vehicles.

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Yokohama Tire Corp. is rolling out a trio of truck tires – a pair of all-position models and one for urban pick-up/delivery — at this year's Technology & Maintenance Council Show in Atlanta, Feb. 24-26

NASHVILLE — Bridgestone Americas Inc. has added the M713 Ecopia, a SmartWay-verified and California Air Resources Board-compliant drive tire, to its portfolio of radial truck/bus tires.

LONDON — Tire Business' sister publication European Rubber Journal plans to recognize technological achievement in tire industry automation and digitalization this summer with a new award, the Journey to Automation award.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association has accepted Nokian Tyres P.L.C. — which opened its first U.S. factory, in Dayton, Tenn., in 2019 — as its 13th member.

NASHVILLE — Bridgestone Retail Operations raised nearly $4 million for Boys & Girls Clubs of America in 2019 to help more than 600,000 Club kids and teens get access to high-impact, out-of-school programming through the Bridgestone Driving Great Futures initiative.

SAN DIEGO — Mitchell Repair Information Co. L.L.C. has launched its Mitchel 1 "Shift Into High Gear" sweepstakes, which will award one winner an all-expenses-paid trip for two to the Mitchell 1 shop management training workshop in Orlando, Fla.

DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. has selected a pair of 19.5-inch Hankook SmartFlex truck tires as OE fitments on its 2020 Super Duty F-450 and F-550 Chassis Cab pickups.