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American Pacific To Recall Defective Tires (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - Thursday, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration indicated that American Pacific Industries Inc. is recalling 4,738 Spector Advanta SUV radial light truck tires manufactured between Feb 3, 2008 and March 1, 2008 due to a certain manufacturing defect.
Tires piling up in Danville (Danville Register & Bee) A good-looking cityscape may be the latest victim of a shaky economy with old and worn tires becoming landscaping additions to many parts of the city.
Nitrogen-filled tires help ease pain at pump (WTOP Radio Network) High-priced gas in the tank could mean a different type of gas in the tires in an effort to reduce pain at the pump.
Man pinned by crane (Victoria Times Colonist) CALGARY -- A 26-year-old man was in hospital with critical injuries yesterday after he was trapped by part of an 18,000-kilogram crane on Friday. By the time emergency crews arrived, they found the man pinned at the pelvis by the crane's right front tires, the fire department said. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
Watch out for tires beyond recommended lifespan (New London Day) Several readers responded to my tire numbers column asking for more information, specifically how to read a tire's date of manufacture. With the
Explosives truck catches fire (Victoria Times Colonist) REGINA -- An explosive situation was narrowly averted yesterday morning after a truck carrying 19,500 kilograms of dynamite caught fire in Moose Jaw, Sask. Sgt. Marc Girard of the Moose Jaw Police Service said the truck's driver discovered the rear brake drums, tires and underside of the trailer were on fire. But by the time pumper trucks arrived, the driver had doused the blaze with a fire ...
ON THE BLOG: Where can I recycle that? (York Daily Record) Readers have a lot of questions about where they can take certain products to be recycled. This week, the business blog is trying to find where tires will be accepted.
Wheatfield's Nick Allen is back behind the wheel (The Times of Northwest Indiana) WHEATFIELD | Amidst the spare tires and the rusty fan, the TV and the tall trophies, the toolbox and the three men gathered around the No. 21 car, it's easy to miss the candids in the corner of Keith Allen's garage.
Car show brings trip down memory lane (Corvallis Gazette-Times) PHILOMATH ? Steve Nunez of Lebanon buffed the chrome of his ?55 Chevy ? the two-door post with the fat tires in back and the blower up front ? and said he sometimes can?t place a name with a face.
Mayor vows to close plant that retrieves oil from used tires (Philstar.com) NORZAGARAY, Bulacan ? Officials here vowed to shut down a company that specializes on oil extraction and recovery from used tires after residents filed a complaint citing health reasons.
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