Yokohama Tire to showcase commercial lineup at TMC in Nashville

Santa Ana, CA – Yokohama Tire will introduce two new tires at the upcoming TMC show in Nashville: the 116R™ and BluEarth® 718L. The new products will be part of Yokohama’s display in booth #645 that will feature 10 commercial truck tires.

“The 116R is a premium regional all-position steer tire that’s engineered to bring long tread life and durability to regional fleet operations and superior fuel efficiency for super regional activity,” said Tom Clauer, Yokohama’s senior manager of commercial product planning. “It will be made at our plant in Mississippi and is scheduled to launch later this spring.”

Clauer described the BluEarth 718L as “a premium drive tire engineered with an ultra-fuel-efficient tread design and industry-leading compound, to help improve the profitability of today’s long-haul fleet operations.”