General

Super-single V. Duals

2019-03-01T23:25:33+00:00 March 1st, 2019|

Michelin has a long history of innovation in commercial tires. In 2000 they came up with the biggest thing since The Radial, and that was their “X One” super-single tire that could replace the dual tires on commercial trucks and trailers. Fast forward to 2019 and the concept has had almost 2 decades to prove

Back to School

2019-03-02T21:40:34+00:00 March 1st, 2019|

McCoy’s own Michael Platt shared his perspective on the truck tire life with students at Oakdale Junior High for the third year in a row today. About forty students chose to hear out Mike in the school library during their lunch hour. The students saw sample tires that Mike had brought, including tires at various

ITC rescinds “OK” on Chinese tire imports

2019-02-15T20:26:00+00:00 February 15th, 2019|

"Tire Business" reported a recent ruling by the International Trade Commission (ITC) where they reversed their OK on Chinese imported tires. The Tire Business article can be reviewed at the following link: "https://www.moderntiredealer.com/news/732857/itc-reverses-course-and-says-chinese-truck-tires-hurt-u-s-industry" The ITC made their ruling based on the “aftermarket segment”. Crazy looking play 4*4’s, lowriders with 25” wheels, and pretty paint jobs come

Open V. Closed

2019-01-30T01:08:58+00:00 January 30th, 2019|

Trucks do so many different things. Some run hundreds of miles in a day and never see snow. Others seem to have a date with a mud pit any time the sky gets overcast.  For as many ways a truck could possibly earn a dollar, there’s as many variations in the modern commercial tire. Both

Bandag Ecopia

2018-12-17T20:12:24+00:00 December 17th, 2018|

Drive-in customers can save $36/wheel position going with a premium Bandag Ecopia and Dealer Stock Casing over the lowest price tier 3 new tire. Even though the initial price is lower, the real cost advantage of the Bandag plays out in the longer run. The materials science engineered into the Ecopia is put there by

Retread v. New

2018-12-06T19:09:41+00:00 December 5th, 2018|

I am James Barnick, Jr. and I manage the retread shops for McCoy Truck Tire. I had recently started working with the sales staff as I realized that the BASys manufacturing system captures a lot of data that would be useful in helping our customers make better decisions. I helped a few customers evaluate the

Thank You!

2018-11-26T20:31:56+00:00 November 21st, 2018|

McCoy Truck Tire Service Center Inc. would like to take a moment to thank it’s loyal-returning and new-returning customers for growth in retreading. Our 4-year growth rate of 5.68% has been slightly better than the 4.20% reported by our Californian colleagues. Not only have you allowed 18 full-time retreaders to support their families doing what