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More and more fleet companies and antique vehicle owners are turning to tire balancing beads over traditional wheel weights. They recognize the benefits of increased safety and improved ride quality. But when it comes to motorcycles, is using balancing beads a viable...

Improperly balanced tires and wheels can harm fuel economy and result in uneven tire wear that prematurely consigns thousands of tires to the scrap pile. The effect of out-of-balance tires is also responsible for damaging other vehicle components. Though it presents a...

Wheel weights have been in the game for multiple years. Still, they are not the most reliable and effective solution for your truck’s balance problems anymore. All owners of vehicles with larger tires, such as trucks, always debate about whether to use balancing beads...

When done correctly, balancing beads provides you the chance of obtaining a more affordable way of balancing your tires for the entire lifetime of the tire. The durability and effectiveness of these beads depend on placing the right number depending on your tire’s...

Balancing beads are used as an internal tire balancing method that counterweights the heaviest part of a tire without adding extra weight. When transitioning to this more reliable and cost-effective balancing method, many people wonder what the right amount of...

Oil spills can create a lot of chaos if not appropriately treated on time. Massive fires start,  and nearby vegetation and animals can die. Therefore, if an accidental oil spill or another type of liquid chemical happens, you must take action promptly. The next...

What can absorb spilled oil? You’re not the only one to ask yourself this question. Spilled oil and other chemicals used in vehicles create hard-to-remove stains and can also cause environmental pollution. Truck drivers deal with this issue more often than they...

Balancing motorcycle tires through standard methods can take quite a while, even more, if you do it yourself. Nonetheless, there's a way you can improve your motorcycle balancing tire method and save yourself valuable time. Balancing beads have turned out to be a...

Fuel consumption is one of the main operating costs in semi-trucks, among tires and maintenance. The more these costs can be lowered, with reasonable options, the more efficiently a semi-truck fleet can operate. The fuel itself can vary in a company's fixed costs,...

If you're a vehicle owner or enthusiast, you've likely heard about wheel balancing and its importance for vehicle performance and safety. There are several wheel balancing methods, but two of the most common are wheel weights and tire balancing beads. When it comes to...

Joe Namath’s Guarantee - 1969 Super Bowl III Joe Namath grew up as the youngest of five children in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and became a standout athlete, excelling in high school football, basketball and baseball…a good enough baseball player to receive offers...

William Henry Gates III was born on Oct. 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington, his dad William H. Gates Sr. was an attorney, and his mother Mary Maxwell was a businesswoman and bank executive. Gates wrote his first software program at 13 and in high school was part of a...

en·tre·pre·neur 1. a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so. - "many entrepreneurs see potential in this market" As a 15 year old drop out with one of the biggest worldwide brands,...

Robert Craig Knievel was born in the copper-mining town of Butte, Mont., and was raised by his grandparents. He acquired the name Evel as a boy after being arrested for stealing hubcaps. He was then taken to jail, where the police were holding a man named Knofel, whom...

Chris McCandless graduated from Emory University in 1990 and saw titles and honors as immaterial and irrelevant. Shortly after graduation, Chris gave the remaining money from his education fund with a cheque written to Oxfam for $24000. and left home to begin his...

 A Life filled with up, downs, cross country moves, a shootout, a courtroom brawl with his own client and a spirit that drove him at age 65 to start a business and become a household name… “The Story of Colonel Sanders” – (1890 – 1980)  Harland David Sanders was born...

Taking care of your vehicle is a must, and it starts with the wheels. Regularly checking your wheels will help ensure their longevity and performance, and one of the best ways to maintain your wheel health is by balancing them. But what is tire balance or wheel...

The Suzy Batiz Story -  Born in Arkansas, Suzy Batiz first pursued entrepreneurial ideas from the age of 16, despite her mother’s efforts to stifle them. Batiz escaped an abusive marriage and experienced her first bankruptcy while in her 20’s and picked herself up to...