The new center is located at Exit 19, Interstate 20, 635 Carrollton St., in Temple. It will provide trucking fleets with new tires, retreads, limited mechanical service, preventive maintenance and roadside assistance.

Wingfoot COO and President Brent Copeland said, "This new center supports our truck tire customers and their request for an on-highway presence. It is important that we bring our fleet maintenance services closer to where they’re needed. We also look forward to being a part of the community."

"In addition, the Temple center fulfills our promise to help lower trucking fleets’ tire and maintenance operating costs with important tire- and maintenance-tracking tools available in more locations throughout the United States," Copeland said.

Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, has 171 commercial tire sales, service and retread facilities nationwide. With the addition of the new truck care center in Temple, Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems now has 21 on-highway Pilot Truck Care Centers nationwide.

Besides offering new tires, the centers provide retreading, tire management tools and business solutions for tomorrow’s trucking fleets. For more information on the Pilot Truck Care Centers, go to http://www.pilottruckcare.com/.

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