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Fleet E-Commerce Boosted by Faster UK Broadband

Product News, UK News

Fleet use of e-commerce products will be boosted by higher broadband speeds across the UK over the next few years. New services announced recently by Internet service providers (ISPs) mean that parts of the country have access to broadband speeds of up to 24 megabits per second (many connection currently run at 1 or 2 mbps or less). These faster connections will allow fleet e-commerce services to be developed including high resolution, full screen video links and ever more detailed transaction information.

28th March 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Hi-Q Tyre Fitting Fleet Uses PCL Digital Inflation

Tyre inflation specialist, PCL, has teamed up with Hi-Q to provide a fast and accurate unit for its mobile tyre fitting vans. PCL’s fixed digital tyre inflator unit has so far been installed in 50 of Hi-Q’s nationwide fleet of over 300 – and has already earned an enviable track record amongst its operators as a reliable, timesaving device. Launched in 2002, PCL’s fixed digital unit is designed for depots, tyre shops, fleets, car dealers, and racing outfits that need fast and accurate inflation.

7th March 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

First Commercial Vehicle Michelin Accreditation

Ashford-based independent retailer Commercial Tyres has become the first truck tyre dealer in the UK to pass a series of stringent quality checks laid down by Michelin Tyre plc.

Commercial Tyres, which also operates branches in Aylesford and Crawley, specialises in supplying road transport operators with a full range of tyre services, ranging from fitment through to fleet management.

16th January 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

Mike Wise to Head Up Kwik-Fit Fleet European Expansion

Mike Wise has been appointed Kwik-Fit Fleet’s first dedicated European fleet chief as the company plans to accelerate its European expansion. This will involve opening more centres and identifying pan-European fleets, totalling two million vehicles in all, with who the company plans to expand and develop its business partnerships.

12th January 2006/by Tyrepress Editors

SmarTire Unveils SmartWave Architecture

SmarTire Systems Inc has launched a new wireless gateway product line that will carry the SmartWave(TM) brand. This SmartWave brand will apply to all products developed under SmarTire’s wireless gateway architecture. Under the SmartWave brand, the company will initially introduce three versions of its tyre pressure and monitoring systems to meet the varying needs of fleet customers.

6th December 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit Fleet Appointments Herald Business Offensive

Kwik-Fit Fleet is poised to launch a business offensive aimed at the small and medium-sized fleet (SME) sector and increasing the profile of the company’s fast-fit and Business Drive Card services.
As part of this initiative, Justin Edgington has been appointed national sales manager and Paul Jones has been made sales manager for North Wales and the North West Midlands.

4th October 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Amerityre to Develop Polyurethane Retreads

Amerityre Corporation has begun the development of a polyurethane tyre compound and manufacturing process for retreading medium commercial truck tyres. Amerityre believes the retreading process, which has been successfully developed and tested in passenger car tyre applications, is a natural fit for the medium commercial truck tyre used by tens of thousands of over-the-road truck fleets worldwide.

“The benefits of polyurethane elastomer as a tyre compound are evident,” said Richard Steinke, president and CEO of Amerityre. “In both endurance and high speed testing our polyurethane compounds have run substantially cooler than rubber. In addition, these compounds have outperformed comparable rubber compounds in both accelerated heat aging and ozone testing,” he added.

30th September 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Launches Long Distance Steer Tyre

Bridgestone UK is introducing the R249 – a new, long distance steer tyre, for trucks of 16 tonnes and heavier.

Before designing the R249, Bridgestone surveyed almost 1,000 fleets of varying sizes in the six main European markets in order to see exactly what they required from a steer axle tyre.

20th September 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

New Bandag Dealer in Sweden

Galdax AB is located in Vara, 100 km northeast of Göteborg, and is Bandag’s new ally in an ambitious plan to increase its market share in Sweden.

“As a tyre business, we are ideally situated where we are,” says Claes Amnäs, General Manager of Galdax AB. “We are located not far from the main roads that link Norway, Stockholm and Göteborg. Many fleets
operate in the area and we are within striking distance of Sweden’s most industrialised cities.”

20th September 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Corporate Manslaughter Bill Concerns for Fleets

Tyre safety could assume even greater importance soon when the Corporate Manslaughter Bill becomes law in the UK, warns Cheshire-based fleettyreline. The Bill is expected to become law within the next 18 months and will create a new offence of Corporate Manslaughter to cover all deaths at work and target corporate rather than individual liability. For example, a company could find itself liable in the instance of a death arising from an unroadworthy vehicle.

Said fleettyreline chairman John Church: “This Bill has far-reaching implications for any company operating a fleet, whether it is half a dozen vehicles or many hundreds. If a vehicle is defective in any area, most notably in a safety-critical area such as tyres, the liability issue is clear-cut. Our understanding is that, if an employee uses his or her vehicle on company business, the liability will also fall on the company.”

14th September 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Modern Tyre Becomes a ContiNetwork Partner

Continental has confirmed its plans to expand the ContiNetwork beyond mainland UK by appointing Modern Tyre Group as the ContiNetwork Partner responsible for the whole of Northern Ireland.

“This move facilitates ContiNetwork’s growth into Ireland and marks the first phase of complete coverage for Ireland,” said the company in response to the news. Modern Tyre Group will be joining a nationwide network of independent truck tyre dealers that provide local, regional and national fleets with tyre management services and rapid-response tyre breakdown assistance.

25th August 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Safety Concerns Drive Kwik-Fit Brake Business Boom

Kwik-Fit Fleet says that safety concerns by fleets have led to record levels of company car and van brake inspection and replacement work.

Last year, Kwik-Fit Fleet launched a major brake initiative aimed at winning an increased share of the UK company car brake replacement market. The result was an increase in the volume of fleet-specific brake work at the company’s centres of 41 per cent on 2003 levels. And this trend has continued in the first half of this year, with a near 40 per cent rise in fleet brake-related work compared with the first six months of 2004.

1st August 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Third Truck Point Business Manager

Bridgestone UK has appointed Stuart Monk (34) as the third business development manager for the Truck Point network of independent truck tyre dealers. Mr Monk, who will cover the Midlands area, has a strong financial background in banking, joining Bridgestone UK in 2002 and working in senior positions in the central billing department. His new role is structured round initiatives being taken by Bridgestone to support the independents’ business activities with fleet customers and to ensure that there are clear lines of communication between Bridgestone UK, the fleets and the dealers.

20th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit Fleet Expands Service Centre and Adds Staff

Kwik-Fit Fleet has announced a major redevelopment and expansion of its Fleet Service Centre. The latest developments include taking on 10 new service centre operators, on top of the 30 recruited 12 months ago, and relocating the service centre to a newly-refurbished dedicated area within Kwik-Fit Financial Services’ call centre at Tannochside.

20th July 2005/by Tyrepress Editors

Bandag Brings BDV Tread to N.A.

(Akron/Tire Review) Bandag Inc. has launched BDV (Bandag Drive Urban), a new pre-cure tread the company said is designed especially for bus drive tyres and for all wheel positions on pickup/delivery vehicles. Used extensively in its South American and Asian markets, said Bandag, the BDV tread design will replace Bandag’s Omnibus design in North America, which is being phased out in the next year.

Bandag said the new tread is ideal for commercial applications “where irregular wear from corners and curbs presents a maintenance challenge.” The tread is available in 210, 220 and 230 mm sizes. “Field trials in the US on two urban bus fleets shows that BDV delivered 20 per cent better tread wear over the tread it is replacing,” said Chris Hoffman, Bandag’s product manager for global tyre products, “BDV offers a deep 22/32-inch tread depth which reduces maintenance expenses for fleet managers.”

17th June 2005/by Tyrepress Editors