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Fleets sceptical on reaching EU climate change targets

Today trucks carry some three-quarters of all freight transported in Europe and road freight is projected to grow a further 60 per cent over the coming three decades. Yet all is not blue skies and smooth sailing within the sector; according to a report published by Goodyear Dunlop, as many as 15 per cent of European hauliers worry they may be out of business within eight years due to increasing environmental regulation unless substantial progress towards improving fleet fuel efficiency occurs. The 44-page document, titled ‘The Road to 2020’, was released in tandem with a fleet symposium the tyre maker staged in Brussels on 25 January.

26th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop to improve TruckForce consistency with appointments

Goodyear Dunlop has announced two new senior management appointments in its Commercial division. Bob Mason will take up the position of TruckForce business manager for the UK hub network, while Craig Sprigmore will be appointed customer strategy manager, replacing Marc Preedy following his appointment to Commercial director. The firm says the appointments are in line with its “intention to improve consistency across the nationwide TruckForce network”.

25th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop UK appoints new national account manager

Goodyear Dunlop UK has named Chris Ryder as national account manager of its commercial fleet operations. Ryder will be based at the company’s headquarters in Birmingham as well as travelling nationwide to build and strengthen relationships with key customers.

The role see him managing and developing Goodyear Dunlop’s expanding national key account portfolio as well as developing the tyre manufacturer’s industry leading sales practices.

23rd January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Dunlop launches fuel efficiency website

Goodyear Dunlop has launched a website and related Twitter feed to provide fuel efficiency information to fleets. The site will offer the company’s tips on saving fuel, best practice case studies in green fleet management, and details on Goodyear Dunlop’s upcoming fleet symposium ‘Driving fuel efficiency in Europe’s road freight transport’. The event will take place in Brussels, Belgium on 25 January.

23rd January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

Survey reveals tyre neglect by UK fleets

Throughout 2011, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) conducted research to analyse the defects that in-service Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) have. The results, which were collected over four, two-week periods, revealed over 1,000 tyre defects on the 6,000 vehicles inspected.

The FTA is one of the UK's largest trade associations and represents the transport interests of companies moving goods by road, rail, sea and air. For over 45 years FTA's Vehicle Inspection Service has been supporting companies by inspecting and auditing the safety, legality and overall performance of their commercial vehicles, related equipment and general maintenance arrangements, to ensure that fleets operate to a consistently high, UK standard.

10th January 2012/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ launches courtesy car scheme

Goodyear Dunlop has launched a new courtesy car scheme across its HiQ retail network. HiQ centres meeting their targets will be able to provide customers with a Fiat 500 Lounge car as a strategic retail incentive. Each vehicle will sport individualised HiQ garage information on its side. Goodyear Dunlop’s consumer director, Juergen Titz said: “We see this as a fantastic opportunity to provide added value for customers and is an example of the commitment and support that underpins our retail partner programme with HiQ.”

14th December 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Fulda unveils EcoControl HP

Fulda has announced the upcoming launch of its new high performance summer tyre, the EcoControl HP. The range will be introduced in time for the 2012 season and be available in 22 dimensions for 15 and 16-inch rim diameters. The tyre maker says the EcoControl HP is designed to take “meet both dry and wet conditions in its stride”; in September-October 2011 the new tyre was extensively tested against three competitor tyres by the independent testing and certification organisation TÜV SÜD Automotive, and was found to be a “well balanced performance tyre.”

13th December 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Chipped – Goodyear releases its first RFID tyres

Reduced downtime, improved tyre management and greater security are three of the advantages Goodyear claims the introduction of microchips into its truck tyre range will bring. The tyre maker has released its first product to utilise the technology, the Goodyear Regional RHT II RFID (Radio Frequency Identity) 435/50R19.5 trailer tyre; the microchip built into the tyre helps deliver fleet operators the above benefits through interfacing with FleetOnlineSolutions, Goodyear Dunlop’s internet-based tyre management programme.

6th December 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Cam Systems commercial module adopted by All Fleet Services

Cam Systems has announced that its third party integration module for the commercial vehicle market – 3PI – is being adopted by All Fleet Services, provider of the Goodyear Dunlop ActionLine. After implementation, the AFS call centre will be able to take an inbound call, issue the SMR job via 3PI directly into Cam’s UniSerV Call Logging module, creating a service record and reducing double handling in log management between AFS and Actionline service providers.

30th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear shoots sponsorship goal with Juventus deal

Goodyear Dunlop has made its debut on the football sponsorship pitch by signing an agreement with Italian team Juventus. On 24 November the tyre maker entered a deal with the Serie A team that covers the current season.

30th November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Debica profits lower in Q3

In the third quarter of 2011 Polish tyre maker Debica S.A. reported sales of PLN 717 million (£138.6 million), a 38.9 per cent year-on-year increase. Operating profit in the July to September quarter rose 61.6 per cent year-on-year to PLN 59.9 million (£11.6 million) while net profit, at PLN 32.6 million (£6.3 million), was down 9.62 per cent compared with the third quarter of 2010.

22nd November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

See Goodyear Winter Driving Masterclass on Tyrepress Live

Goodyear is hosting a web tv show at 15:00 (BST) today. In the webcast Quentin Willson will share his safe winter driving knowledge with Goodyear Dunlop PR support manager Kate Rock. The show is based on a OnePoll survey of 4,000 motorists, which revealed motorists’ phobia of driving in winter conditions. It also showed that less than one in five drivers have ever purchased winter tyres. To view the webcast, go to http://77.237.250.82/~tyrepress/live.html. You can also submit a question to Willson and Rock now.

3rd November 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear expands Omnitrac mixed service truck tyre range

Goodyear has announced the introduction of 14 new Omnitrac MSS II and MSD II truck tyre sizes. Typically for use on vehicles operating on and off road, such as those in service on construction sites, waste tips and quarries, the ranges now cover all the major sizes and include variants with Duraseal technology, Goodyear’s air loss prevention system in the event of a puncture.

25th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Fulda announces new truck tyre ranges

The German Fulda brand – part of the Goodyear Dunlop group – has announced its new truck tyre ranges; the Fulda Ecocontrol 2 and Fulda Ecoforce 2. The new tyres offer reduced operating costs, thanks to their new design features, according to the company. Respectively for steer and drive axles, the new ranges are for both long and regional haul service as well as in distribution, making them operationally flexible.

19th October 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Former tyre tester is latest HiQ franchisee

A former high speed tyre tester is the latest HiQ franchisee, putting his product knowledge into practice at a fast fit garage in Frome. Chris Davison from Bath has invested £45,000 in a new business venture with HiQ after 15 years working in tyre design technology with companies including Goodyear Dunlop. HiQ believes Davison’s experience puts him in an excellent position to use his knowledge in a customer-facing enterprise.

26th September 2011/by Tyrepress Editors