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BFOR Takes Responsibility for Continuum Brand

Off-road fleets in North America wishing to use a mix of both new and retread tyres now have a one-stop, integrated service solution: Bridgestone Firestone Off Road Company (BFOR), a division of Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, has expanded its product range with the addition of retread tyres manufactured with Continuum tread rubber. Company officials announced at the MINEXPO 2008 show in Las Vegas that BFOR will assume marketing, sales and distribution responsibilities immediately for Continuum brand retread materials in the USA and Canada.

24th September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin OE on Latest Komatsu Mining Truck

Michelin XDR earthmover tyres are to be fitted as OE to the new Komatsu 860E-1K haul truck, introduced during September’s MINExpo show in Las Vegas, USA. The rigid dump truck is designed for the most demanding surface mine applications, and features a 280-ton capacity, 2,700-horsepower diesel electric-drive system designed by Komatsu. The truck is also designed with an optional factory-installed trolley option.

“The new Komatsu 860E will be expected to handle staggering workloads and requires a tyre that can not only stand up under tremendous weight but also perform under the harshest conditions for a long time,” said Luc Minguet, president of the South Carolina, US based Michelin Earthmover and Industrial Tires division. “Because of its durability and maximum wear life, the MICHELIN XDR tyre is the ideal fitment for the new Komatsu truck.”

23rd September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear to Close Truck Production Temporarily

The commercial truck tyre production unit at Goodyear’s Topeka, Kansas plant will shut for a week on Monday 22 September. A spokesman reported that the reason for the closure is that the supply of raw materials had been affected by Hurricaine Ike. The plant will continue to manufacture OTR and military tyres, while Truck staff members have the option of using a weeks’ holiday allowance or taking a week of voluntary layoff.

19th September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama Adds OTR Tire Sizes

Yokohama Tire Corp. has added four new sizes to its OTR tyre array. The company added two sizes – 29.5R25 and 23.5R25 to its RT41 line, and sizes 26.5R25 and 29.5R25 to its RB31 line.

“The RB31 and RT41 have an incredible amount of technology built into them,” said Gary Nash, Yokohama’s director of OTR sales. “These advancements translate into improved performance and longer tyre life, which means equipment spending more time on the job making businesses profitable.” (Tire Review/Akron)

18th September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

OTR CushionTyre Retread Success

Earthmover tyre specialists OTR Tyres introduced their solid CushionTyre early last year and the performance of the product has been further enhanced by OTR’s ability to retread the tyre, following recent major manufacturing developments.

Waste Industry Manager Paul Tracey says that some CushionTyres have been returned to the factory for second and third life retreading, with no loss of performance, adding: “We have found that tyre life hours of a retreaded CushionTyre are very similar to that of the original tyre specification, but with significant cost per hour reductions.”

17th September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

ATC Headhunting In Akron

In addition to hosting an exhibition stand at this week’s International Tire Exhibition and Conference (ITEC), American Tire Corporation has announced that it will deliver a 30-minute presentation on the impact of tyre awareness programmes in the OTR sector. However, during the course of the show ATC’s activities will be focused on the following recruiting radial OTR tyre engineers and sourcing additional OTR tyre equipment supplies.

16th September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

New Analysis of Chinese Market Available

While the news that China is both the world’s largest tyre producer and the fastest growing market – currently at 9 per cent and rising – may not be all that surprising, the new analysis of the China tyre industry’s 2008 standing by Research and Markets contains a vastly more detailed look at the state of play.

12th September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

TIA Releases Earthmover Tyre Service Programme

As part of its continuing quest to educate technicians on the proper safety procedures for servicing tyres, the Tire Industry Association has released a new training program for OTR and earthmover markets. Basic Earthmover Tire Service (ETS) outlines the minimum skills and safety guidelines for servicing one-piece, three-piece, five-piece and double gutter OTR assemblies. Designed as an in-house training program, ETS is comprised of a 3.5-hour video and a 350-page color workbook. Students who successfully complete the final exam and skills demonstration will receive a TIA certificate of completion.

Basic ETS is divided into 15 different modules on subjects ranging from tyre nomenclature and service truck operation to site preparation and hydraulic tools. “Basic ETS is another example of TIA responding to the need for safety training in the tire industry,” remarked TIA Executive Vice President Roy Littlefield. “OTR tyres present unique risks to technicians due to their size and volume of air, and Basic ETS will provide them with valuable information that they can use to protect themselves and others.” (Tire Review/Akron)

11th September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Cavanaugh to Lead Goodyear’s Off-Highway Business

John Cavanaugh has been named vice president of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s North American off-highway business. Cavanaugh will report to Richard Kramer, president of Goodyear’s North American Tire division. Goodyear’s off-highway business unit is responsible for tyres used in applications for aviation, racing, motorcycles and OTR vehicles such as those used in mining and earth moving.

Cavanaugh succeeds Joe Copeland, who was recently named vice president of Goodyear Commercial Tire Systems in North America. Since 2003, Cavanaugh has served various roles with Goodyear, including director of financial strategy, assistant treasurer, financial director of the off-highway business, director of racing operations and financial director of commercial tyre systems. (Tire Review/Akron)

10th September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Terex Uses ATC Tyres in Europe

American Tire Corporation (ATC) has announced that its Colorado brand OTR tyres “have officially approved in Europe” and are current being used on a number of Terex mining trucks. According to the company, ATC-made Colorado brand OTR tyres “have been well approved in Europe after two-year field service…The trial tyres normally perform more than 10 months up to one year over bad road conditions.” ATC has reportedly been shipping “many giant Colorado OTR tyres to Europe for field operations with a number of Terex mining trucks,” since 2007.

While ATC does not specify exactly where the trial has been conducted, the company did detail the tyre’s European test regime. The unnamed site’s one-way distance is three kilometres. Air temperature is between 20 and 35 degrees. The truck’s speed is 30km/h. And the hauling roads are “actually the worst in the world according to USA standard,” according to the company.

10th September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Uzmai Launches New All Steel Radial Mining Tyre

Uzmai, manufacturers of the Maitech range of all-steel radial OTR tyres, has launched an L5 smooth product mining tyre, the UM5S Minextra. The new tyre is available in five sizes: 17.5R25**L5S, 20.5R25**L5S, 23.5R25**L5S, 26.5R25L5S** and 29.5R25**L5S. According to the company, the UM5S Minextra casing can be remoulded two or three times as long as they are not significantly damaged.

8th September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Pneu-Logic and EDP Plan Major Growth For End of 2008

Pneu-Logic, the UK-based subsidiary of leading RFID developer Advanced ID Corporation has completed a “major growth plan” in cooperation with the company’s French strategic marketing partner EDP. This agreement, based on EDP’s rapidly growing customer base, more than doubles the company’s original 2008 forecast and is expected to exceed US$500,000 in product sales for Advanced ID. With expanding sales in France, Spain, Turkey and Israel, and a large order from China, EDP is set for massive expansion with its Tyre Parc Fleet Management software. With EDP selling Advanced ID probes, RFID tags and patches and the new OTR probe in 2009, the company expects sales to reach US$750,000 next year.

“We are very pleased with our sales performance, particularly in new markets such as China, Israel and Turkey,” said EDP Managing Director Jean Luc Guisti. Mr. Guisti continued: “Our Tyre Parc software with the Pneu-Logic system has been widely accepted as the industry leading solution for companies who understand the importance of good tyre management to reduce fleet operating costs.”

4th September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone to Better Service Peru OTR Market with New Company

Peru has become a key location for the sale of OTR tyres in recent times, and to better serve this market Bridgestone Corporation opened a newly established sales company there on September 1. Called “Bridgestone Off-The-Road Tire Peru S.A.C.”, the company is to specialise in tyres for mining and construction equipment.

3rd September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

ATC Responds to “Various False Judgements”

American Tire Corporation has responded to an article written by US based industry magazine Tire Review, which T&A published online August 26. The company claims “various false judgements” were made in the article, and thus wishes to make its own position clear. The statement released by American Tire Corporation on August 31 is printed below, without alteration from the original text:

2nd September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Titan Tire States New Giant Tyres Performing Well

Reports from Titan Tire Corporation indicate its new 63-inch giant OTR mining tyre and wheel assemblies are continuing to perform well for customers. The first shipment of the company’s latest product is now in service in mining applications in Canada’s oil sands. Video footage of the tyres running on a Caterpillar 797B haul truck with a 400-ton load is available to view at www.titantire.com under the “videos and photos ” menu, or on YouTube at www.youtube.com/TheGrizzzly .

2nd September 2008/by Tyrepress Editors