Michelin keep J. C. Trans (UK) on the road
Leicester-based haulier J. C. Trans (UK) has recorded an 88 per cent reduction in tyre failures per quarter, after adopting a full Michelin tyre policy for its 15-strong fleet.
Truck Tyres
Tag Archive for: truck tyres
Goodyear expands mixed-service line in USA
Goodyear has broadened its G741 mixed-service tyre line with a new size and retread for applications requiring an extreme traction drive tyre.
Australian expert warns of false economy
A new habit in cost cutting measures by major transport companies in Australia is likely to come back to haunt them, according to independent industry expert, Brad Bearman, who says the revamping of tyre purchasing and management dynamics to save costs is highly likely to emerge further down the track as a higher expense.
“In general, a sizeable percentage of the larger transport companies are dropping links with the better-known tyre companies such as Michelin, Bridgestone and Beaurepaires for their supply and servicing,” said Mr Bearman. “Instead, they are purchasing tyres directly from non-traditional Asia-based producers and appointing inexperienced in-house tyre fitters in the false belief they will get better results. This is good in principle, but the real problems will emerge a little further down the track,” added Mr Bearman, developer of the world’s only software based Bears Tyre Tracker.
Hankook introduces truck tyre trio at IAA
In addition to announcing significant original equipment deals, Hankook Tire is presenting several new commercial vehicles tyres at the IAA show in Germany – the drive axle DM09, the winter AW02 and the e-cube Blue TL20 trailer tyre.
11 new GT Radial tyres at IAA
Of the 18 tyres GT Radial is presenting at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show, 11 are on display for the first time, including the recently-launched GSW226 winter steer axle and GTL925 low platform trailer pattern tyres.
X Line Energy tyre range now ‘AAA’ rated for rolling resistance, says Michelin
With the introduction of its latest drive axle tyre, Michelin has become the first tyre maker to offer tyres with an ‘A’ label rating for rolling resistance on all truck axle positions. The tyre maker now calls its X Line Energy line-up – of which more than 200,000 units have been sold since its introduction in January 2013 – its “triple A” range. The latest additions to the X Line Energy range are on display at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in Germany this coming week.
Falken offers on/off-road truck tyres to UK mixed use operators
Falken is bringing its latest on/off-road truck tyres to the UK. The Sumitomo brand says it is building on the popularity of its products in the construction sector in the US, where the M+S marked and regroovable GI388 and GI378 tyres are already available. Falken is targeting operators seeking affordable yet resilient truck tyres, versatile enough to cope with the growing market demand for mixed usage on a daily basis.
Hankook a tyre supplier for Euro 6 Atego
In addition to supplying original equipment tyres to various MAN truck models, Hankook Tire has also secured original equipment approval for the vehicle said to be the best-selling distribution truck in the world, the Mercedes-Benz Atego.
Hankook to supply MAN with OE tyres
Hankook has announced that it will be supplying Original Equipment (OE) tyres to leading truck manufacturer MAN in future. According to the Korean-based manufacturer, the deal includes various models of heavy-duty trucks. The deal begins in the first quarter 2015 and sees Hankook supply its e-cube MAX, SmartFlex and SmartWork tyres to MAN facilities in Germany, Austria and Poland.
Is Hankook the current UK truck tyre market leader?
It seems we have a new UK commercial vehicle tyre market leader – Hankook. As well as featuring “Industrial and Speciality tyres” from pages 58 to 69 of this September’s edition, this month we have also taken a detailed look at the development of UK truck tyre market. This meant speaking to high level contacts at various manufacturers, wholesalers and third-party analysts in order to produce an original analysis of the status quo. Our analysis was compared to a similar exercise Tyres & Accessories undertook in 2009 in order to give the overview some longer-term perspective. The results are published on pages 24 to 43 for your reading pleasure and engagement.
Is the UK truck tyre market a five horse race?
Earlier this week, with reference to this month’s focus on the UK commercial vehicle tyre market we discussed how on average year-to-date, UK annual demand is reportedly around 80,000 tyres a month, which equates to 960,000 tyres a year (based on ETRMA figures). In the pre-recessionary years it went much further than this, but there was some doubt that market will quickly (if ever) return to levels of 110,000 a month? And has it shifted so much that it is now a five horse race?
Goodyear aggressively pursuing leading position in UK truck tyre market
Following the completion of a period of transition, and with market volumes on the up, Goodyear Dunlop is aggressively pursuing sales growth, including winning some of the biggest fleets in the UK. Tyrepress spoke about the company’s expansion strategy with Goodyear UK and Ireland commercial director, Marc Preedy at the end of August.
Firenza: range is truck tyre “excellence”
Firenza is describing its range as truck tyre “excellence” seeing as its products offer a series of benefits including a solid shoulder construction, zero angle steel band that significantly reduces irregular wear and a special tread groove design that successfully eliminates stone retention and casing damage.
Kirkby: New Double Coin size and Longmarch brand, continued progress with Sailun
Liverpool-based wholesaler Kirkby Tyres & Wheels reports that its brands continue to perform well in the UK market, with new Double Coin sizes, solid Sailun performance and the new Longmarch range making the headlines.
Bridgestone staying strong in a growing truck tyre market
The good news is that with demand up and with the company selling as big a proportion of retreads as ever, Bridgestone’s UK truck tyre business remains a key player in the UK truck tyre market. In the Republic of Ireland things are even better. However, premium manufacturers like Bridgestone have also seen the rise in the prominence of lower cost alternatives in recent years. While companies like Bridgestone continue to occupy leading positions when it comes to blue-chip and other national fleets, the wider context brings new challenges with it, especially when it comes to countering volume versus value strategies. Tyres & Accessories spoke with Bridgestone UK commercial director Greg Ward in order to find out more.
