The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, has expanded its total solution package for waste haul fleets with a new retread product, a new commercial tire management program and other additions.
Goodyear’s total solution consists of products, services and fleet management tools, delivered by a nationwide network that encompasses more than 2,300 Goodyear Commercial Tire & Service Centers and independent, authorized Goodyear commercial tire dealers from coast to coast.
“Goodyear is committed to helping waste haul fleets lower their operating costs, which is why we are strengthening our total solution,” says Evan Perrow, senior product marketing manager, Goodyear.
New elements of Goodyear’s total solution for waste haul fleets include:
- the Goodyear Endurance WHD retread, which complements the Endurance WHA, Goodyear’s longest-lasting waste haul tire. Designed for the drive axle, the Goodyear Endurance WHD contains a dual-layer tread compound for slow wear and low rolling resistance; a 32/32-inch tread depth for enhanced miles to removal; self-cleaning grooves to help evacuate mud and snow; and other features.
- the Goodyear Tire Optix commercial tire management program, through which trained Goodyear tire technicians use a special scanning device to electronically capture tire data like air pressure and tread depth. This information automatically uploads via Bluetooth to a cloud-based platform in real time for password-protected storage and easy access. Data can then be downloaded through the new Goodyear Tire Optix App for immediate viewing by waste haul fleets.
Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies. It employs about 64,000 people and manufactures its products in 48 facilities in 22 countries around the world. It has two Innovation Centers, one each in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg.