GRAPEVINE, Texas — Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. said during a customer event here that internal data has found that 15% to 18% of truck tires are either underinflated or have other safety-related issues.
February 6, 2019Goodyear
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Johnny McIntosh introduces Goodyear's Tire Optix system at an event in 2018. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Goodyear Digital System Shows 15% of Truck Tires Need Service
Johnny McIntosh introduces Goodyear's Tire Optix system at an event in 2018. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Soybeans produce oil that is being used in tires. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
Goodyear Researches Soybean Oil as Component of Truck Tires
Soybeans produce oil that is being used in tires. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Within the next few years, the truck tire you buy may be manufactured in part with soybean oil instead of petroleum. At its annual Customer Care Conference, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. showed off some of the research that is taking place with alternative methods of tire manufacturing.
February 6, 2019
Business, Equipment
The actual Goodyear Endurance LHS that ran 212,490 miles (left) is shown with a new Endurance LHS. (Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.)
Goodyear Says Range of New Steer Tire Endurance LHS Is Up 25% Over Previous Model
The actual Goodyear Endurance LHS that ran 212,490 miles (left) is shown with a new Endurance LHS. (Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.)
GRAPEVINE, Texas — Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. said its recently introduced steer tire addresses concerns fleets expressed with an earlier model designed for the same application.
January 30, 2019
Government, Business
Employees at the Goodyear plant. (Wil Riera/Bloomberg News)
Goodyear Gives Venezuelan Workers Severance Pay, 10 Tires as It Shutters Plant
Employees at the Goodyear plant. (Wil Riera/Bloomberg News)
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is halting its Venezuela operations and laying off its local workforce, union officials said Dec. 10, the latest foreign corporation to close shop in the crisis-torn country.
December 10, 2018
Business, Equipment
TT file photo
TravelCenters of America Opens Retreading Facility in Ohio
TT file photo
TravelCenters of America announced the grand opening of the TA Commercial Tire Network Retread Center, located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The 32,000-square-foot facility is part of the Goodyear Authorized Retread Network.
July 13, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
The Endurance LHD drive tire (shown) will get a companion Endurance LHS steer tire for longhaul applications. (The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.)
Goodyear Launches New Steer Tire for Longhaul Operations
The Endurance LHD drive tire (shown) will get a companion Endurance LHS steer tire for longhaul applications. (The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.)
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. introduced its Endurance LHS steer tire for longhaul applications, which complements its Endurance LHD drive tire.
June 21, 2018
Business, Equipment, Safety
McIntosh by John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Goodyear Uses Mobile App to Boost Tire Management
McIntosh by John Sommers II for Transport Topics
ATLANTA — The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. announced a new subscription-based mobile tire management program, Tire Optix. It is intended to help fleets add consistency to the process of managing a top cost across their entire network.
March 7, 2018
Business, Equipment, Fuel
Goodyear's Endurance LHD courtesy of Goodyear
Goodyear Introduces Endurance LHD Truck Tire
Goodyear's Endurance LHD courtesy of Goodyear
ATLANTA — The commercial vehicle division of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. unveiled a new drive-axle tire for longhaul highway tractors.
September 27, 2017
Business, Equipment
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Goodyear Agrees to Acquire Ventech Systems
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. agreed to acquire Germany-based Ventech Systems GmbH, a supplier of automated tire inspection technology it has worked with for three years, from Grenzebach Maschinenbau GmbH, it said.
September 22, 2017
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Tesloop
Goodyear Debuts ‘Fitbit’ for Tires
Tesloop
Goodyear is testing a smart-tire that, much like a Fitbit, relays condition information based on cloud computing analytics.
September 8, 2017Pages
Follow Us
Trending
Newsletter Signup
Hot Topics
Twitter Feed
-
RT @eleanorannlamb: “There’s just so many different opportunities”-@UPS Freight driver Bill Bennett on the flexibility and variety of t… https://t.co/kKBMarkjmX -
