Following more than six billion kilometres of testing involving 50,000 tyres over seven years, Michelin is taking the first steps to combine the introduction of a Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips in tyres for large commercial vehicle fleets.
Firestone has launched the Firehawk SZ90µ RFT for the replacement market, the brand’s first tyre with Run-Flat Technology in Europe. The tyre’s reinforced sidewall rubber construction enables the driver to continue driving safely if the tyre deflates or suffers a total loss of pressure.
The implications of new EU legislation on tyre labelling for commercial tyre end users were detailed at a press briefing hosted by Continental Tyres in London recently.
Bridgestone is advising tyre retailers that will have certain obligations at the point of sale, when the new tyre labelling regulations come into force on November 1.
Farmers and contractors can access detailed tyre information online, following the launch of a dedicated Michelin farming website for the UK and Ireland.
The Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company and Goodyear Dunlop Tyres Europe has apointed George Rietbergen to the position of Vice President Commercial Product Business Unit EMEA, effective July 1, 2012. George moves to this new role from his previous position of Managing Director Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK Ltd.
