{"id":13495,"date":"2016-02-15T16:14:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T15:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=13495"},"modified":"2016-03-14T18:18:46","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T17:18:46","slug":"fagan-whalley-choose-continental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/fagan-whalley-choose-continental\/13495","title":{"rendered":"Fagan &#038; Whalley choose Continental"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Simon Brindley, workshop manager at Fagan &amp; Whalley\u2019s Coventry operation, has around 50 tractor units and 100 trailers to keep on the road. That\u2019s an awful lot of tyres running in and out of the yard every day, with the added complication that the majority of the haulier\u2019s 360 trailers are on a constant rotation, so he may not have seen them for weeks.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.transportparts.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Continental-Truck-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7069\" src=\"http:\/\/www.transportparts.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Continental-Truck-.jpg\" alt=\"Continental Truck\" width=\"615\" height=\"410\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHe says, \u201cAs a company we set ourselves high standards of mechanical service and maintenance: safety, consistent fleet performance and reliability are our primary aims. The last things I need are unnecessary complications. With over 22 months now of running Continental tyres on our trailers, and 10 months on tractor steer axles, I am seeing far fewer issues than in the past. Tyres are probably any haulier\u2019s second biggest running cost, so at Fagan &amp; Whalley we regularly trial various makes, to see what they might contribute in terms of economy and safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Continental tyres were introduced to the Fagan &amp; Whalley fleet in early 2014, when an order of 100 new Lawrence David trailers were specified with the manufacturer\u2019s HTR2 product. Since then, with support from Continental\u2019s local Field Service Manager, Paul Ridler, the haulier trialled the new Conti Hybrid HS3 steer axle tyre at the start of 2015, and is now using them on a fast-growing number of tractor units.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cOne of the biggest issues any operator can face,\u201d said Simon Brindley, \u201cis the massive financial penalties uneven tyre wear can generate. Degradation on tyre shoulders, just from routine running, means tyres have to be taken off and replaced with anything up to 40% wear still available across the rest of the surface. That\u2019s not acceptable, and it is one big difference I have noticed with the Continental tyres \u2013 we get good even wear from them and that is delivering considerable savings for us as we get the full \u2018natural life\u2019 from them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Fagan &amp; Whalley fleet consists largely of Scania units, each averaging around 140,000kms a year on long distance tramping work. Through drivers\u2019 daily checks on tread depth, pressures, surface wear and damage, as well as reports from their own in-house routine maintenance inspections, the company keeps a close eye on the overall performance of the tyres.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Our drivers are a good judge of a tyre and they will soon speak up if they don\u2019t feel comfortable with what they\u2019re running on,\u201d says Brindley, \u201cThey are the first to notice uneven wear causing a vehicle to get pulled around too much by road camber. The same with pressure levels, they know they get a better, more comfortable drive when pressures are kept consistently accurate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Continental will also be making an appearance in the Fagan &amp; Whalley fleet on a tractor drive axle. The haulier has been making plans to trial the new generation drive axle tyre from Continental, the HD3, early this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cWe are content with what we\u2019ve seen over the past months in terms of quality and performance from Continental,\u201d he says, \u201cI\u2019m certainly hoping for more of the same from Continental. If we get that we will be a very happy operator.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simon Brindley, workshop manager at Fagan &amp; Whalley\u2019s Coventry operation, has around 50 tractor units and 100 trailers to keep on the road. 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