Family run bulk haulage firm S&J Transport is adopting a 100 per cent BFGoodrich tyre policy across its fleet of rigid and articulated tippers \u2013 replacing a practice of fitting budget tyres, which was resulting in frequent tyre damage.<\/p>\n
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The intensive nature of the fleet\u2019s work \u2013 each tipper covers between 100,000 and 120,000 km per year \u2013 involves long motorway journeys followed by collections and deliveries into quarries, construction sites and landfills. Common issues were sudden tyre failures and damage resulting in bulges on the sidewall, which couldn\u2019t be repaired.<\/p>\n
Brian Adams, who runs the workshop at Coleshill-based S&J Transport said: \u201cPreviously we were fitting predominantly budget tyres as this lessened the financial impact of a tyre failure; but after trialling some of the new BFGoodrich fitments we\u2019ve found we\u2019re getting far better uptime. It\u2019s having a positive impact on our tyre expenditure, fleet efficiency and overall safety.\u201d<\/p>\n
S&J Transport has even removed the 295\/80 R22.5 tyres which came as original equipment on its latest 2019 8×4 tipper, electing to replace them with a set of 315\/80 R22.5 BFGoodrich Cross Control tyres \u2013 designed for on\/off road work in challenging conditions.<\/p>\n
Adams added: \u201cThe new truck came on steel wheels, but we\u2019ve bought a set of aluminium wheels to go with the new BFGoodrich rubber and the truck looks fantastic. It\u2019s a much more aggressive tread pattern to give us the traction we need when the going gets tough. The drivers like them; and switching sizes has pushed up the ground clearance too.\u201d<\/p>\n
The S&J Transport fleet includes 28 rigids and four artics which are used exclusively on tipper operations \u2013 carrying predominantly aggregates and clay, plus occasional muck-shifting work.<\/p>\n
BFGoodrich supported the introduction of the new policy by conducting a vehicle weighing exercise on the firm\u2019s latest truck.\u00a0Michelin Technical Manager Steve Jones, together with Account Manager Kaycee Patel weighed a sample of laden vehicles to supply bespoke optimum cold tyre inflation pressures for the fleet; a process which helps to ensure the customer enjoys the maximum performance from its new tyres over a long life.<\/p>\n
The BFGoodrich commercial vehicle tyre range was launched into UK and Irish markets in January 2018, and is available across a European network of more than 3,000 professional dealers. The brand\u2019s commercial vehicle range had previously only been available outside of Europe \u2013 selling an average 1.6 million bus, coach, truck and trailer tyres per year.<\/p>\n
BFGoodrich is best known as being a world leader in off-road tyres for more than 100 years. The company began manufacturing tyres in Akron, Ohio, in 1870 and has been manufacturing truck, bus and coach tyres for more than 80 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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