{"id":34256,"date":"2023-03-02T15:40:59","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T14:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=34256"},"modified":"2023-03-08T17:30:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T16:30:15","slug":"bridgestone-enters-new-fleet-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/bridgestone-enters-new-fleet-partnership\/34256","title":{"rendered":"Bridgestone enters new fleet partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Suffolk haulage company has turned its wheels towards Bridgestone for an all-encompassing commercial fleet partnership<!--more-->, featuring fuel-efficient new products, retread tyre replacements and industry-leading reporting systems.<\/p>\n<p>Felixstowe-based VKVP Haulage has chosen Bridgestone to become its tyre and mobility solutions partner, with all units and trailers being fitted on our range of tyres.<\/p>\n<p>To supplement this choice, its drive and lift axles on trailers will be replaced with Bridgestone retread products, to underline our broad range of solutions.<\/p>\n<p>The franchised network of Bandag dealers forms the cornerstone of Bridgestone\u2019s retread proposition. Each truck tyre features retreading technology built-into the original tyre design, with the life of every tyre maximised through audits, reports and tyre care husbandry.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34257\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34257\" style=\"width: 786px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-34257\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1920_6sw-230223-4718.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"786\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1920_6sw-230223-4718.jpg 1799w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1920_6sw-230223-4718-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1920_6sw-230223-4718-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1920_6sw-230223-4718-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1920_6sw-230223-4718-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1920_6sw-230223-4718-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neil Collison, national fleet executive, Bridgestone (left) and Tony Willats, transport compliance manager, VKVP.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Bridgestone Partner dealer network and in-depth reporting systems were also cited as key reasons for VKVP\u2019s decision to work with the tyre giant.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Bridgestone Partner network was highlighted as a significant asset, along with the FleetBridge reporting system, which offers full transparency on the condition of every tyre fitted to every vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>FleetBridge automates tailor-made workflows between VKVP, Bridgestone Partner dealers and Bridgestone\u2019s own fleet administration, adding convenience and saving time in the tyre management process.<\/p>\n<p>VKVP\u2019s transport compliance manager Tony Willats said the quality of Bridgestone\u2019s tyres was a compelling factor when opting to work with the brand, having had first-hand experience of its products for a number of years.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cI have always had great experiences of Bridgestone from my time as field engineer, as far back as 2001. Since then, their product range has gone from strength-to-strength and so when the time came to embark on a new tyre partnership, Bridgestone was the first name on my mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe already work with a number of the independent commercial tyre dealers who comprise the Bridgestone Partner network too, so we had existing links that we felt would add value to our daily haulage work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bridgestone\u2019s national fleet executive Neil Collison added: \u201cWe are thrilled to be able to work with VKVP Haulage, who are one of the most prominent and respected container haulage experts in Suffolk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were able to demonstrate that our premium tyre range and line of Bandag retread products offer great longevity, while our breakdown response times via the Bridgestone Partner network were seen as another compelling factor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe proved that we can be on hand to support them 24 hours a day, seven days a week and can be an extension of their business which will be there for them at all times.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Suffolk haulage company has turned its wheels towards Bridgestone for an all-encompassing commercial fleet partnership<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":105,"featured_media":34257,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bridgestone","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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