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Aug 28, 2012

TIRES MAKERS * WORLDWIDE

* UK - Pirelli helps to reduce tyre-related breakdowns 

W.Yorkshire,UK -HGV UK -August 21, 2012: -- Pirelli has helped one of its customers halve the number of tyre-related breakdowns across its fleet of 84 trucks and 135 trailers... Bedfords Transport swapped to use Pirelli new and remould tyres at the end of December 2011 and during the first seven months of the contract, the company recorded an average of just 3.4 roadside tyre failures per month... Prior to appointing Pirelli, Bedfords Transport tendered the contract and evaluated options from a number of different tyre manufacturers and service providers. It elected to reappoint ATS Euromaster, building on a relationship between the two companies established more than a decade ago. At the same time Bedfords Transport opted for Pirelli’s new and remould tyres... The revised contract ensures that all elements of tyre servicing are conducted by ATS Euromaster, including routine tyre fitting, pressure monitoring, twinning and turning tyres on the rim... 


* Germany - DEKRA recognition for Hankook e-cube heavy truck tyres

Klettwitz,Germany -Transport Engineer -24 Aug 2012: -- Hankook's 'consumption-optimised' e-cube tyres, for heavy trucks, have achieved top results in a fuel test, conducted by DEKRA at its test centre in Klettwitz, Germany... The test, commissioned by Hankook, was designed to determine the influence of different tyre sets on fuel consumption for trucks... Average consumption of 29.4L/100km, was recorded on an e-cube-shod Scania G420 4x2 tractor with a fully loaded Schmitz Cargobull semi-trailer... This figure is a reduction, compared with standard Hankook models, and stacks up well against Michelin X-Energy tyres, which were also tested during the consumption testing...


* UK - Continental focuses on economy and efficiency 

Cambridge,UK -HGV UK -August 27, 2012: ... Continental will present numerous innovative technologies, products and services, with which the manufacturers of commercial vehicles can make their vehicles safer, more economical and cleaner, as well as network them more intelligently and make them easier to opera... Along with its extensice commercial tyre line up the companyt will also exhibit its technological innovations for the automotive megatrends of Safety, Environment, Information and the industry trend of Efficiency... Innovative driver assistance and braking systems, vehicle networking and operating concepts, drive technologies, sensors, interior trim materials and tyres are just some of the innovations on display...

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