Tire maintenance plays a large role in low costs and on / off-road reliability. and extend usable tire life,” Altier continued.“ We’ re also focused on building maintenance programs with our customers to efficiently inspect tires and to track performance so we can make actionable decisions based on data analysis and insights.
is money.”
“ The biggest tire issue that construction contractors face is uptime, the same issue facing worksite and equipment managers everywhere,” agreed Josh Altier, category planning & customer service manager, Global & Americas OTR, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
“ We believe the search for more uptime inevitably leads to a focus on tires because tires are one of the largest investments many contractors make. Nothing rolls without them so today we’ re making investments in the design, compounding and construction of our tires.”
“ We work with our dealers and customers to understand their needs and invest in tire maintenance practices that help increase performance
Tire maintenance plays a large role in low costs and on / off-road reliability. and extend usable tire life,” Altier continued.“ We’ re also focused on building maintenance programs with our customers to efficiently inspect tires and to track performance so we can make actionable decisions based on data analysis and insights.
“ We believe in being a proactive partner for our customers to manage their up-front capital investment and ongoing maintenance plans to optimize their tire investment.”
Relationships with tire dealers that operate service trucks, have the personnel capabilities for service calls and carry the inventory customers need is a great way to minimize on / off-road tirerelated downtime, noted Tony Cresta at Double Coin.
“ Double Coin doesn ' t offer programs directly, but many of our servicing dealer partners do,” Cresta said.“ Programs can be as simple as getting a walkaround tire checkup, more detailed tire health reports on air pressures and tread depths, wear patterns,
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