Ontario Trucking News, Issue 114, January 2013

Three Goodyear Truck Tire Retread Products Earn
SmartWay Verification
Akron, Ohio - The
recent U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
SmartWay verification of
three Goodyear truck tire
retreads – the G316 AT
Fuel Max, the G572 LHD
Fuel Max and the G305
ATS Fuel Max – is another
example of The Goodyear
Tire & Rubber Company’s
ongoing commitment to
fuel efficiency.
The EPA established low
rolling resistance requirements
for retreaded truck
tires this year. Verified low
rolling resistance retreaded
tires must help reduce
truck fuel consumption by
at least 3%, according to
the EPA.
“Use of Goodyear’s
SmartWay-verified G316
AT Fuel Max, G572 LHD
Fuel Max and G305 ATS
Fuel Max retreaded tires
will provide multiple benefits
to fleets and owneroperators,”
said Brian
Buckham, Brand Manager,
MiChelin
Oliver Rubber Celebrates 100 th Anniversary
Oliver Rubber, a
leading provider
of products and
services in the tire retreading
industry, is commemorating
its centennial
anniversary and its
history of innovation and
excellence. Founded in
1912 in Oakland, California,
by engineer Marion F.
Oliver, the company was
one of the first to retread
tires with pre-cure rubber,
organic accelerators,
synthetic rubber and carbon
black. For 100 years,
Oliver has significantly
contributed to the development
of pre-cure
and mold cure retreading.
Oliver Rubber is a
wholly-owned subsidiary
of Michelin North America,
which acquired the
company in 2007.
“Oliver Rubber’s ori-
Line Haul and Mixed Service,
Goodyear Commercial
Tire Systems. (Currently,
nine Goodyear brand
new truck tires, as well as
three Dunlop brand new
truck tires, have received
SmartWay verification.)
“Our SmartWay-verified
retread products will help
fleets and owner-operators
comply with California Air
Resources Board regulations,”
he said. “This is
important for any fleet or
owner-operator that runs
trucks in California.
“In addition, the energyefficient
compounds found
in these high-technology
products will help all fleets
– regardless of where they
operate – reduce their fuel
intake. The G316 AT Fuel
Max, G572 LHD Fuel Max
and the G305 ATS Fuel Max
are great all-around products
that offer a wide range
of performance benefits
beyond their outstanding
fuel efficiency.”
The G316 AT Fuel Max
ginal goal was to provide
its customers with
quality tread rubber and
value,” said Vic Koelsch,
Chief Operating Officer for
Michelin Americas Truck
Tires. “Now, 100 year
later, Oliver continues to
execute the strategy that
has made it successful
from day one and we are
proud that the company
is part of the Michelin
family.”
Oliver meets the specific
needs of both retreaders
and commercial end users
by offering a wide variety
of pre-cure and mold cure
tread rubber. Its broad
product line of rubber
compounds and tread
patterns includes highway/rib,
traction/lug,
wide base, light truck,
specialty, and ultra-low
profile wide base, helping
retread’s features include
a cool-running compound
designed to help deliver
low rolling resistance;
two wide circumferential
grooves and lateral
grooves to help deliver
all-season performance
on wet, snowy or dry roads
G572 lhD Fuel Max Tire
and a solid shoulder rib to
help minimize shoulder
wear for many miles to
removal, and more.
The G316 AT Fuel Max is
available as a precure retread
in eight-, 8.5-, 8.75-,
and nine-inch tread widths.
to cover virtually all onroad
and off-road applications.
Additionally, Oliver
provides tire repairs and
performance consulting,
esCO
Zafety Lug Lock Secures Lug Nuts
ESCO has announced
the
introduction of
the new Zafety Lug Lock.
The Zafety Lug Lock,
“The Safety Belt for Truck
Wheel Nuts”, secures
truck lug nuts to each
other after they have
been properly torqued,
eliminating the chance
for nuts to loosen under
normal operating conditions
which can result
in possible dangerous
It also is available as a
Goodyear UniCircle product
in the following sizes
– 295/75R22.5, 11R22.5
and 285/75R24.5 – in both
8.5- and nine-inch widths.
Features of the G572 LHD
Fuel Max include fuelsaving
compounds to help
promote energy efficiency
and deep 26/32-inch tread
depth for enhanced wearable
rubber to help promote
more miles to removal.
Goodyear’s Tredlock
Technology, which contains
interlocking microgrooves
that help stabilize
the tread for long wear
and enhanced toughness;
circumferential and lateral
grooves to help provide
all-season traction and
an extra-wide tread that
helps provide enhanced
handling.
The G572 LHD Fuel Max
is available as a precure
product in 8.5-, 8.875-,
and 9.25-inch tread widths,
(UniCircle fitments also will
be available soon).
emergency road service,
and national account and
warranty programs.
Oliver’s innovations include
pre-cure technology
wheel offs.
Zafety Lug Locks are
easy to install/remove
simply fitting over two
In addition to an enhanced
fuel-efficient compound,
the G305 ATS Fuel
Max boasts the following
features; a staggered
tread block design to help
promote energy efficiency;
a closed-shoulder design
to help promote uniform
wear throughout the retread’s
life; large, stable
blocks to help enhance
fuel efficiency and even
wear; and circumferential
and lateral grooves to help
deliver all-season traction.
The G305 ATS Fuel Max
is available as a precure
retread in 8.5-, 8.75-, and
nine-inch tread widths.
(UniCircle fitments also will
be available soon).
The G316 AT Fuel Max,
the G572 LHD Fuel Max
and the G305 ATS Fuel
Max are part of Goodyear’s
complete line of fuel-efficient
new truck tires and
retreads, many of which
feature the company’s Fuel
Max Technology.
Fuel Max tires feature
patents in the 1960s, and
new production facilities
and state-of-the-art
presses in the 1970s. By
1990, more than 20 pat-
adjacent nuts on the
truck wheel/rim. Zafety
Lug Locks have been
field tested under the
Tires & Wheels
cool-running compounds
and constructions that help
improve miles per gallon
for optimized fuel savings,
according to Buckham.
“The fuel-efficient properties
of our Fuel Max tires
help fleets and owneroperators
optimize their
fuel investment,” he explained.
“Our retread products
are designed and built
to deliver great benefits,”
said Buckham. “The G316
AT Fuel Max, the G572
LHD Fuel Max and G305
ATS Fuel Max are prime
examples of this.”
Moving forward, he said
that Goodyear plans to
submit more truck tire retreads
for SmartWay verification,
calling SmartWay
compliance “an important
part of our long-term strategy
and an example of our
ceaseless focus on helping
our customers lower their
total cost of operation.”
For more information, go
to www.goodyeartrucktires.com.
V
ents had been awarded to
Oliver for its development
of pre-cure retreading
equipment, compounds
and tread designs. V
most rigorous conditions.
Made from design
engineered plastic, Zafety
Lug Locks are able to
withstand extreme plus
and minus temperatures
-40F to +302 degrees F.
Lug Locks are available
in both standard and
high temperature units.
Zafety Lug Locks are inexpensive,
reusable, and
recyclable.
For more information
visit www.esco.net. V
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