About Goodyear

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. offers steer, drive, all-position, and trailer tires for commercial vehicles under the Goodyear, Kelly, Dunlop, and Steelmark brands. The company’s commercial vehicle group delivers service through more than 2,000 locations in North America, including 190 Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems locations and 30 Pilot truck stops. Its fleetHQ program, available at 1,500 locations, gives owner-operators and fleets national-account benefits.

In North America, Goodyear produces commercial tires in Danville, Va., Topeka, Kansas, and Buffalo, N.Y. It operates an R&D center in Akron, Ohio, and a proving grounds in San Angelo, Texas. Worldwide, Goodyear has 64 manufacturing facilities in 26 countries. Sales exceeded $16 billion in 2009.

Headquarters

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
1144 E. Market St.
Akron, OH 44316
USA

+1-330-796-2121
www.goodyear.com/truck

Company Contact

Mike Manges, Commercial Tire Public Relations Specialist
+1-330-796-6380

Tim Miller, Commercial Tire Marketing Communications Manager
+1-330-796-3258

Markets Served

Long Haul
Regional/Urban/Pickup and Delivery Utility
Waste
Emergency
Light Truck
School Bus
Mixed Service
RV
Transit

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“More people ride on Goodyear than any other kind.” That familiar phrase dates back to 1916, testament to the company’s long-standing success in tires for trucks, trailers, and other commercial vehicles. Story angles include tire selection; maintenance; retreads; tire-management software; and advanced tire technologies like DuraSeal and FuelMax. Media contacts: Doug Siefkes or Gregory Van Tighem

Entries in Goodyear (25)

Sunday
Nov282010

Goodyear Chooses Barnwell House of Tires as Dealer of the Month

Three brothers build on the work of their father and succeed in creating a successful commercial tire dealership on New York’s Long Island. Goodyear recently named their business its Commercial Tire Dealer of the Month for October.

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Sunday
Oct102010

fleetHQ Helps Magnum Deliver on its On-Time Delivery Promise

Recommendations from its local Goodyear dealer are saving Magnum Express nearly 20 percent on its annual tire expenses. The savings include an $18,000 reduction in the company’s annual roadside assistance costs through fleetHQ, Goodyear’s program that offers business solutions including roadside assistance.

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Sunday
Aug222010

Goodyear Awarded Contract with Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

The nation’s second largest transit bus fleet, operating more than 100 million miles annually, awards Goodyear with a tire supply and service agreement.

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Sunday
Aug082010

High Expectations of Employees Help Black’s Tire Earn Goodyear’s August Dealer of the Month Designation

Eighty years ago, Black’s Tire Service opened shortly before the start of the Great Depression. Black’s Tire Service still stands strong and weathered the Great Depression and the recent economic downturn due in large measure to hard work and a dedication to customers. It’s the same dedication that has earned the Whiteville, N.C.-based tire dealer designation as The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s Commercial Tire Dealer of the Month for August 2010.

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Thursday
Jul222010

Wingfoot Commercial Tire Opens 33rd Wingfoot Truck Care Center

Wingfoot Commercial Tire opened a new truck maintenance truck near La Entrada al Pacifico Corridor, a major trade corridor between Texas and Mexico.

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Sunday
Jun202010

For Goodyear’s June Dealer of the Month, Commercial Tire Service, Success Begins with Fast, Responsive Service 

Getting truck operators back on Chicago-area roads and highways as quickly as possible at the most reasonable cost has been the aim of Goodyear’s June Commercial Tire Dealer of the Month, Chicago area-based Commercial Tire Service.

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Sunday
Jun202010

Goodyear’s May Dealer of the Month, Purcell Tire, Credits Long-Term Relationships for its Success in Selling Tires

Use of a relationship approach to selling tires has helped Potosi, Mo.-based Purcell Tire & Rubber Company earn Goodyear’s designation as the May Commercial Tire Dealer of the Month.

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