Goodyear wins "Internationalen busplaner Sustainability Award 2019"
Goodyear Proactive Solutions receives First price in ‘Tires and Tire Management category’
The "Internationalen busplaner Sustainability Award 2019" honors innovative companies and products that address the challenges of global sustainability. The Goodyear Drive-Over-Reader, an automated automatic tire analysis and control system obtained the first price in the ‘Tires and Tire Management category.
The team is very proud to receive this prestigious award! It recognizes Goodyear’s technology leadership marked by a full trusted tire range in combination with an added value suite of digital solutions for tire and fleet management.
From left to right: Michaela Pech, Advertising Manager Internationalen busplaner, Thomas Sauer, Marketing Specialist Goodyear Proactive Solutions EMEA, Bert Brandenburg, Executive Director HUSS-VERLAG (HUSS-VERLAG/Baschlakow)
Thomas Sauer, Marketing Specialist Goodyear Proactive Solutions EMEA had the honor to receive the industry award for Goodyear at the award ceremony in Berlin on March 18, 2018.
The Drive-Over-Reader Technology
The Goodyear Drive-Over-Reader is a state-of-the-art, ground-mounted sensor. The system automatically measures and analyzes important tire and vehicle parameters: inflation, remaining tread depth, axle load and total weight are displayed in seconds.
The state-of-the-art technology Drive-Over-Reader technology provides real-time tire data and alerts can be automatically sent to the fleet manager, service technician and the driver. This data supports to proactively monitor the tire and the efficiency of the fleet. It further enables fleet operators to maximize uptime, forecast maintenance when the vehicle is not in service and to establish a long-term tire replacement planning.
The identification of potential tire issues at an early stage contributes to maximizing the performance and mileage of the tire and the fleet.
The Goodyear drive-over reader is particularly suitable for public transport companies. Every time a bus enters the depot it will drive over the sensor and the system will precisely identify and resolve tire-related issues before they even happen.
Correct tire pressure decreases unnecessary CO2 emissions
Low tire pressure leads to increased fuel consumption and unnecessary CO2 emissions. A truck operation on tires inflated in the correct way can save up to € 694 per year compared to a truck traveling at 1.5 bar under-pressure. This corresponds to a saving of 510 liters of fuel and 1,330 kilograms less CO2 emissions.
About Goodyear
Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tyre companies. It employs about 64,000 people and manufactures its products in 47 facilities in 21 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centres in Akron, Ohio and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.