24 Apr 2007
Stockholm - Volvo Trucks will offer Goodyear's self-repairing tyres for construction trucks from July 2007. Goodyear's tyres with Duraseal technology automatically seal the damage - permanently. Volvo is the first truck manufacturer in Europe to offer tyres of this sort.
“A tyre that can handle punctures is a breakthrough in terms of higher operating reliability and greater uptime. Every standstill, short or long, costs money and for our customers this makes a huge difference to the construction truck's overall economy,†says Gunnar Eliasson, business area manager for construction trucks at Volvo Trucks.
The Goodyear tyre will be available as an option in the Volvo range as of July 2007. The tyres that will be available are the MSD for the driven axle, dimension 13R22.5. For steering and tag axles, there is the MSS in dimension 13R22.5. At a later stage the dimension 385/65R22.5 will also be available.
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Press release from Volvo
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