Goodyear Announces Endurance WHA Tire Made With Soybean Oil
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced at the 2022 Waste Expo trade show, a new formulation of its popular Endurance WHA waste haul tire made with a renewable soybean oil compound. The Endurance WHA is now made with soybean oil, which replaces a portion of the petroleum-based materials used in its production. The soybean
Goodyear Begins Using Soybean Oil in Transit Tires
For the first time in its commercial truck tire line, Goodyear says it is replacing a portion of the petroleum-based materials used in the production of some of its Metro Miler city transit tires with a bio-based soybean oil compound. According to Goodyear, this change underscores the company’s commitment to using more sustainable bio-based raw
Goodyear Adds All-Season Tires for Mastercraft Courser Line
Goodyear Tire & Rubber expanded its Mastercraft Courser portfolio by introducing the Courser Trail and Trail HD, as well as the Courser Quest and Quest Plus. Goodyear says the four new all-season tires are now available. According to Goodyear, the Courser Trail and Trail HD are reliable tires for everyday use, while also giving drivers
The Right Tire for Any Job
Professional tire dealers know that there’s a right tire for any job. When your day consists of one job after another, you need one tire does just that, like the new Mastercraft Courser Trail tire. The Mastercraft Courser Trail is an all-terrain truck and SUV tire designed to work as hard as your customer’s vehicle
NASCAR Rolls with ‘Goodyear 400’ for Throwback Weekend
Goodyear, the “Official Tire of NASCAR,” is renewing its entitlement sponsorship of the Goodyear 400, NASCAR’s official throwback weekend Cup Series race for 2022. Hosted on May 8 at Darlington Raceway – one of the Cup Series’ oldest active tracks – Goodyear says the Goodyear 400 celebrates the history of stock car racing and signifies
Goodyear to Develop Domestic Source of Natural Rubber
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company introduced a multi-year, multi-million-dollar program supported by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) and BioMADE to work with Ohio-based farmed materials to develop a domestic source of natural rubber from a specific species of dandelion. Goodyear says natural rubber has been classified as
Goodyear Ventures Expands Portfolio with Nova Labs Investment
Goodyear Tire says that its venture capital arm, Goodyear Ventures, has added Nova Labs, to its investment portfolio. Goodyear says Nova Labs is the pioneer of decentralized wireless communications and the founder of the core technologies powering the Helium network. The Helium network provides public, long-range wireless coverage for a wide range of Internet of
Goodyear and Cooper Tire Women Named 2022 Step Ahead Honorees
The Manufacturing Institute (MI) will honor Cooper Tire’s Missy Irons and Goodyear Tire’s Arwen Kathke at the 10th annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Production (STEP) Ahead Awards gala. MI says the STEP Ahead Awards celebrate women’s impact on the manufacturing industry. Winners were chosen by an external panel of industry leaders based on the criteria
Goodyear Introduces New Sizes for Eagle Exhilarate UHP Tire
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company debuted 16 new sizes for the Goodyear Eagle Exhilarate, its ultra-high-performance all-season tire. Goodyear says that with excellent performance in wet and dry cornering grip, as well as wet and dry handling, the Eagle Exhilarate helps consumers unleash their drive with features, including: ActiveGrip Technology that offers exceptional handling
Goodyear Names 37th Winner of Highway Hero Award
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has revealed the winner of its 2020-2021 Highway Hero Award, a program that – since 1983 – Goodyear says celebrates professional truck drivers who act selflessly for the good of others on the highways across North America. Gary Schroeder, executive director, Cooper Commercial at Goodyear, named Gerald “Andy” Wright
Goodyear Launches Two Tires for Last-Mile Delivery
At this year’s Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, and Work Truck Week summit in Indianapolis, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company says it is showcasing two new tires for the growing last-mile delivery sector: the new Endurance RSA ULT and Fuel Max RSA ULT. With the fuel-efficient Fuel Max RSA and
Goodyear Adds New Face to Manufacturers Association Board
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) announced that Steve McClellan of Goodyear Tire has been named to the NAM board of directors. Goodyear says McClellan will join the NAM board to bolster the association’s leadership in policy advocacy, workforce solutions, legal action, operational excellence and news and insights. According to Goodyear, board members play a
