NEW TYRE POLICY BRINGS SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN UPTIME
25 July 2012West Yorkshire-based Bedfords Transport has halved instances of tyre-related breakdowns across its fleet of 84 trucks and 135 trailers, since adopting a new tyre policy with ATS Euromaster in December 2011.
During the first seven months of the contract Bedfords Transport recorded an average of just 3.4 roadside tyre failures per month, compared with an average of 6.4 per month during the previous year.
Lee Nichols, Purchasing Consultant at Bedfords Transport, says that the new approach to tyres is having a significant impact on operational uptime.
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