Yokohama’s CV tyre range in the spotlight
Yokohama has highlighted the benefits for truck and coach fleet operators of its commercial tyre range, which includes tyres for all axles and is said to offer impressive performance and longevity.
Scott Dalziel, TBR business development manager at Yokohama UK, said: “We appreciate that tyre longevity is one of the most important factors for fleet operators, that’s why our tyres are pushing other best performers in the premium tyre segment.
“By itself, this is good news, but when operators also consider the lower price point for the tyres in our range, we are certain it becomes a very convincing and exciting prospect, especially at a time when operators are battling hard against rising running costs.”
Among the range is the Yokohama 124R pattern for steer axles, which includes a 22.5” size for regional applications (or 124RA all position pattern in 17.5” and 19.5”), has tread features to improve life and traction, including grooves and sipes specifically designed to reduce premature shoulder step down and uneven wear, stone ejectors and rigid shoulder ribs to aid straight line stability.
Meanwhile, the 704R drive axle tyre features a variety of design elements to aid mileage and traction, has extra wide directional tread, high rigidity blocks and a newly developed compound. All this contributes to even wear, long tread life and strong traction particularly in wet and cold conditions, says Yokohama.
Not to be surpassed, Yokohama’s RY357 trailer tyre with 5-rib tread design is developed for even wear and wet traction with resistance to shoulder wear. Furthermore, the casing is specially designed to be well-suited for retreading.
While Yokohama’s tyres do extremely well in national/regional operations, says the firm, the range also features products which excel in on/off road applications, coach and city bus fleets, plus long haul operations.
Readers can access the website for further details about Yokohama, its range of tyres for commercial vehicle applications, or to discuss running trials on their own commercial vehicle fleets.
