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Mobile tyre service gets wheels turning
Mobile service vans are not a new thing
There might still be 24 hours in a day, but for many people the world seems to be moving faster. We are more connected than ever, people demand more of our time and in the transport world the word downtime is a very much dirty word. Mobile service vans are not a new thing. Many outsource providers have been using them for decades to help cars and trucks stricken on the side of the road. It might seem like a logical thing for tyre makers to have, but traditionally they have been bricks and mortar operations. Now Goodyear’s TrenTyre commercial vehicle division has woken up to the idea of fixing or replacing tyres on the side of the road, where they are needed the most. It is the latest step for Goodyear, which since 2015 has invested R1bn in its plant in the Eastern Cape and in new services and facilities. "Our aim is it to become an agile partner to our clients," says TrenTyre operations director Stephen Smith. That agility will come in the form of up to 100 vans that are fully equip...
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