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NEWS
BMTR Takes ‘TruckForce Dealer of the Year’
Giti Appoints Scottish Sales Manager
Giti Tire (UK) has announced the appointment of Craig Tominey as Area Sales Manager for Scotland as the company continues to add staff to increase commercial tyre sales of its mid-market brand, GT Radial.
Tominey joins from BSUK Limited where he held the position of Area Sales Manager from 2006, before which he spent five years selling commercial vehicles for Arnold Clark.
ATS Euromaster Intros Fleetsure Fleet Inspection Tool
Graham Legget of BMTR has been announced as the 2013 recipient of the TruckForce “Dealer of the Year” award - an annual initiative that Goodyear set up in 2009 to recognise the independent members of its TruckForce network.
UK, explains: “When we give out this award we mark against six criteria, to give an idea of how well each service provider is performing. BMTR performed exceptionally well in each category from the condition and availability of equipment in its
Each year, the TruckForce “Dealer of the Year” awards highlight the quality of service in the network, assessing both responsiveness to call-outs and the quality of work. Commenting on BMTR’s success, Graham Hutchison Commercial Sales Manager, Goodyear Dunlop
vans, to casing management and the number of ActionLine breakdowns accepted. BMTR adds real value to our TruckForce network and delivers every bit of the premium service we set out to offer.
ATS Euromaster is introducing an updated electronic fleet inspection device which the company claims will radically improve speed and accuracy when recording the condition and wear of tyres for its van and truck fleet customers.
ATS Euromaster is the first company within the Euromaster Group to roll- out the FleetSure tool which comprises a handheld PDA, an electronic tread depth gauge, accurate to within 0.1mm, and an electronic tyre pressure gauge.
FleetSure uses Bluetooth technology to send precise readings from the two gauges to the handheld device, removing almost any possibility of inaccuracy and enabling faster and more precise fleet inspections. Previously tread depth readings were taken using a standard tread depth gauge before manually inputting the readings into an electronic handheld device.
This new technology brings multiple benefits given the number of inspections, which take place during hours where daylight is limited or in adverse weather conditions, which can make manually recording accurate readings a challenge.
Once synched with the PDA, data is sent via a 3G connection to ATS
Euromaster’s servers, automatically notifying the local ATS Euromaster centre and the customer immediately of the inspection details and any remedial service work required.
The tool will also allow ATS Euromaster to produce detailed tyre pressure reports, something which has previously only been available as a separate service offering to the customer, at an extra cost. By having the facility to incorporate the process into its routine fleet inspections, ATS Euromaster expects significantly more fleets to opt for the service – particularly given the positive impact which addressing under- and over- inflation can have on tyre safety, performance, longevity and fuel economy.
Reporting features will include the percentage of different tyre brands on a given fleet, the percentage of new tyres in service versus remoulds, how many tyres have been regrooved and how many will need replacing imminently, allowing fleets to accurately budget for tyre replacement. After a successful pilot which commenced in March 2013, ATS Euromaster’s team of 40 fleet inspectors began using the tool in earnest in May.
Bush Tyres and Mitas Tyres in iPad Promotion
A three-month promotional offer which will provide qualifying customers with a free Apple iPad or Apple iPad Mini has been developed by Bush Tyres, the independent East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Humberside tyre dealer together with Mitas Tyres Limited, the leading manufacturer of off-road tyres.
Retail customers who purchase four Mitas radial drive tyres of over 600mm in section from Bush Tyres between 12 June 2013 and 13 September 2013, will automatically receive an Apple iPad. Those purchasing four Mitas radial drive tyres of less than 600mm in section width, or eight trailer tyres, will receive an Apple iPad Mini.
The offer allows multiple purchases, so customers who buy more than one set of tyres will receive more than one product. “This is not a competition where customers ‘might’ win a prize if they enter their details in a draw along with thousands of other hopefuls, but a professional promotional offer which guarantees that if they purchase qualifying Mitas tyres through Bush Tyres they will receive one or more of these great products,” states Nigel Bush, Chairman of Bush Tyres.
To handle orders Bush tyres have set up a dedicated iPad promotion phone number - 0845
6801547.
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