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CONTENTS
4 - 10 News
- News from the commercial tyre industry
12 Company News - Midland Tyre Control: Recycling your Miles
14 Company News - TRS: Complete Casing Solutions
16 Company News
- WheelRight Completes Trials of In-Motion TPMS System
17 - 19 Feature - Al Dobowi
20 Fleet Profile - Giti and Wrefords
21 Company News
- TD Tyres Achieve Growth with One-Stop Shop Concept
22 - 24 Winter Tyres
25 Regrooving
- Making the Most of Your Tyre Assets
28 - 29 Company News - Continental: New ContiLifeCycle Plant
30 - 33 Product News - The latest new product releases
Harjeev Kandhari talks about Al Dobowi’s multi- brand approach to the UK market (Page 17)
John Catling of WheelRight drives a bus over the company’s in-motion tyre pressure monitoring system – (page 16)
34 Contract Wins
- The latest tyre contract successes
Continental’s new state-of-the-art retreading plant in Hannover is revealed to the press – page 28
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Tyres represent one of the largest cost areas for the managers of commercial vehicle
fleets. Efficient management of tyre policy can save you thousands in terms of operating
costs. Until now there was now specialist publication dedicated to dealing in-depth
with the subject of tyre management. Commercial Tyre Business is a new quarterly
publication for transport managers and commercial tyre specialists aimed at helping
fleets make the most of the services offered by the commercial tyre sector. In addition to the printed version, Commercial Tyre Business can be accessed in digital format free of charge via our website: www.commercialtyrebusiness.com
Once you’ve registered as a reader, you’ll be able to view the digital version. What’s more, we’ll e-mail you when the next issue is about to be uploaded.
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