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Road safety experts and fleet industry suppliers welcome tougher penalties for mobile phone use while driving

Tougher penalties for those caught using mobile phones while driving have been welcomed by road safety experts and fleet sector suppliers.

2 Mar

Quarter of young drivers have faced driving near miss or accident in last year

Nearly a quarter (23%) of young drivers have had an accident or near miss in the last 12 months due to being distracted behind the wheel, a new study has revealed today.

24 Jan

55% of drivers would feel uncomfortable driving alongside autonomous vehicles

A new study by the London School of Economics (LSE) and Goodyear has shown UK drivers are most nervous about sharing the roads with autonomous vehicles.

20 Oct

Goodyear concept tyres aid autonomous vehicles

New tyre concepts could boost the onset of early generation autonomous cars while also offering fleets improvements in safety and fuel consumption.

10 Mar

Aggressive drivers provoke others to behave in similar fashion

More than half (55%) of drivers admit that when irritated or provoked by one driver, they may be more likely to take it out on a different driver.

7 Dec

Ford chooses Goodyear all-season tyres as OE fitment

All recently-launched Ford vehicles will be available with the option of fitting Goodyear's Vector 4Seasons Gen-2 all season tyre as OE fitment.

9 Nov

Goodyear Dunlop sees Police demand for winter tyres increase 30% year-on-year

Goodyear Dunlop saw demand for its winter tyres from Police forces across the UK increase by nearly 30% from 2012 to 2013.

18 Jun

New fleet manager for Goodyear Dunlop

Lee Kelly has joined Goodyear Dunlop as consumer fleet business manager to lead its 4Fleet service.

1 Oct

Goodyear Dunlop launches fleet cold weather tyres campaign

Goodyear Dunlop has launched a campaign to inform commercial vehicle fleet operators of the importance of cold weather tyres.

31 Aug

New tyre labelling will make fuel efficiency a key factor in tyre choice

The new tyre label, which takes effect from November 2012, will make rolling resistance and consequently fuel efficiency a key focal area of European tyre evaluation, according to Goodyear Dunlop.

10 May

Goodyear Dunlop signs deal with BP Oil UK

BP Oil UK, which has in the region of 1,300 service stations in the UK, has signed a deal with Goodyear Dunlop that will see the tyre manufacturer supply, service and maintain BP’s 150-strong tanker fleet.

2 May

Goodyear Dunlop boss claims labelling laws will reveal big differences in safety

The stark contrast in safety performance between the top tyres and the also-rans will be exposed when new tyre labelling becomes law this year.

2 May

Two new appointments at Goodyear Dunlop

Goodyear Dunlop has announced new appointments for two of their senior managers within the commercial division.

26 Jan

Chris Ryder joins Goodyear Dunlop

Goodyear Dunlop is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Ryder to national account manager of Commercial Fleet. He will be based at the company’s headquarters in Birmingham as well as travelling nationwide to build and strengthen relationships with key customers.

24 Jan

Goodyear launches EfficientGrip campaign with free fuel

A nationwide campaign by tyre leader Goodyear to promote its environmentally friendly EfficientGrip tyres will be launched tomorrow (Tuesday, November 2).

1 Nov