AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk
Southern Railway Company has selected The Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company's innovative TPMS Plus (Tire Pressure Monitoring
System) technology for its trailer fleet across North America.
TPMS Plus is a part of Goodyear's complete Tire Management
Program, designed to help fleets save time and money by alerting
them to developing tire situations. The solution's on-vehicle
sensors monitor tire conditions in real time, allowing fleets to
quickly identify and triage issues like air leaks, low pressure and
abnormal temperature. Once a potential issue is detected, Goodyear
Fleet HQ can assist in routing the driver to a Goodyear service
network location or dispatch roadside assistance to perform
preventative maintenance. After a successful TPMS Plus pilot
with Norfolk Southern's intermodal operations, Goodyear began to
deploy the solution at the Norfolk Southern Fairburn, Ga., facility earlier this
year. Installations will be expanding to additional facilities in
Illinois, Indiana and Florida over the next several months.
"The Norfolk Southern TPMS Plus deployment is the largest fleet
installation to date for Goodyear," said Johnny McIntosh, director, Integrated Solutions
& Tire Management, Goodyear. "Our collaboration with Norfolk
Southern showcases Goodyear's ability to develop adaptable
technology solutions that meet our customers' needs. TPMS Plus
allows fleets like Norfolk Southern to more efficiently protect and
maintain their tires, preventing costly tire-related roadside
breakdowns and time off the road."
"TPMS Plus has already provided insight into our tire program
that we otherwise did not have, resulting in immediate improvements
to our maintenance processes," said Andrew
Knouse, group manager, Road Equipment Maintenance and
Planning, Norfolk Southern. "In a sample of 20 chassis during the
initial weeks of installs, we collected over 10 occurrences that
prevented further failures. For example, TPMS Plus helped Norfolk
Southern provide a new level of customer service by providing an
alert that a tire was losing air and required attention. We, in
turn, notified the driver of the problem, and the driver was able
to pull over and have the tire addressed, preventing further damage
to the tire and delay in his route."
TPMS Plus also includes GPS-enabled theft detection, battery
back-up for hardware and integrations into existing fleet
maintenance systems. With this range of features, Goodyear's TPMS
Plus product is one of the most versatile and comprehensive tire
monitoring solutions on the market today.
About The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Goodyear
(NASDAQ: GT) is one of the world's
largest tire companies. It employs about 64,000 people and
manufactures its products in 47 facilities in 21 countries around
the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art
products and services that set the technology and performance
standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and
its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.
Goodyear offers The Total Solution of trusted products, a
nationwide network, reliable services, and fleet management tools
to help commercial fleets lower their total cost of ownership.
To learn more, visit www.goodyeartrucktires.com.
About Norfolk Southern Corporation
Norfolk Southern
Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the nation's premier
transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway Company
subsidiary operates approximately 19,500 route miles in 22
states and the District of
Columbia, serves every major container port in the eastern
United States, and provides
efficient connections to other rail carriers. Norfolk Southern is a
major transporter of industrial products, including chemicals,
agriculture, and metals and construction materials. In addition,
the railroad operates the most extensive intermodal network in the
East and is a principal carrier of coal, automobiles, and
automotive parts.
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