Wheel Service Personnel Drought Beaten
Unlike in the 1970s and 1980s, young people in the Australian workforce today don’t find the art of tyre changing such an attractive career proposition. Although the lack of general interest is perhaps the greatest single reason why this particular skill is now potentially a lucrative job area, there is a genuine shortage. Transport companies […]
Singapore Rubber Plant A Warning For Price Hikes
The fact that the world’s leading synthetic rubber company Lanxess has brought forward its plans to build a new butyl rubber facility in Singapore is a strong message for all Australian companies relying on rubber components to maximise this premium. More so, it is the planet’s worst kept secret that construction of this US$575m plant […]
Disclosure For Government Bus Administrators The Wheel Deal
A forecast international increase in the price of rubber is about to throw a new challenge to the State governments of Australia. Government bus fleets will find that the price of tyres they use are almost certain to suffer price inflation due to demands in stock by the massive populations of Asia’s emerging markets. Tender […]
Data Manager Helps Eliminate Human Frailty In Transport And Freight Sector
Human error in the freight and transport sector is normally inadvertently done but consequences can be very costly. In the transport, freight and logistics sectors, frequent movements of stock and the vehicles that transport the stock can put teams of employees under 24/7 demands and increase the likelihood of errors being made along the information […]
Premature Stripping Laid Bare
Huge sums of money are being wasted by transport fleet operators purely because some of their suppliers are actually doing too much. Buses, vans and trucks all seem to be exposed to the same fate, according to Australia’s only independent business-to-business level tyre trader and maintenance expert, Bear’s Tyres. Managing Director of the company, Mr […]
Cheap Tyres Or Expensive – Maintenance Matters
“Retreads can fail from wear and tear but in many cases the cost of a well maintained retread beats that of the Chinese tyre and when done properly will actually outperform it.” The never-ending debate among truck fleets operators is whether to use cheap tyres on a throwaway basis or expensive tyres which are expected to last longer. With cheaper, China-made tyres costing about $300 […]
Transporters And Fleets Can Monitor Tyre Warranties Nationally
Transport companies, couriers, bus and coach operators and any other fleet owners working nationally or over a large area now have an option in maintaining tyre warranties either than solely on their dealer’s word. Because tyre management until now has been purely down to visual checks and ‘hunches’, national tyre dealerships have always had a controlling hand […]
An End To Disappearing Tyre Plague For Fleets Owners And Transporters
To truck owners and transporters, tyre rorting is one of those commonplace nationwide problems yet an issue which most fail to address adequately and some refuse to admit to themselves it actually exists. Lack of tyre tracking and supervision has allowed unscrupulous drivers to run illegal sideline businesses in tyre trade, costing the owners an […]
‘Tyred’ old case must align to avoid too hard basket
Across all industries, tyre cases from transport vehicles of all sizes are being wastefully discarded when only the most basic of care can easily extend their lifespan by at least 50%. Heavy vehicles in particular, such as trucks and buses, seemed prone to having their tyre cases handled in this manner. However, a long-standing operator […]
Bears Tyres Heritage
This is the text of the article above as published in the mid 1960s about the founder of Bears Tyres. Today Bear’s Tyres still operates with same principles to get the best results for their clients. Bearman – Blue Streak Combination Impresses N.S.W. Car Racing Fraternity For the past 15 months Norm Bearman, General line […]