AKRON, Ohio, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and Tredit Tire & Wheel Company, Inc. have signed a two- year contract for the supply of Goodyear trailer tires to original equipment trailer manufacturers. The agreement is a two-year extension of the supply contract originally signed in 2005 by the two companies.
Goodyear will supply its Marathon ST tires, which range in size from 13" to 16" rim diameters. Goodyear Marathon tires are used on light- and medium- duty trailers, which include RV, cargo, horse and boat trailers.
Most trailer tires are delivered to original equipment trailer manufacturers as part of a tire-and-wheel assembly, relieving the trailer manufacturers of the burden of ordering tires, rims and valves, maintaining inventories, mounting and inflating. Tredit performs these functions and delivers completed assemblies on a just-in-time basis. Goodyear sells replacement tires for trailers through its nationwide retailer network.
Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. The company employs about 70,000 people and manufactures its products in more than 60 facilities in 26 countries around the world. For more information about Goodyear, go to http://www.goodyear.com/corporate .
Tredit supplies tires and wheels for recreational vehicles, cargo, utility, boat, horse and livestock trailers. Tredit has eight locations nationwide, and is headquartered in Elkhart, IN.
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