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Goodyear Marks 25 Years of Truck-Driving Highway Heroes

AKRON, Ohio, March 28, 2008

Like the professional truck drivers who are honored with the Goodyear North America Highway Hero Award, the nation’s largest tire company also has logged a lot of miles on its way to marking 25 years of program sponsorship. More»

Goodyear’s 25th Highway Hero Honors Abby, Her Family

AKRON, Ohio, March 28, 2008

To Goodyear's 25th North American Highway Hero winners, the actual hero is 9-year-old Abby Bern. Despite their lofty life-saving efforts, they insist they're merely "Abby’s Angels." More»

Goodyear Receives Penske’s Outstanding Supplier Award

AKRON, Ohio, March 6, 2008

Penske Truck Leasing recently presented The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company with its Outstanding Achievement Award for 2007, a first for a tire supplier. More»

Goodyear Signs Tire Contract with Pacific Gas and Electric

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 29, 2008

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced today that it has signed a three-year contract to supply tires and business solutions to Pacific Gas and Electric Company. More»

Goodyear Introduces DuraSeal Technology in Line-haul Trucking

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 1, 2008

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced today that it has adapted its revolutionary self-sealing commercial tire technology on a broader scale for use on long-haul trucks. More»

Goodyear Fuel Max Commercial Tire Technology is ‘Nifty Fifty’

AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 19, 2007

Goodyear’s fuel-efficient commercial tire technology, which is helping truck fleets save on their operating costs, has earned a “Nifty Fifty Award” for best new products in 2007. More»

Blue Bird Selects Goodyear Unisteel Commercial Tires

AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 13, 2007

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that it has signed an agreement to be a preferred supplier for Blue Bird Corporation, one of the premier school bus manufacturers in the United States. More»

Goodyear Armor Max Commercial Tires Meet TREAD Act Rules

AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 4, 2007

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: GT) announced today that it has developed commercial-duty light-truck tires that address the stringent regulations established by the federal TREAD Act. More»

Goodyear Named Tire Supplier for International Truck

AKRON, Ohio, Oct 11, 2007

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today said its commercial tires are now available for specification on all International Truck & Engines vehicles. Goodyear said it has been named an International Truck primary tire supplier. More»

California Goodyear Highway Hero Saves Lives in Arizona

LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 23, 2007

Goodyear’s 24th North America Highway Hero Edward A. Regener, of Perris, Calif., escaped one fire and jumped into another to save the lives of two men trapped in their burning car. More»

With Goodyear Traction, ‘Nothing Stops the Sterling Bullet’

AKRON, Ohio, March 7, 2007

Sterling Truck Corp.’s all-new Sterling Bullet will stay on the job – thanks to new Goodyear Unisteel commercial tires especially made for traction-challenged work sites. More»

Goodyear Highway Hero Finalists Named For Arizona, Minneapolis Heroics

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 13, 2007

As finalists for Goodyear’s 24th annual North America Highway Hero Award, three professional truck drivers battled flames to pull victims from their burning vehicles in as many Arizona accidents and another driver came to the rescue of a Minneapolis Metro Transit police officer who was attacked by a suspect in a drug deal. More»