Thursday, August 18, 2011 Goodyear Recognized by Military Experts
 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was recently recognized by former U.S. Navy secretary and U.S. Senator John Warner (R-Va.) and Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn (Ret.), vice chairman of the CNA Military Advisory Board, for the tiremaker’s success in developing fuel efficient innovations.
The visit to Goodyear’s world headquarters in Akron was part of a nationwide tour sponsored by the Pew Project on National Security, Energy and Climate, a group dedicated to highlighting critical linkages between national security, energy independence, the economy and climate change.
The leaders met with Goodyear officials to discuss initiatives underway at the company to improve the rolling resistance of tires, thereby improving the overall fuel efficiency of civilian and military vehicles. Goodyear is doing this through lightweight tire construction, tire profile, tread design, innovative materials and compounds and new manufacturing processes.
“Tires are highly engineered products and can play a critical role in helping improve fuel efficiency of consumer, commercial and military vehicles,” said Joe Zekoski, Goodyear’s vice president of global product development. “Goodyear is committed to continuing to develop innovative fuel efficient technologies. To date, we have improved overall rolling resistance of our tires by 30 percent.”
Zekoski explained that Goodyear offers its Fuel Max Technology in tires for both consumer and commercial vehicles, helping reduce the amount of imported oil needed to power these vehicles.
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