Saint
Louis, MO - April 30
75 MPH Steer Tire Blowout on Custom Critical Big-Rig a “Non-Event”
Burbank-based
company stands by breakthrough safety technology designed to maintain
stability during catastrophic steer failure
FedEx
Custom Critical Passport Auto Transport, the nation’s premier
transporter of classic, collector and specialty automobiles, has
announced it will seek authorization from parent Federal Express
to equip its entire fleet with Tyron wheel safety technology. The
decision came after almost a year long trial in which one of their
state-of-the-art 18-wheelers, designed to transport the world’s
most expensive automobiles, recently suffered a steer tire blowout
with a full vehicle load while traveling the Oklahoma interstate
at the maximum posted speed. Phil Buchanan, the truck’s driver,
summed up the event simply. “Tyron saved the rig, the load,
and most likely my life.”
According
to the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA), twenty-one
percent (21%) of all truck crashes are tire related. And records
from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA)
indicate hundreds of these crashes due to tire blowouts…steering
tire failures being by far the most dangerous. Tyron significantly
increases vehicle stability in the event of a steer tire blowout,
and therefore steering, cornering and braking can be kept in control.
The revolutionary Tyron device is available exclusively from Tyron
Automotive Group USA, a California-based manufacturer and distributor
of consumer, first response, and military tire safety technologies.
“Catastrophic
tire failure is an unforeseeable danger that any truck driver can
face on any given day,” states Rick Renner, managing director
of FedEx Custom Critical Passport Auto Transport. “Because
we are entrusted with vehicles which are often irreplaceable, it
is crucial that we utilize proven safety measures to help protect
our drivers, our trucks, and the precious cargo we transport on
behalf of our valued customers. It is now my desire to fit our entire
fleet with Tyron.”
Originally
developed for military use, Tyron products are patented worldwide
and are in use internationally on police, fire, ambulance, light,
medium and heavy-duty trucks, recreational vehicles…even vehicles
used by Royalty and Heads of State. Representing a major leap in
tire safety, the Tyron device is attached over a wheel’s drop
center or “wheel well” after a tire is fitted, thus
locking the tire to the wheel. After a puncture or blowout, a deflated
tire forms a cushion of rubber between wheel and road. Acclaimed
as a scientific breakthrough, Tyron increases vehicle stability,
dramatically improves driver control, and immediately goes to work
to help prevent rollovers. “Tire safety begins with wheel
safety,” states Rick Cole, Tyron USA Chief Executive Officer,
“Tyron is very effective.”
About
Tyron Automotive Group USA
Formed
in 2001 as the domestic distribution arm of Tyron Automotive Group
Ltd. (located in Nottingham, England), Tyron USA is located in Burbank,
California. Tyron has been tested and endorsed by a number of vehicle,
truck, and tire manufacturers around the world, including Goodyear
and Michelin. It is also equipped on fire trucks made by world-renown
Pierce Manufacturing. For Homeland Security, Tyron is used by FEMA,
LAPD, and the Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, among numerous other
agencies.
About
FedEx Custom Critical
FedEx Custom Critical provides exclusive-use, time-specific shipment
services throughout the U.S. and Canada and within Europe. Among
its divisions are Surface Expedite, for nonstop, door-to-door transport
of critical shipments; White Glove Services, for shipments that
require special care in handling; and Air Expedite, which offers
an array of air solutions to meet customers’ critical delivery
times.
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