Goodyear Receives Hino Motors' Quality Excellence Award

AKRON, Ohio, June 4 -- Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. Inc. today presented The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company with its Quality Excellence Award for commercial tires on Hino medium-duty trucks.

Hino Motors Manufacturing said the award was given to Goodyear for "outstanding product quality." Goodyear supplies Hino Motors, a Toyota Group Company, with a variety of truck tires, including Unisteel G149 RSA RH and G182 RSD regional-service tires.

Steve McClellan, Goodyear's vice president of commercial tire systems, said, "We continue to seek ways to improve quality for our products and services, but this recognition from Hino Motors Manufacturing proves our efforts are working. Receiving a quality award from a Toyota company is an honor for our commercial tire team."

Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. Inc. is headquartered in Farmington Hills, Mich. The Toyota Group Company is the fastest growing medium-duty truck nameplate in North America, and has assembly facilities in Long Beach, Calif., and Williamstown, W.Va.

Goodyear commercial tire systems offer complete products and services to the trucking industry, including a full range of original equipment and replacement tires. In addition, the company's cradle-to-grave tire and service network includes retreading, tire management tools and business solutions for tomorrow's trucking fleets.