Continental’s truck tyre division is urging UK haulage operators to check out its ContiCostCalculator.
The new “ContiCostCalculator” from Continental’s Truck Tyre Division allows you to directly compare the purchase and operating costs of commercial vehicle tyres amongst all the main tyre brands.
The intelligent tyre database is DEKRA-certified and helps calculate the running costs of a truck and show ways to reduce them.
The calculator is a world first. It works out the ideal choice of tyre using the customer’s individual usage figures. The cost-saving potential compared with similar tyre products is calculated and the improvement in your own economy is shown.
The application not only takes the kilometre costs and the fuel consumption into account for the overall calculation, it also covers additional income from the increased payload that a lower tyre weight makes possible.
The number of trucks, annual mileage and the use of retreaded tyres are requested for the basic cost calculation. At this stage, the user can immediately see the percentage and actual cost advantage compared with similar products.
The tyre types for steer and drive axles on the tractor as well as the trailer can be selected separately and calculated together with purchasing conditions like return of casings, fitting price etc. As on the road and in real terms, it is not only the purchase price and the mileage that play a part.
At many transport companies, the mileage of a truck tyre remains the most important assessment criterion for the economy of the tyre. However with ever rising fuel prices, a tyre’s economy is where significant savings can be made.
The focus of cost balances for long distance transport has shifted to fuel consumption, which accounts for around 30 percent of the running costs incurred in long distance usage.
The enormous savings potential resulting from the use of modern, low rolling resistance tyres can be worked out exactly with the ContiCostCalculator. The user simply needs to enter the average consumption of their vehicles and the fuel costs.
The ContiCostCalculator also calculates the possible weight saving achieved with reduced-weight tyres in applications where the payload is critical, like tanker and silo transporters. Thanks to its numerous calculation possibilities, the ContiCostCalculator is sure to become an important decision-making tool when buying truck tyres and a valuable aid when calculating fleet vehicle costs.
“The intelligent programme calculates cost savings that can reach a six-figure sum with a fleet of 50 tractor-trailers, for example,” says Stephan Giesler, eBusiness Manager for Commercial Vehicle Tyres at Continental.
Supervisory association DEKRA has carefully analyzed the calculation processes and officially certified the cost calculator.
