Continental tires are now factory fitments for Navistar’s International PayStar, WorkStar and DuraStar vehicle lines.
“The severe duty cycle of International WorkStar and PayStar trucks required a tire selection that can perform under these conditions, and Continental truck tires have the intelligent engineering and durability required,” says Melissa Gauger, Navistar’s vocational marketing manager.
“With our MaxxForce big bore engines and heavy duty chassis features, we needed to select original equipment tires that were equal in capability and strength to the components of the truck itself,” she notes.
“This is why Continental truck tires are the new standard for our severe service and medium duty vehicles. We have confidence that our customers will be just as satisfied with their Continental tires as they are with the power and reliability of their new International truck,” says Gauger.
The Navistar contract marks an expansion of Continental’s footprint into the severe service and medium duty vehicle segments, according to Tom Fanning, director of original equipment sales, and the company aims to highlight these types of tires.
“International truck customers count on their vehicles to provide heavy duty performance and maximum uptime, even in the most demanding conditions,” he says.
“Now they can rely upon their Continental truck tires to work in tandem with these powerful vehicles, providing the top-level reliability and high mileage that can only come from a tire engineered to handle the toughest driving conditions.”
Fanning points out that the tires have “maximum resistance to damage” with extra-tough compounding and stone ejection systems. Tread patterns are designed for optimum traction.
“All of these factors provide excellent durability and long original mileage,” he asserts.
“Drivers of International PayStar, WorkStar, and DuraStar trucks will now be able to depend on Continental tires to keep them moving safely, even in unpredictable road conditions,” says Fanning.
For more information, visit www.continental-truck.com and www.navistar.com.
