Purchase Order Instructions by Plant

Shipping instructions for US based Plants. See individual instructions for Canadian Plants below.

Goodyear uses FedEx exclusively for all small parcel shipments from our suppliers. If the cost of freight is included in your purchasing agreement with Goodyear, you should ship all packages, Delivered, to the plants. For all other inbound shipments, use FedEx Ground Collect unless specified by the Goodyear plant Purchasing/Transportation Managers. (Maximum weight: 150 pounds per package, maximum size: 130" length plus girth). For shipments that exceed the weight or size limits see the individual plant shipping instructions below.

For questions or for any supplier that does not currently have an established account with FedEx, you should contact the FedEx Vendor Support desk at 1-877-946-2447 for an initial one-time instruction. For further inquiries, contact 1-800-GO-FEDEX or http://www.fedex.com

For full truckload shipments or shipments less than 500 miles, Contact the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company load-planning center at 330-796-5016.

For shipments weighing less than 15,000 lbs. and over 500 miles (& does not cube out a trailer), use one of the following less than truckload carriers.

Interstate (US) (LTL) shipments only - in order of preference

1. Roadway Express
2. Old Dominion
3. Yellow Freight

Shipments within Canada (LTL)

1. Reimer Express Lines Ltd.
2. Canadian Freightways Ltd.
3. Day & Ross Ltd.

All other transportation inquiries should be directed to the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Load Planning Center at 330-796-5016.

Failure to follow these corporate shipping instructions may result in Goodyear's refusal to pay any shipping costs invoiced to Goodyear by the supplier.