Road Freight and Haulage
Truck tyres, steering pumps and starter batteries for fleets running European, Japanese and Chinese-built heavy vehicles.
What Goes Wrong in This Sector
Three rim standards in one yard
A fleet built up over fifteen years runs 20 inch tube-type, 22.5 inch tubeless and 17.5 inch distribution fitments at the same time. Most suppliers cover one band well and the others badly.
A steering pump stops a whole vehicle
A pump failure takes a revenue-earning tractor unit off the road. The delay is usually not the repair — it is identifying the right part from a worn casting.
Batteries that do not fit the tray
A battery ordered on capacity alone arrives and does not fit. The specification the workshop needed was the dimension table, and it was not published.
What We Do About It
Tyre patterns covering 16 through 24.5 inch rims, tube-type and tubeless, in one catalogue
Pump references published with the OEM number, the ZF or manufacturer casting number and full hydraulic data
Battery types published with capacity, cold cranking amps, reserve capacity and every physical dimension
Product Categories for This Sector
Truck Tyres
Twenty-six truck radial patterns covering rim diameters from 16 to 24.5 inches, tube-type and tubeless, from light distribution fitments up to wide-base 425 mm covers.
View the range →15 productsPassenger Car Tyres
Fifteen passenger and light commercial patterns from 12 to 15 inch rims, including LT, C-rated and dedicated ST trailer constructions.
View the range →8 productsEuropean Trucks
Eight power steering pump references for VOLVO, SCANIA, MERCEDES BENZ, MAN, DAF and STEYR trucks, each cross-referenced to its OEM and ZF number.
View the range →4 productsJapanese Trucks
Four power steering pump references for ISUZU and MITSUBISHI FUSO trucks, identified by engine code and manufacturer number.
View the range →1 productsSealed Maintenance Free Type
Sealed maintenance-free starter batteries in ten types from 36 Ah to 200 Ah, with JIS and SAE cross-reference, full dimensions and container quantities.
View the range →Where Buyers in This Sector Usually Start
Guides and Records
Reading a Truck Tyre Size and Load Index Table
What each column of a TBR specification table means, and how to check a tyre against your axle load before you order.
Read the guide →Troubleshooting GuideIdentifying a Power Steering Pump by OEM Number
Why ordering on the truck model produces the wrong pump, and what to read off the unit instead.
Read the guide →Buying GuideChoosing a Maintenance Free Starter Battery
Capacity, cold cranking amps, reserve capacity and terminal position — which figure actually decides whether the engine starts.
Read the guide → Case study1200 Containers of Tyres to Middle East and Africa in 2009
The documented shipment record behind the tyre division, and what a volume programme of that size requires operationally.
Read the record →Questions From Road Freight and Haulage Buyers
Which Kerns Group products suit road freight and haulage?
The categories linked on this page: Truck Tyres, Passenger Car Tyres, European Trucks, Japanese Trucks, Sealed Maintenance Free Type.
Can I buy across several categories in one shipment?
Yes. Consolidation across divisions into one container is standard practice here, and it is usually the more efficient way to buy.
What information should I send with an enquiry?
Models, sizes or part numbers, quantities, destination port and your preferred Incoterm. That is enough to return a quotation with a loading plan.
Supplying Road Freight and Haulage
Send your requirement and a quotation with a container loading plan comes back. Certificate copies are provided with the quotation, not after the order.