Purchase Order and Shipping Instructions and Information for Vendors

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

Full Truckload Shipments greater than 15,000 lbs

Contact the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Load Planning Center at 330-796-5016. Available 24/7.

LTL Service (Shipments between 150 lbs - 15,000 lbs)

Interstate (US) (LTL) shipments use

Old Dominion Freight Lines

Note: FedEx Freight is not an approved carrier for LTL shipments over 150 lbs.


Shipments within Canada (LTL)

Day & Ross


Cross border shipments (LTL)

Old Dominion Freight Lines

Intrastate Shipments

Old Dominion Freight Lines


For the Canadian plants, vendors should contact the plant for shipping instructions.

Small Parcel Shipments Less than 150lbs

For all inbound collect shipments, use FedEx Ground Collect (Maximum weight: 150 pounds per package, maximum size: 130" length plus girth) unless otherwise specified by the Goodyear Plant Purchasing/Transportation Managers.

For questions or for any supplier that does not currently have an established account with FEDEX GROUND, you should contact the FedEx Vendor Support desk at 1-866-883-9290 for an initial one-time instruction (Fedex Summary Information). For further inquiries, contact 1-800-GO-FEDEX or http://www.fedex.com.

For shipments that exceed the weight or size limits see the individual plant shipping instructions below or contact your buyer or contact Goodyear's Load Planning Center at 330-796-5016.

All other transportation inquiries should be directed to the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Load Planning Center at 330-796-5016. Available 24/7.

Seller acknowledges and agrees that it is providing the Goods to Purchaser so that Purchaser can test and/or use the Goods on a trial basis. Accordingly, if Purchaser determines, in Purchaser's sole discretion, that the Goods do not meet Purchaser's requirements (including, without limitation as to processing, physical properties and/or performance characteristics), Purchaser will have the right to (1) return such Goods to Seller at Seller's expense, and (2) obtain a full refund from Seller in connection with such Goods. Without limiting any rights or remedies of Purchaser, Purchaser may deduct amounts subject to refund (or any portion thereof) from any amounts owed by Purchaser to Seller.

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