Fast-growing Hawkins Logistics has adopted a Michelin tyre policy to boost the performance and longevity of its rubber, while ensuring its laser-like focus on compliance continues.The domestic and international haulage specialist has signed a three-year deal via service provider Tructyre for the exclusive supply of Michelin products, predominantly from the MICHELIN X Multi range, for its 90-strong HGV fleet and 165 trailers. …
Cheadle Hulme-based haulier David Bratt & Sons has drastically reduced downtime across its fleet of commercial vehicles since switching to an exclusive Michelin tyre policy.The business runs a 70-strong fleet of trucks, and 80 trailers, providing a range of transport solutions from specialist distribution, the delivery of steel, construction materials and control panels, to last-mile deliveries.…
Arriva UK Bus has continued its long-standing working relationship with Michelin, having signed a new five-year contract with the manufacturer’s Connected Solutions division (CXS).The new agreement will see Michelin supply, fit and manage the tyres across all seven regions of the public transport operator’s business – incorporating a total fleet size of around 4,000 buses nationwide. This includes roughly 1,500 buses, 100 routes and 16 garages that Arriva London operates across the capital on behalf of Transport for London (TfL). …
Warrington’s Own Buses is reaping the benefits of its exclusive Michelin contract as it nears the completion of a total fleet transition from diesel to electric.The public transport operator is in the process of replacing its older vehicles with 105 new zero-emission Volvo BZL Electric buses – all of which are arriving on MICHELIN X InCity EV Z tyres. The fleet overhaul will see Warrington’s Own Buses eliminate all tailpipe emissions from its transport operation, while also helping to improve the company’s profitability and long-term sustainability. …
Building system and cold-rolled steel manufacturer Hadley Group has said the decision to switch to Michelin rubber, replacing a competitor brand across its truck and trailer fleet, has proved invaluable.The Smethwick-headquartered business, said the combination of MICHELIN X Multi tyres and data analysis from MICHELIN Connected Fleet, had delivered actionable insights, which had helped it identify and remedy low tyre-pressures. This, combined with the arrival of new vehicles into the fleet, delivered a 13% reduction in fuel consumption from October 2023 to October 2024.…
East Midlands public transport operator trentbarton has signed a new five-year deal with Michelin, having been impressed with the longevity and durability of the product.The Effitires contract will see Michelin’s Connected Solutions division supply and manage the tyres on more than 400 buses servicing routes across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire for trentbarton, as well as the Wellglade Group’s other businesses Notts + Derby, TM Travel and Kinchbus. …
Michelin’s excellent products and cutting-edge data analysis proved to be an irresistible combination for building materials manufacturer Forterra, which has chosen the tyre specialist as its sole supplier.Following a competitive tender, Michelin has been awarded the contract to fit products from its X Multi and X Works tyre ranges to the operator’s predominately Volvo truck fleet to help reduce fuel costs, mitigate its environmental impact and improve uptime.…
Michelin used the occasion of IAA Transportation 2024 to launch two new generations of truck tyres that combine fuel savings with high mileage, reduced tyre abrasion and enhanced reliability. The MICHELIN X® LINE ENERGY™ 3 and MICHELIN X® MULTI ENERGY™ 2 are designed for long-haul and regional transport respectively, bringing new levels of fuel efficiency…
MICHELIN’s X Line Energy tyres have passed the litmus test according to Hythe-based international haulier Alcaline, after a pair of steer-axle fitments clocked up 340,000km in their first life.Alcaline, which has a fleet of 178 HGVs and 230 trailers delivering high value automotive parts across the continent, has been a Michelin customer for more than two decades, and specifies the company’s rubber for all new truck purchases.…
Ipswich Buses has signed a new three-year contract with Michelin’s Services & Solution division, as part of an ongoing strategy to improve its overall customer offering.The public transport operator opted to switch from a rival tyre manufacturer due to the longevity and performance of the Michelin product, plus the added value from its multi-life policy.…
Michelin will unlock a 30 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions across its Stoke-on-Trent-based logistics fleet this year, after securing 400,000 litres of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to use in place of diesel between now and the end of the year.The cleaner burning fuel is projected to save 1,024 tonnes of CO2 from release into the atmosphere and has been sourced through Crown Oil. It will be used to power 50 HGVs operated by longtime 3PL partner Great Bear, a division of Culina Group, which delivers new tyres and retreads from Michelin’s Stoke-based European Distribution Centre and Remix factory to distribution hubs nationwide – covering 3.4 million miles per year. …
Reading Buses has committed to a new five-year deal with Michelin, citing the quality of the product and high levels of customer service as the key reasons behind the decision.The new contract will see Michelin’s Services and Solutions Division oversee the supply, fitting and management of all the tyres across the public transport operator’s 260-strong fleet. …
The first truck driver ever employed by Stuart Nicol Transport is promising to continue his decades-long support for Michelin as the Lanarkshire transport and logistics firm prepares to mark its 20th year in business.Stewart Peoples has proudly displayed Michelin branding on his vehicles and regularly painted his tyres with the manufacturer’s name ever since the haulier’s founder, Stuart Nicol, gave him a job as a truck driver in 2004. …
Clarke Transport, the Midlands-based specialist in hazardous goods transport, has moved its 475-strong fleet of trucks and trailers to a full MICHELIN X Multi New and Remix policy to cut costs and reduce downtime.Under a contract managed via Michelin’s Services & Solutions division, the family haulier has fitted X Multi tyres on the drive and steer axles of its 240 tractor units and rigids. The company’s 235 trailers have also moved onto tyres from the X Multi range.…
Two Michelin Training Instructors from the UK have successfully completed secondments with international development organisation Transaid, each spending a week supporting the charity’s professional driver training programmes in Ghana and Zambia.Paul Ryder and Stephane Bonnard, who are normally based at the Michelin Training and Information Centre (MTIC) in Stoke-on-Trent, delivered a bespoke training tailored toward the needs of truck and bus driver trainers – supporting Transaid’s ‘train the trainer’ model, which aims to develop skills at a local level. …
SAS Logistics is switching to an exclusive Michelin tyre policy across its commercial vehicle fleet – including eight biomethane-fuelled tractor units – as part of the company’s ongoing sustainability drive.The Avonmouth-based operator is transitioning its Volvo and Scania trucks, as well as its mixed trailer fleet, onto products from the MICHELIN X Multi and MICHELIN X Works ranges. …
Carl Williams has been appointed Customer Engineering Support Team Manager UK & Republic of Ireland at Michelin Tyre plc, in a move which will see him lead a team of experienced Technical Managers working across all product lines.…
Dyce Carriers, the Aberdeen-based family haulage firm, is transitioning its 100-strong fleet of HGVs and trailers to MICHELIN's X Multi range of tyres after a two-year trial showed clear improvements in mileage and performance in comparison to the tyres it was running previously.…
Concrete, mortar and screed supplier, Eco-Readymix, has recorded a marked reduction in tyre damage and downtime after equipping its fleet with MICHELIN X Works tyres.The company has fitted MICHELIN Remix X Works XDY 315/80 R22.5 on the drive axle and X Works HD Z 315/80 R22.5 on the steer axle of its vehicles as it transitions its entire 30-strong fleet to Michelin tyres. All are covered by the tyre manufacturer’s damage guarantee. …
Tanvic Tyres has put 25 of its technicians through a bespoke Michelin training course, in order to boost career development amongst its staff and improve the service levels it delivers to customers.…
• MICHELIN X Multi Energy tyres fitted on Lincolnshire firm’s new Renault tractor units are helping to make fuel savings of up to six per cent • Michelin’s multi-life policy is delivering impressive product performance, reliability and cost savings …
Olleco has signed a new Effitires contract with Michelin’s Services and Solutions division. The agreement between the two businesses was secured on a joint commitment to sustainability, and a cleaner and greener future for the transport sector.…
Arriva North West says certainty of supply, together with Michelin’s high-quality product and in-house expertise were behind its decision to switch back to the tyre manufacturer.After a period of time with a rival supplier, the bus operator – which runs services in North West England and North Wales – has signed a five-year contract with the Michelin Services & Solutions division.…
Public transport operator Warrington’s Own Buses has switched to an exclusive Michelin policy with the tyre manufacturer’s Services & Solutions division, as the business prepares to transition its entire bus fleet from diesel to electric. An important part of the new agreement will see 105 new electric buses arrive at the company specified with MICHELIN X InCity EV Z tyres as original equipment. The X InCity EV Z is Michelin’s first range of bus tyres specifically designed for electric vehicles (EVs).…
Banffshire-based haulage contractor, Ian S Roger, marked the company’s 50th anniversary in style with a new gold liveried Volvo FH 540 6x2 tractor unit, fitted with MICHELIN X Multi Z and X Works D tyres as original equipment.…
Esken Renewables, the UK’s largest supplier of biomass fuel, has switched more than three-quarters of its fleet to MICHELIN X Multi and X Works tyres to cut fuel costs and reduce downtime, on a contract managed via Michelin's Services & Solutions division.…
Ballymoney-based J Adams & Sons Transport is switching its fleet of 16 tractor units and 35 trailers to a full MICHELIN X Multi new and Remix policy, in a move designed to maximise tyre life and sustainability.…
Transport and storage specialist TP Niven is now operating almost exclusively on Michelin Remix tyres across the drive axles of its fleet of 116 tractor units and eight-wheelers – on the back of proven performance from the manufacturer’s retread tyres.…
Michelin Tyre plc has been recognised for its commitment to decarbonisation, winning the prestigious Tyre Industry Environmental and Sustainable Solution of the Year Award for the second year running at the National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) Awards.…
Hendrick European, provider of customised logistics and transportation services across Ireland and Europe, has seen exceptional mileage from the MICHELIN X Multi D tyres it runs across its fleet – with one set clocking 500,000 km.The Dublin-based firm, which specialises in road transport, groupage and distribution of all types of goods, operates 95 trucks and 150 trailers from depots in Ireland, UK and Poland. …
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