Since moving its National Express route fleet to Michelin tyres, Bruce’s Coaches has seen its drive axle tyres last up to an extra 130,000 km each compared to a competitor brand, before needing to be replaced. The 14 vehicles collectively cover more than 5.6 million km each year on routes between Scotland and the south…
A UK car transporter company has rolled out Michelin’s Effitrailer package across its 150-strong fleet following a triumphant trial period. Carlson Vehicle Transfer – a Groupe CAT company which operates throughout the UK and Europe delivering cars for the automotive industry – tested the telematics system on a number of units in its car transporter…
Bibby’s of Ingleton is to fit its entire 38-strong coach fleet with the latest generation Michelin X Coach Z tyres, after the fitments proved their worth just six months into a year-long trial. As one of the first in the UK to test the new range, the Yorkshire-based firm fitted a set of 295/80 R22.5…
As part of its ongoing commitment to improve safety, BOC, the largest supplier of industrial gases and medical gases in the UK, is to fit its entire bulk tractor and trailer fleet with Michelin’s EFFITRAILER™ system. During a successful six-month trial on 10 BOC assets, the programme – which offers an on-board datalink, tyre pressure…
Shire Aggregates has specified Michelin tyres as original equipment across 12 new MAN 32-tonne 8×4 tippers and adopted a Michelin policy as standard for future tyre purchases after a trial set of Michelin X Works tyres demonstrated it could save more than £26,000 a year in running costs. The results, based on each 8×4 rigid…
Michelin has launched a new multi-position coach tyre that delivers a potential mileage improvement of up to 16 per cent over its predecessor. Bringing peace of mind to coach operators, the new 295/80 R 22.5 Michelin X Coach Z can be fitted on both steer and drive axles and carry both the M+S (Mud…
The Isle of Man Government has unlocked tyre bill savings of more than £20,000 within the first 12 months after taking a decision to fit Michelin Remix tyres – extending the Michelin ‘new’ policy it adopted in 2015. This means worn Michelin bus and truck tyres are now returned to Michelin’s retread factory in Stoke-on-Trent…
Major logistics provider Grocontinental, an AGRO Merchants Group company, has signed a three-year EFFITIRES™ tyre management contract with Michelin. The deal marks a commitment from the two-time Motor Transport Haulier of the Year to continue fitting Michelin tyres across its fleet of 180 truck and trailer assets until at least 2021, replacing a transactional agreement…
Bedfordshire-based HE Payne has switched to a three-year all-Michelin price-per-kilometre (PPK) tyre contract for its 158-strong fleet of heavy trucks and trailers. The haulier wanted to streamline its previous policy which saw competitor rubber being fitted and turned to a Michelin EFFITIRES™ policy as a one-stop-shop to supply, fit and manage its tyres. Owner Richard…
Wiltshire-based M&N Transport has taken on Michelin’s EFFITRAILER™ telematics system following a successful three-month trial on 10 assets. The bulk haulier, which specialises in grain and aggregates, is rolling out the system across 40 trailers – six of these are new builds and 34 are in the process of having it retrofitted.…
Two years after launching the industry’s first and only accidental tyre damage guarantee for its regional and on/off-road commercial vehicle tyre ranges, Michelin says it has received just 1,391 eligible claims for damage from nearly 250,000 tyres sold in the UK and Ireland – a claim rate of just 0.59 per cent, which demonstrates unrivalled…
Galway-based Callinan Coaches is driving down running costs after adopting a regrooving policy for its Michelin-shod fleet of coaches. The move sees the firm’s in-house technicians regroove tyres once they reach 3-4mm of remaining tread, pushing back tyre replacement intervals by an average of two months – the equivalent of unlocking an additional 60,000km of…
Lothian will continue to roll on premium Michelin tyres after the largest municipal bus company in the UK renewed a three-year EFFITIRES™ contract with Michelin solutions. The new agreement will see Michelin solutions supply, fit and manage tyres across Lothian’s fleet of more than 800 single and double-deck buses, which is used to operate more…
Bakers Dolphin Coach Travel – one of the longest established independent coach companies in the South West – is on target to make significant savings to its annual tyre bill, after a trial which pitched a full set of Michelin tyres against fitments from three competitors. Based in Weston-super-Mare, Bakers Dolphin has been trialling Michelin’s…
Owner driver Daìre Maher has switched to Michelin’s X-Multi range of tyres on his truck after costly fuel bills prompted him to remove a competitor set with 13mm tread remaining. Tipperary-based Maher is reaping the money-saving benefits of his premium fitments following the expense of running his Scania R560 on competitor tyres that had added…
Michelin has appointed Andrew French, 38, as Director of Services and Solutions for the UK, Ireland and Nordics, giving him direct responsibility for Michelin solutions – which manages the tyres on more than 80,000 buses, coaches and trucks in these markets. As well as heading a team looking after some of Michelin’s biggest European customers,…
Europe’s leading cardboard and paper recycler, DS Smith, has turned to Michelin solutions to supply, fit and manage the tyres across its 191-strong commercial vehicle recycling fleet, on a three-year contract. The new EFFITIRES™ agreement sees Michelin solutions expand its remit with DS Smith to include 100 per cent of its vehicle parc, adding the…
Bracknell-based Courtney Buses says its overall operation has improved significantly since adopting Michelin solutions’ new digital services late last year. The bus operator – which runs a fleet of more than 60 vehicles and employs 90 staff – initially introduced the MyInspection and MyRoadChallenge apps on a pilot basis, with both proving a major hit…
Michelin Tyre plc has announced key appointments to lead its B2B division covering the agricultural, bus/coach, earthmover, truck and van sectors. This sees Chris Smith, 34, appointed Sales Director B2B; and Helen Ratcliff, 38, named as Marketing Director – both with responsibility for the UK and Ireland. In his new role Smith will be responsible…
Michelin has launched a brand-new tyre range aimed at regional haulage operations where fleet bosses place a priority on fuel saving. The introduction of the Michelin X Multi Energy marks the first time the company has launched a dedicated fuel-saving tyre outside of the typical long-distance trunking sector. Its arrival is the next step in…
Michelin solutions has appointed Stewart Pooley as Sales Manager for its UK and Ireland bus and coach division. After more than two years as UK Original Equipment Manager for Michelin’s truck and bus arm, Pooley, 60, will be responsible for steering Michelin solutions’ ever-evolving digital offers into the marketplace. A long-serving Michelin employee of 28…
Comprehensive tyre tests carried out by Irish haulier Hendrick European saw Michelin achieve double the mileage of three major competitors. The trial began when the Dublin-based company took delivery of four new Krone Euroliner trailers, each fitted with a different brand of 385/65 R22.5 original equipment tyres – including X Multi T tyres on the…
Michelin’s X Works rugged tyre range has transformed the fortunes of Scottish oil distributor Carnegie Fuels. The Brechin-based company typically delivers to farms, industrial areas and residential properties that can often only be accessed on rocky off-road terrain – putting the 6×2 rigid tanker fleet’s fitments at an increased risk of stone cuts and ingress.…
Michelin solutions has launched four innovative digital services for the road transport industry designed to maximise efficiency by making easy work of laborious tasks and incentivising staff. The suite of apps – MyInspection, MyTraining, MyRoadChallenge and MyBestRoute – will spur on drivers, driver trainers and engineering staff to reach higher levels of performance, reduce operating…
Michelin solutions has launched four innovative digital services for the bus and coach industry designed to maximise efficiency by making easy work of laborious tasks and incentivising staff. The suite of apps – MyInspection, MyTraining, MyRoadChallenge and MyBestRoute – will spur on drivers, driver trainers and engineering staff to reach higher levels of performance, reduce…
Longstanding Michelin user Stamp Transport could soon be achieving more than 500,000km from its drive tyres, after moving to Michelin’s latest generation 315/70 R22.5 X Multi D drive axle tyres. Michelin says its newest regional drive pattern tyres increase mileage potential by as much as 20 per cent versus the previous X MultiWay 3D XDE…
Courtney Buses has switched to an all-Michelin policy on a price-per-vehicle (PPV) contract as it strives to further increase the efficiency of its fleet and reduce fuel costs. The Bracknell, Berkshire-based operator has adopted the EFFITIRES™ solution across its entire 60-strong fleet of single- and double-decker buses, each of which covers an average 40,000 miles…
Michelin’s ONCall breakdown assistance service came to the rescue of Dungannon-based general and heavy haulage company Rice Continental, after one of its vehicles suffered a tyre failure and slow puncture while on a mammoth 3,800-mile journey to Baku in Azerbaijan. The truck was part of a three-vehicle convoy transporting two rescue vessels and two davits…
Michelin X Line Energy tyres have been hailed the best for long distance fuel efficiency after tests revealed a truck and trailer running on the fuel-saving tyres will save an average 1.4 litres per 100km. That equates to an annual saving of up to £1,670 and a reduction of 5 tonnes of CO2 emissions based…
GoBus.ie, Ireland’s first non-stop motorway coach service between Galway and Dublin City, has achieved exceptional mileage on a set of Michelin X MultiWay 3D Z tyres fitted to the drive axle, reaching an impressive 542,000km on one of its Volvo 9700 coaches. The customer specifies Michelin tyres as original equipment across the fleet, with tyres…
Michelin’s ambition is to sustainably improve its customers’ mobility. The leader in the mobility sector, Michelin designs, manufactures, and distributes the tyres best suited to their requirements and uses as well as services and solutions to improve transport efficacy. With its offers Michelin allows its customers to enjoy unique moments when traveling.
Michelin also develops high-technology equipment intended for multiple fields. Based in Clermont-Ferrand, Michelin is present in 175 countries, employs 132,200 people and operates 67 tyre factories that, together, produced approximately 200 million tyres in 2022. (www.michelin.com)
