Wheely-Safe can now supply its patented wheel security system to fit more than 95 per cent of all medium and heavy commercial vehicles operating in the UK and Irish markets, including buses, coaches, trucks and trailers. This follows an intense product development phase in which Wheely-Safe’s engineers designed additional brackets to fit almost all 17.5”,…
WHEELY-SAFE TECHNOLOGY SAVES AVON MATERIAL SUPPLIES FROM WHEEL LOSS INCIDENT
Avon Material Supplies (AMS) will protect its entire fleet with Wheely-Safe Heavy after the ground-breaking technology spared the company from a potentially catastrophic wheel detachment incident. The aggregates business has been testing the product – which is also connected to its TyreWatch tyre monitoring telematics system – on a selection of trucks and witnessed first-hand…
MICHELIN WHEEL SAFE RECOGNISED FOR ITS CONTRIBUTION TO IMPROVING FLEET SAFETY
Global Michelin licensee Wheely-Safe has secured a second national award for its pioneering Michelin Wheel Safe technology after winning the Fleet Safety Product (in-vehicle) category at the Brake Fleet Safety Awards 2019. Michelin Wheel Safe is the world’s first in-motion driver alert system to detect the onset of wheel loss from commercial vehicles before detachment.…
WHEELY-SAFE SECURES MAJOR ORDER FROM ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL
Aberdeen City Council is fitting Michelin Tyre Pressure Management System (TPMS) Light Fleet across 200 new Renault light commercial vehicles (LCVs), as part of a project to ensure its fleet runs on tyres inflated to the optimum pressures. Fleet Manager Willie Whyte says improvements to the Council’s tyre pressure management will enhance fleet safety, as…
GX2 TECHNOLOGY GROUP GROWS WITH QUALITY DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT
Martin O’Shea has been appointed to the new position of Quality Director at GX2 Technology Group, the parent company of joint Michelin licensees Wheely-Safe and Fit2Go TPMS. O’Shea will work jointly on projects for the two Staffordshire-based technology firms, which have established themselves as global players in automotive wheel and tyre safety systems for the…
HANSON HUGELY IMPRESSED WITH MICHELIN’S ‘INNOVATIVE’ WHEEL SECURITY SYSTEM
Hanson UK has become one of the first businesses in the country to protect its heavy truck fleet with the latest Michelin tyre and wheel safety technology. The company – a major supplier of building materials to the construction industry – has fitted the Michelin Wheel Security and Tyre Pressure Management System (TPMS) Heavy Fleet…
WHEELY-SAFE WINS NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AWARD
Global Michelin licensee Wheely-Safe is celebrating after its Michelin Wheel Security and Tyre Pressure Management System (TPMS) Heavy Fleet secured the prestigious Transport Technology of the Year Award at the National Technology Awards in London last night. Launched at the IAA Show in Hanover, Germany, in September 2018, the Michelin Wheel Security & TPMS Heavy…
ANTHONY’S TRAVEL “RAISES THE BAR” FOR SAFETY WITH NEW MICHELIN CONNECTED TYRE TECHNOLOGIES
Anthony’s Travel has become one of the first passenger transport companies in the country to protect both its light and heavy fleets with the latest Michelin tyre-safety technology. The Runcorn-based business has fitted five Mercedes Sprinters and two Hyundai i800 minivans with the Michelin Tyre Pressure Management System (TPMS) Light Fleet and all 10 of…
STANLEY TRAVEL TRIALS NEW TYRE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY TO OFFER CUSTOMERS GREATER REASSURANCE AGAINST WHEEL LOSS
Stanley Travel is one of the first coach and bus companies in the UK to trial the latest tyre safety technology, offering its customers added reassurance against the risk of wheel loss – widely recognised as a global road safety issue. The family-run company – which has been in operation for more than 50 years…
C.S. ELLIS GROUP SEES BENEFITS FROM NEW TYRE PRESSURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITHIN DAYS OF FITTING
C.S. Ellis Group has praised a new tyre safety system fitted to one of its vehicles, after it flagged a puncture just two days into a trial of the new technology. The Leicestershire-based logistics company is one of the first in the UK to fit the new Michelin Tyre Pressure Management System (TPMS) Heavy Fleet,…