Category: Michelin

Fuel and bulk animal feed distribution specialist Capper Trading has signed up its entire fleet to Michelin solutions’ EFFITIRES tyre management programme, with the move offering the company’s executives “the freedom to focus on growing our core businesses”. The three-year deal covers the Northern Irish firm’s 36 DAF and Volvo tractor units and rigid trucks,

Specially developed versions of the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres will be the sole track-focused original equipment fitment on the new Mercedes-AMG GT R. These road-legal Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres feature an optimised profile and asymmetric tread design, along with a new single rubber compound developed in motorsport series such as the

Michelin has chosen the LAMMA Show 2017 to host an exclusive UK preview of its all-new AxioBib 2 tyre range, showcasing the new agricultural tyre to farmers and contractors a month ahead of its planned international debut. The new tyre range will initially be available in two dimensions, Very High Flexion (VF) 650/65 R42 and

Co-op Funeralcare has reported record high mileage on a Michelin Agilis tyre fitted to one of its Volkswagen Transporter Highline T5 vans, which clocked up 103,000 miles in service before replacement.

Michelin Tyre has been contracted as exclusive retread supplier to Direct Tyre Management (DTM). The four-year deal will see Michelin supply about 20,000 Encore-brand truck tyres a year from its factory in Stoke-on-Trent. DTM, the leading UK independent tyre management solution provider, manages commercial fleets across the UK to reduce costs and downtime for customers

The brand new Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tyre is the ideal tyre for drivers of powerful saloons and sports cars – with the perfect balance between pleasure and performance. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 is an excellent example of Michelin Total Performance – the manufacturer’s no compromise ethos that leads to continual improvement across every performance

Potential customers who research tyres online, but purchase offline, represent a major growth opportunity for tyre dealers – and the dealerships of Michelin’s Auto Professional advocate network learned how best to target this key demographic at the programme’s annual conference. The event – held this year at Richmond Hill Hotel – saw 35 delegates from

Michelin’s technical team could be the key to helping reduce tyre bills and increase fleet efficiency for the Northern Ireland Prison Service, after the manufacturer carried out a free tyre assessment of its prisoner transport fleet. The Service selected Maghaberry’s Prisoner Escorting and Court Custody Service (PECCS) for the assessment – a mixed fleet of 13 trucks and

Michelin solutions has announced a suite of upgrades to its EFFITRAILER™ telematics programme, reaffirming its commitment to helping road transport firms lower their operating costs and increase profitability through trailer fleet optimisation. The dedicated trailer telematics programme’s software was designed to be upgradable from launch, and can now provide three additional system abilities: asset ID,

Independent vehicle leasing and management company Ogilvie Fleet has teamed up with Kwik Fit to switch its customer Complete Price Eyewear to Michelin CrossClimate tyres, favouring the summer tyre with winter capabilities over a traditional winter/summer swap tyre policy. Before moving 93 Honda Civic and Volvo V40 and V60 cars in the mobile optician’s fleet

Now is the time to prepare your car for the Winter conditions that lie ahead, tyre manufacturer Michelin advises.   Against the backdrop of survey results conducted by them showing that sixty per cent of motorists drive with tyres that are underinflated, it is noted that, with normal tyres, low temperatures can harden the tread,