{"id":25357,"date":"2019-12-02T15:01:44","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T14:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=25357"},"modified":"2019-12-02T15:01:44","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T14:01:44","slug":"rail-infrastructure-firm-moves-to-michelin-van-tyres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/rail-infrastructure-firm-moves-to-michelin-van-tyres\/25357","title":{"rendered":"Rail infrastructure firm moves to Michelin van tyres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sonic Rail Services (SRS) \u2013 which works on a variety of construction projects for Network Rail and London Underground \u2013 is moving its entire 58-strong van fleet to a Michelin Agilis CrossClimate policy following a successful trial period.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>SRS has tested the Agilis CrossClimate fitments on one of each of the van models it has in service \u2013 including a huge 4.7-tonne Ford Transit, a smaller Ford Transit, a Ford Transit Courier, a Ford Fiesta and a Vauxhall Vivaro.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-29559\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cvworkshop.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/316-Michelin-Agilis-CrossClimate-Sonic-Rail-Services-1000x750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jon Vincent, fleet maintenance manager, said: \u201cWe\u2019ve had a lot of positive feedback from the drivers, particularly with regards to improved grip on wet and frosty roads. We are based in quite a rural area, with a lot of muddy country lanes and tight bends and the handling of the vehicles with the CrossClimates on has been exceptional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Agilis CrossClimate range is proven to boost safety in all weathers whilst delivering high mileage, impressive robustness, damage resistance and long-lasting performance, equating to low total cost of ownership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve looked at specialised winter tyres before \u2013 but to get 58 vehicles back into the garage, swap all the tyres and then store those summer tyres for when the weather is better is a really big job,\u201d Vincent said: \u201cWhen you add up the cost of changing the tyres and the cost of storage it would be a pretty large expense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, it\u2019s far better for us to have one tyre that we can use all-year round. 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