Michelin celebrates one million X One wide single truck tires
Michelin has sold one million X One wide single tires, which were first introduced in 2000 at the Great American Trucking Show. The tire maker offers a wide variety of X One tires for different applications and vehicle types.
Blackberry app connects truckers with Michelin Truck Tires
Michelin Americas Truck Tires introduced a new mobile dealer-locator application for Blackberry smart phones used in the U.S. and Canada. The app provides the location of the nearest Michelin truck tire or service provider, as well as basic information about that location, all from the hand-held Blackberry device.
New super wide drive tire from Michelin
Michelin says its new X One XDA Energy tire is the most fuel-efficient drive tire vs. the leading North American competitors, and can help truck fleets save at least 7% in annual fuel costs when used with Michelin XZA3 steer tires and X One XTA trailer tires. The X One XDA Energy tire features innovative belt designs and advanced technology compounds, as well as Infini-Coil technology, in which more than a quarter-of-a-mile of steel cord is wrapped circumferentially around the crown of the tire, Michelin said. Matrix Siping Technology helps provide traction on dry and slippery surfaces, while three-dimensional matrix sipes lock together for the stability normally associated with solid tread blocks. The tire is available in size 445/50R22.5, and will replace the Michelin X One XDA tire.
Michelin offers X One retread for refuse, urban applications
Michelin Retread Technologies has expanded its retread offering for its X One wide single truck tires by introducing the Michelin X One XZU S pre-mold retread. The new retread will enable refuse fleets and other urban, high-scrub or regional application vehicles to realize the benefits of both a retread and a wide single tire, according to the tire maker.
The new pre-mold retread is now available in a 390/430 tread size (tread widths with two measurements have wings–the first number is the tread base width in mm; the second number is the overall width, wing tip-to-tip).
Michelin said the retread is designed for long tread life and outstanding scrub resistance with 23/32 in original tread depth of an application-specific compound.
Michelin adds new Antisplash truck tire
With the patented Antisplash deflector on both of the tire’s sidewalls, the new Michelin XZA3 Antisplash tire helps make highways safer by lowering the trajectory of water spraying from the tires, the company said. Lower splash trajectory means less water on windshields, significantly improving overall visibility in heavy rain for oncoming and overtaking motorists, as well as truck drivers.
Michelin introduces X One XDN2 tire
Michelin Americas Truck Tires has unveiled the latest tire in its X One wide single tire line — the Michelin X One XDN2 tire. It is the first X One tire in North America to utilize multiple Michelin Durable Technologies (MDT). The maker said the tire will be available to end-users in November 2008.
Michelin Retread Technologies introduces new XDN2 retread
Michelin Retread Technologies (MRT) has introduced the Michelin XDN2 Pre-Mold retread, designed as an all-weather drive retread that the company said is optimized for exceptional traction and mileage.
Michelin expands off-road application of X One wide single tire
Michelin Americas Truck Tires has expanded the offering of its innovative line of wide single tires to include the on-/off-road applications. The company said the Michelin X One XZY3 tire is an all-position radial tire designed for optimized weight savings and significant fuel savings in on-/off-road operations.
Michelin introduces XZE2 regional truck tire
Michelin Americas Truck Tires has unveiled a new version of its popular regional tire, the all-position Michelin XZE tire, to leaders at the Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) show. The new tire carries the designation Michelin XZE2.
Michelin XDA5 tire’s tread technology delivers increased life
Michelin said its revolutionary new commercial truck drive tire, the Michelin XDA5, has been engineered using Michelin Durable Technologies to dramatically increase the tire’s service life by 30 percent or more, while maintaining performance.