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Michelin Drives Industry-leading Fuel…

New offer is Michelin’s lowest rolling-resistance heavy-truck drive tire to date MICHELIN X ONE Line Energy D2 will be available to order May 1

MICHELIN ONCall Emergency Roadside Service…

MICHELIN® ONCall Emergency Roadside Service has surpassed 2 million roadside tire service events.

New Michelin urban bus drive tire designed…

Two New Michelin Trailer Retreads Help…

Michelin North America, Inc., is launching two new pre-mold retreads to broaden its lineup of tire retread technologies. The MICHELIN® X® MULTI T-SA Pre-Mold Retread is designed to address the scrub and stresses in spread axle and tag axle applications while also providing superior mileage performance in regional and super-regional operations. The MICHELIN® X® ONE Line Energy T2 Pre-Mold Retread is designed to lower the total cost of ownership for the North American line-haul market through improved trailer tread wear and fuel savings.

Next Generation Drive Tire Keeps Fleets…

Michelin North America, Inc., is launching its next generation on-/off-road, drive tire optimized for exceptional traction, toughness and wear performance. The MICHELIN X Works D tire is designed for the construction, energy, concrete, and logging sectors operating in mixed use conditions

Michelin Introduces New Regional X One…

Michelin North America, Inc., is launching the MICHELIN® X One® Multi T tire for fleets that want to get the most out of their trailer asset. Launching for the North American regional market, the tire is designed for high-scrub, weight-sensitive applications. The X One Multi T is available for spread and multi-axle trailer fitment configurations.

Michelin Introduces New Energy Tires

Michelin North America, Inc., is launching the MICHELIN® X® Multi Energy Z2 tire ─ the fuel-efficient, traction and mileage performance standard for regional and super-regional applications –to the replacement market. The MICHELIN® X® Line Energy T2 tire ─ Michelin’s most fuel-efficient dual trailer tire1 to date for the long-haul and truckload market ─ will be available to order on April 1.

Third-Party Testing Reveals Significant Fuel…

Independent third-party certified fuel-economy testing by Mesilla Valley Transportation Solutions has confirmed that the MICHELIN® Energy Guard system coupled with a Michelin X One tire package demonstrated a combined fuel savings of 17.01 gallons/1000 miles. This can reduce a fuel bill by up to 12.6% or up to $5,195 per truck per year.

Michelin Introduces Its Digital Services…

Michelin is announcing the introduction of its digital cloud-based platform ─ MAESTROTM ─ to create a stronger, more effective working relationship between service providers, fleets and Michelin. MAESTRO’s easy-to-use scheduling and real-time communication features maximize productivity for servicing vehicles and planning for future loads. The platform provides increased visibility and transparency by taking the guess work out of service event management.

Michelin Redesigns its Most Fuel-Efficient…

Michelin North America, Inc. is launching the MICHELIN® X One® Line Energy T2 tire ─ its most fuel-efficient trailer tire1 to date ─ for the North American line-haul market. The SmartWay®-verified X One Line Energy T2 is targeted for the dry-van truck load, refrigerated truck load and tanker segments.  The X One Energy T2 can increase fuel savings through an 11% lower rolling resistance when used in the trailer position and can increase revenue by carrying up to 287 more pounds of payload.

Michelin Services Division Introduces Light…

Michelin created its Services and Solutions global division to address business challenges in a changing world. Out of Michelin's digital services platform comes MICHELIN® Mechanical Care ─ a consistent and simplified solution to outsource scheduled light mechanical maintenance for trailers. Powered by Decisiv’s Service Relationship Management (SRM) technology, it leverages the Michelin® Commercial Service Network.  king and streamlined billing for both fleets and service providers. Currently available in select areas, this service will be expanded to additional markets throughout 2020.

Michelin Retread Technologies Expands…

Michelin North America is launching two new pre-mold retreads to broaden its lineup of tire retread technologies. The MICHELIN® X® Multi D Pre-Mold retread will address the growing trend in applications that demand traction and durability in pickup and delivery, food and beverage, and less-than-truckload applications for regional and urban delivery. For improved fuel efficiency and wear in line-haul trailer operations, the MICHELIN® X® Line Energy T Pre-Mold retread is immediately available to serve the dry-van truckload, tanker and super-regional categories.

Michelin Retread Technologies Adds Denray…

Denray Tire will join Michelin Retread Technologies (MRT) as a franchisee manufacturing commercial truck retreads servicing Manitoba and Saskatchewan. 

Michelin Recognized by EPA With 2019…

Award recipients are top environmental performers…

Michelin North America, Inc., was one of 17 shipper and logistics companies to receive a prestigious 2019 SmartWay Excellence Award today for outstanding environmental performance and leadership at the American Trucking Association’s (ATA) Management Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, Calif., representing the best environmental performers among SmartWay’s 3,700 partners.

Michelin’s Most Fuel-Efficient Dual-Drive,…

The MICHELIN® X® Line EnergyTM D+ tire ─ its new ultra-low rolling resistance dual-drive line-haul tire ─ is now available to the replacement market. The tire was developed through an advanced-engineering project over three years with the objective of reducing the fuel consumption of Freightliner’s next-generation Cascadia Class 8 heavy-duty trucks. As Michelin’s most fuel-efficient drive tire for long-haul applications, the MICHELIN X Line Energy D+ tire 275/80R22.5 size is designed for fleets looking to save hundreds of dollars in fuel spend with an estimated annual fuel savings of $725. This tire meets SmartWay requirements and is greenhouse-gas 2 regulation and CARB compliant.

MICHELIN Announces Price Increase for NAFA…

Michelin North America, Inc., has announced a price increase up to 4.9% for all North American Fleet Account customers for Michelin, BFGoodrich, Michelin Retread Technologies and Oliver brand products in the United States and Canada. The increases will be effective Dec. 1, 2019, with additional details provided directly to these customers.

Michelin Enhances Small Commercial Fleets…

Michelin North America has announced application and billing enhancements to its popular MICHELIN® Advantage program to help support the needs of owner-operators and fleets. The Advantage program provides competitive, consistent nationwide pricing on new MICHELIN® heavy-truck dual and X One® tires for fleets operating under 100 power units; as well as for fleets using bus and RV tires; car and light-truck tires; earthmover, construction, and TWEEL tires; Michelin Retread Technologies retreads; Michelin services; and BFGOODRICH® heavy- and light-truck tires at home and on the road.

MVT to Equip Trailers with Michelin Energy…

Mesilla Valley Transportation  − one of the largest dry freight carriers specializing in time-sensitive service between manufacturing centers in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada – announced that it has started factory-installing its trailers with MICHELIN® Energy Guard this year after impressive third-party fuel testing1 results by Mesilla Valley Transportation Solutions were released in March.  Michelin Energy Guard is a SmartWay®-verified aerodynamic trailer solution for use on 53-foot dry-van truck load, refrigerated-truck load and other long-haul and super-regional applications.

Michelin North America Joins Urban Freight…

Michelin North America has joined Seattle’s Urban Freight Lab (UFL), a public-private partnership associated with the University of Washington’s Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Center.  Limited to 13 private- and public-sector members, the Urban Freight Lab is a structured work group comprising senior executives from retail and wholesale companies, manufacturers, logistics and goods-delivery firms that address the last leg of the delivery process, either receiving goods in the urban marketplace or moving goods on the ground. Michelin joins other members, including: Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Boeing HorizonX, UPS, U.S. Postal Service, Kroger, Nordstrom, PepsiCo and Kroger, among others.

MVT Solutions Certified Testing of MICHELIN…

MICHELIN® Energy Guard is a SmartWay®-verified aerodynamic trailer solution kit for use on 53-foot dry-van truck load, refrigerated-truck load and other long-haul and super-regional applications.  After third-party fuel testing1 by Mesilla Valley Transportation Solutions (MVT Solutions), the Michelin Energy Guard aerodynamic solution boasts proven results: 10 gallons in fuel savings every 1,000 miles, or 8.75 percent fuel savings2 $3,972 in fuel saved annually per vehicle3  

Michelin Introduces All-Season, Heavy-Duty…

Michelin Recognizes Two Creative Artists in …

The #MichelinRocks campaign is an example of how Michelin engages with the community, both locally and nationally. During the campaign there were thousands of website gallery visits and dozens of entry submissions. Two winners have been selected by the public after their rocks rose above the rest: Coleman Taylor for the youth category and Patsy Casteen for the adult category.

Michelin Adds to Decades-Long Innovation…

Michelin is partnering with Daimler Trucks North America on a key feature of the recently announced Freightliner Cascadia Class 8 heavy-duty truck. Three years in development, the MICHELIN® X® Line EnergyTM D+ tire will be the featured long-haul drive-tire solution, contributing to the new Cascadia’s 5 percent fuel-efficiency improvement over the 2017 model. With about 35 percent of vehicle fuel consumption attributed to overcoming tire rolling resistance, the MICHELIN X Line Energy D+ sets new standards for ultra-low rolling resistance in a dual drive tire1 as one of DTNA’s key fuel-efficiency building blocks in the new Cascadia. 

Michelin Celebrates the Spirit of…

Michelin North America introduces #MichelinRocks, a nationwide painted-rock initiative. Travelers participate by painting a rock and sharing its photo on designated social media channels. Using properly acquired rocks, participants in Youth or Adult categories may create their own painted rocks for a prize: one side should feature their favorite vehicle for travel (such as a car, RV, bicycle, plane, SUV, motorcycle, bus, truck, camper, UTV), and the other side should include the #MichelinRocks hashtag.

Michelin Receives Prestigious PACCAR…

Michelin North America, Inc., has been recognized by PACCAR as a recipient of the 2017 “10 PPM Supplier Quality” award for outstanding commitment to quality.  Michelin supplies PACCAR with a range of commercial-truck tires for PACCAR’s Peterbilt and Kenworth brands that are known worldwide for their unparalleled quality.

Driver Input Results in a Drive-Axle Tire …

Available Aug. 1, the MICHELIN® X® Works Grip D tire is designed for on- and off-road use for fleets and owner-operators who are focused on traction to maximize safety, uptime and efficiency. This tire evolves from a client-centric co-creation process with drivers who travel the world’s most demanding roads. Michelin's most aggressive drive-axle tire is specifically made for energy sector and logging fleets operating in extreme conditions.

Michelin Receives Platinum and Gold Vulcan…

Vulcan Materials Company — the nation’s foremost producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of other construction materials — has awarded Michelin North America, Inc., with two 2017 Supplier awards for two product categories.  Michelin is the recipient of a 2017 Gold-level Supplier Survey award for off-road tires and a Platinum-level award for on-road tires. Michelin supplies Vulcan with a range of commercial and passenger tires for Vulcan’s manufacturing operations across the country.

Michelin Offers Aerodynamic Trailer Solution…

New turn-key MICHELIN ENERGY GUARD kit delivers…

Michelin North America is launching a Michelin first — a SmartWay®-verified aerodynamic trailer solution kit, MICHELIN ENERGY GUARD — for use on 53-foot dry-van truck load, refrigerated truck load and other long-haul and super-regional applications. In addition, Michelin  Americas Truck Tires is introducing the MICHELIN® X ONE® LINETM GRIP D drive tire for fleets looking to maximize driver confidence in harsh weather operating in long-haul and super-regional routes. Available in May 2018, the MICHELIN X ONE LINE GRIP D will meet SmartWay requirements  for low-rolling resistance tires and replaces the market-leading wide-base single, the MICHELIN® X ONE® XDN2.

Michelin Drives the Holidays Home

#KeepThanksMoving recognizes the people who make…

For the third consecutive holiday season, Michelin North America, Inc. (Michelin), is recognizing the people in the transportation industry who work “like busy elves” behind the scenes to make the holidays memorable. Michelin marks the season with its #KeepThanksMoving conversation in social and digital media and encourages people to share this appreciation via Facebook and Twitter.

Michelin Drives Innovation to Meet Fleet…

Total solutions of tires, services and retreads…

Showcasing its fleet innovations during the inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) show in Atlanta, Ga. Michelin offers a total solution for fleet products and services including the new MICHELIN® XDA® Energy +, a dual drive-position tire for line-haul applications.

Oliver Rubber Company Introduces ULP…

Low rolling-resistance retread for wide-base,…

The Oliver Ultra Low Profile (ULP) Vantage Drive is a new SmartWay®-verified, wide-base, drive-axle position retread for line haul and regional commercial-truck applications. designed to deliver excellent traction and wear, it is ideal for 18-wheel vehicles.

New MICHELIN Compromise-Free Regional Drive…

MICHELIN X MULTI D tire engineered with…

Oliver Rubber Company Introduces New Drive…

Oliver® Rubber Company, LLC, announced the launch of the Oliver Lug Traction Drive (“ORCO LTD”), a new lightweight, open-shoulder drive-position retread for regional and urban commercial vehicles. In addition, the Oliver Ultra Low Profile (ULP) Trailer is now available in a new 375 mm size.

Michelin Leads Innovation with RFID…

RFID Tags in Truck Tires and Updates to MICHELIN…

Michelin Americas Truck Tires announced a technological enhancement that allows fleets to more efficiently manage their maintenance and assets. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is being added to MICHELIN® commercial truck tires and retreads,  enabling fleets to better manage their tire assets throughout the full life cycle. In addition, the MICHELIN® Tire Care™ tire maintenance program is being upgraded to include new features providing fleets’ greater visibility, assurance and ease around the maintenance of their tires.

Southern California Tire Dealer Joins…

Pete’s Road Service, Inc. boasts 40 years of…

Pete’s Road Service, Inc. joined the MICHELIN® Commercial Service Network™ (MCSN), expanding the MCSN coverage in southern California.  With 50 state-of-the-art service vehicles and  50 TIA-certified service specialists, Pete’s Road Service will offer a complete range of industrial commercial truck services, including tire sales, mechanical repairs, inspection and alignments, and 24/7/365 emergency road service (ERS).

MICHELIN Commercial Service Network Adds…

Youngblood Automotive & Tire delivers 46 years of…

Youngblood Automotive & Tire has joined the MICHELIN® Commercial Service Network™ (MCSN), expanding the MCSN coverage in Texas. With 22 state-of-the-art service trucks and  30 TIA-certified service specialists, Youngblood will offer a complete range of services, including repairs, inspection and alignments, and 24/7/365 emergency road service (ERS).

Michelin Celebrates the Unsung Heroes of…

#KeepThanksMoving campaign salutes behind-the…

Michelin North America, Inc. is launching a social and digital media appreciation campaign called #KeepThanksMoving that celebrates the millions of transportation industry heroes who work tirelessly behind the scenes to keep the holidays moving forward.  Michelin encourages people everywhere to share their appreciation either by Twitter via the hashtag #KeepThanksMoving and or by posting on the MichelinUSA Facebook page, in order to recognize an outstanding individual’s service and dedication to delivering holiday happiness.

UNIROYAL Brand Adds SmartWay-Verified Drive…

Addition completes Uniroyal’s total SmartWay long…

The Uniroyal® LD10™ for commercial trucks is a long-lasting, SmartWay®-verified long-haul drive tire. The Uniroyal LD10 is available in two sizes, 275/80R22.5 with load range G and 11R22.5 with load range H. This addition allows Uniroyal to now offer a total SmartWay-verified long-haul solution — with the LS24™ steer tire, LD10 drive tire and LT40™ trailer tire.

Oliver Rubber Company Introduces Cost…

The new Oliver ORCO HS Trailer offering is a cost-efficient, trailer-position retread for regional and long-haul applications.

New MICHELIN MD XDN2 Pre-Mold Retread…

MICHELIN has introduced the MICHELIN® MD XDN® 2 Pre-MoldTM retread — a drive-position retread designed to meet the needs of food and beverage, parcel package, and pick-up and delivery vehicles.

New MICHELIN Heavy-Truck Tire Delivers…

MICHELIN X WORKS Z tire provides unsurpassed…

Michelin Americas Truck Tires has introduced the MICHELIN® X® WorksTM Z, an all-position tire, for mixed on/off road applications that operate in demanding environments. The MICHELIN X Works Z is designed to improve uptime for  construction, energy and tanker customers.

UNIROYAL’S LT40 for Long-Haul Trailers…

Uniroyal® Commercial Truck Tires, a unit of Michelin America Truck Tires, announced the Uniroyal® LT40™, a long-haul/regional, class-8 trailer tire, has met the requirements for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay® Technology Program.

New MICHELIN Pre-Mold Retread Designed for…

MICHELIN X ONE XZUS+ retread delivers 50% greater…

Michelin Americas Truck Tires has introduced the MICHELIN® X ONE® XZU®S+ Pre-MoldTM retread — an industry-leading, all-position, next-generation wide-base single — for waste and refuse trucks that operate in demanding urban environments.  It delivers up to 50 percent greater wear life and is designed with a special winged tread for maximum shoulder protection in high-scrub applications.

UNIROYAL Brand Adds Two New Commercial…

Additions meet the demands of the regional…

The Uniroyal® brand announced the addition of two new key sizes for the recently launched Uniroyal commercial-truck tires. Uniroyal® RS20™, a SmartWay®-verified regional all-position tire, is now available in a 255/70R22.5 size for regional pick-up and delivery vehicles and trailers. The Uniroyal® HS50™ is now available in a 425/65R22.5 size for on-/off- road dump trucks and concrete mixers. 

MICHELIN Auto Inflate Answers Complex…

Simple Device to Deliver Savings and Reduction in…

MICHELIN Auto Inflate, powered by Halo. MICHELIN Auto Inflate is an easy, wheel-mounted tire-management solution that allows fleets to automatically maintain optimal tire pressure. It can save fleets an estimated $2,400 per tractor-trailer annuallyby reducing tire-related downtime events, extending tire life, improving fuel economy and increasing safety.

Michelin Track My Route Gives Truck Fleets…

New Feature Now Available on Michelin Truck…

Newly launched Track My Route is an added feature on the Michelin truck dealer and service locator which allows fleets and owner-operators to easily locate Michelin Commercial Truck Dealers along their specific routes. 

MICHELIN^® TIRE CARE™ ADDED TO…

New advanced tire monitoring program created to…

Michelin Americas Truck Tires announced the launch of MICHELIN® TIRE CARE™, the only fully digital, nationwide fleet tire monitoring program.