The first truck driver ever employed by Stuart Nicol Transport is promising to continue his decades-long support for Michelin as the Lanarkshire transport and logistics firm prepares to mark its 20th year in business. Stewart Peoples has proudly displayed Michelin branding on his vehicles and regularly painted his tyres with the manufacturer’s name ever since the haulier’s founder, Stuart Nicol, gave him a job as a truck driver in 2004. …
Clarke Transport, the Midlands-based specialist in hazardous goods transport, has moved its 475-strong fleet of trucks and trailers to a full MICHELIN X Multi New and Remix policy to cut costs and reduce downtime. Under a contract managed via Michelin’s Services & Solutions division, the family haulier has fitted X Multi tyres on the drive and steer axles of its 240 tractor units and rigids. The company’s 235 trailers have also moved onto tyres from the X Multi range.…
Two Michelin Training Instructors from the UK have successfully completed secondments with international development organisation Transaid, each spending a week supporting the charity’s professional driver training programmes in Ghana and Zambia. Paul Ryder and Stephane Bonnard, who are normally based at the Michelin Training and Information Centre (MTIC) in Stoke-on-Trent, delivered a bespoke training tailored toward the needs of truck and bus driver trainers – supporting Transaid’s ‘train the trainer’ model, which aims to develop skills at a local level. …
SAS Logistics is switching to an exclusive Michelin tyre policy across its commercial vehicle fleet – including eight biomethane-fuelled tractor units – as part of the company’s ongoing sustainability drive. The Avonmouth-based operator is transitioning its Volvo and Scania trucks, as well as its mixed trailer fleet, onto products from the MICHELIN X Multi and MICHELIN X Works ranges. …
Carl Williams has been appointed Customer Engineering Support Team Manager UK & Republic of Ireland at Michelin Tyre plc, in a move which will see him lead a team of experienced Technical Managers working across all product lines.…
Dyce Carriers, the Aberdeen-based family haulage firm, is transitioning its 100-strong fleet of HGVs and trailers to MICHELIN's X Multi range of tyres after a two-year trial showed clear improvements in mileage and performance in comparison to the tyres it was running previously.…
Concrete, mortar and screed supplier, Eco-Readymix, has recorded a marked reduction in tyre damage and downtime after equipping its fleet with MICHELIN X Works tyres. The company has fitted MICHELIN Remix X Works XDY 315/80 R22.5 on the drive axle and X Works HD Z 315/80 R22.5 on the steer axle of its vehicles as it transitions its entire 30-strong fleet to Michelin tyres. All are covered by the tyre manufacturer’s damage guarantee. …
Tanvic Tyres has put 25 of its technicians through a bespoke Michelin training course, in order to boost career development amongst its staff and improve the service levels it delivers to customers.…
• MICHELIN X Multi Energy tyres fitted on Lincolnshire firm’s new Renault tractor units are helping to make fuel savings of up to six per cent • Michelin’s multi-life policy is delivering impressive product performance, reliability and cost savings …
Olleco has signed a new Effitires contract with Michelin’s Services and Solutions division. The agreement between the two businesses was secured on a joint commitment to sustainability, and a cleaner and greener future for the transport sector.…
Arriva North West says certainty of supply, together with Michelin’s high-quality product and in-house expertise were behind its decision to switch back to the tyre manufacturer. After a period of time with a rival supplier, the bus operator – which runs services in North West England and North Wales – has signed a five-year contract with the Michelin Services & Solutions division.…
Public transport operator Warrington’s Own Buses has switched to an exclusive Michelin policy with the tyre manufacturer’s Services & Solutions division, as the business prepares to transition its entire bus fleet from diesel to electric. An important part of the new agreement will see 105 new electric buses arrive at the company specified with MICHELIN X InCity EV Z tyres as original equipment. The X InCity EV Z is Michelin’s first range of bus tyres specifically designed for electric vehicles (EVs).…
Banffshire-based haulage contractor, Ian S Roger, marked the company’s 50th anniversary in style with a new gold liveried Volvo FH 540 6x2 tractor unit, fitted with MICHELIN X Multi Z and X Works D tyres as original equipment.…
Esken Renewables, the UK’s largest supplier of biomass fuel, has switched more than three-quarters of its fleet to MICHELIN X Multi and X Works tyres to cut fuel costs and reduce downtime, on a contract managed via Michelin's Services & Solutions division.…
Ballymoney-based J Adams & Sons Transport is switching its fleet of 16 tractor units and 35 trailers to a full MICHELIN X Multi new and Remix policy, in a move designed to maximise tyre life and sustainability.…
Transport and storage specialist TP Niven is now operating almost exclusively on Michelin Remix tyres across the drive axles of its fleet of 116 tractor units and eight-wheelers – on the back of proven performance from the manufacturer’s retread tyres.…
Michelin Tyre plc has been recognised for its commitment to decarbonisation, winning the prestigious Tyre Industry Environmental and Sustainable Solution of the Year Award for the second year running at the National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) Awards.…
Hendrick European, provider of customised logistics and transportation services across Ireland and Europe, has seen exceptional mileage from the MICHELIN X Multi D tyres it runs across its fleet – with one set clocking 500,000 km. The Dublin-based firm, which specialises in road transport, groupage and distribution of all types of goods, operates 95 trucks and 150 trailers from depots in Ireland, UK and Poland. …
UK and European haulier MDF Transport has clocked nearly 400,000 miles on the MICHELIN X Multi Energy tyres running on the drive axle of one of its Volvo FH trucks.…
Midland Tyre Services (MTS) has put 20 of its frontline staff through a Michelin training course tailored to deliver best practice in roadside breakdown assistance.…
AMP Clean Energy is switching its commercial vehicle fleet to a full Michelin tyre policy, to reduce downtime and boost the sustainability of its operation. The business operates 33 trucks and five trailers from depots across the UK, transporting wood pellets and wood chip to biomass boilers nationwide for customers including schools, hospitals and care homes. …
Michelin has appointed Lee Hutchings as Director of Services and Solutions for the UK and Ireland. As well as overseeing a division that looks after some of Michelin’s biggest customers and manages the tyres on more than 80,000 commercial vehicles, Hutchings will also play a key role in the growth of MICHELIN “with and around tyres”, linking in with Michelin Connected Fleet – the recently launched Fleet Management brand in the UK. …
Family-run haulier FG Bond & Son has specified MICHELIN X Line Energy tyres as original equipment on its new Volvo FH 500, having been hugely impressed with the fuel savings the same tyres have delivered in the past.…
Michelin has launched a new free-to-use app to help tyre dealers and fleets access the latest technical information about Michelin bus, coach, truck and trailer tyres, plus selected van fitments, on their smartphones, wherever they’re working.…
Ensignbus has continued its long working relationship with Michelin, signing a new five-year Effitires contract with the manufacturer’s Services & Solutions Division.…
BJ Clarke is reaping the benefits of Michelin’s accidental tyre damage guarantee following a recent incident which totally wiped out two of its trailer tyres.…
Chiltern Distribution claims to have found the ‘sweet spot’ for truck tyre performance thanks to Michelin’s fuel-saving Energy tyre ranges, which it specified as original equipment across 19 new trucks which have entered service during the last year.…
Modern Tyres has supplied a set of MICHELIN X Multi regional truck tyres to Craigavon-based MST Transport for fitment to a very special restoration of an iconic Scania truck.…
Michelin has secured a new three-year Effitires contract to supply, fit and manage the tyres across the Fred Sherwood Group’s entire HGV fleet – totalling in excess of 650 trucks and trailers. The deal includes Fred Sherwood Transport, Bulk Freight, KJ Transport and George Varney Bulk Services – marking a return to a 100 per cent Michelin policy for the Group, following several years of running a rival manufacturer’s tyres. …
Michelin Tyre plc has appointed John Howe as Managing Director for the UK & Ireland, with effect from 1 January 2022. He will also hold the role of B2C Sales Director, with responsibility for the company’s car, motorcycle and bicycle markets. Howe, 41, brings an impressive 25 years of service within the company, having begun…
Michelin’s ambition is to sustainably improve its customers’ mobility. The leader in the mobility sector, Michelin designs, manufactures, and distributes the tyres best suited to their requirements and uses as well as services and solutions to improve transport efficacy. With its offers Michelin allows its customers to enjoy unique moments when traveling.
Michelin also develops high-technology equipment intended for multiple fields. Based in Clermont-Ferrand, Michelin is present in 175 countries, employs 132,200 people and operates 67 tyre factories that, together, produced approximately 200 million tyres in 2022. (www.michelin.com)
