Michelin X-one wins UK safety award

ERJ staff report (DS)

Stoke-on-Trent, UK -- Michelin's X One MaxiTrailer tyre has been named Fleet Safety Product of the Year at the annual Fleet Safety Forum awards for excellence, organised by road safety charity Brake.

Brake's decision to reward Michelin was supported by data recorded on a tilt-table at QinetiQ's Chobham-based test facility which found that a fully laden 44 tonne tractor unit and trailer fitted with 455/45 R 22.5 X One MaxiTrailer tyres achieved a 6.5 per cent improvement in tilt angle (the angle at which a vehicle will overturn) compared to the standard 385/65 R22.5 fitment.

Michelin entered the award on the recommendation of an owner-driver and frequent contributor to Big Lorry Blog on www.roadtransport.com, who writes under the pseudonym of 'The Boss'. In a posting in October 2009, he praised Michelin for having produced “tyres which should be sold as offering stability with a capital S” and which he likened to being “Formula 1 tyres for the road haulage industry!”

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Press release from Michelin