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Michelin has renewed a five-year tyre contract with Preston-based Huntapac Produce – one of the largest vegetable and salad producers in the UK – following a competitive tender which pitched the manufacturer against rival brands. The Effitires agreement will see Michelin continue to specify X Multi regional tyres across the …

Boughey Distribution, part of NWF Group, is rolling out Michelin’s EffiTrailer telematics system across all 236 trailers in its fleet. The move follows a trial organised by local Michelin advocate dealer Quinton Tyres, which demonstrated the potential for the technology to make further improvements to the safety and efficiency of …

Giti Tire launched its first ever tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) at CV Show 2019 – Giti Fleet SMART. With the acronym standing for Smart, Monitoring, Air pressure, Real time, Technology, the equipment delivers continuous monitoring and analysis of a fleets’ tyres, further informing maintenance requirements and predicting and preventing …

Vacu-Lug Traction Tyres, the UK’s leading independent retreader, has introduced a carbon counting tool which, says the company, enables their fleet customers to measure the environmental benefits of using Vacu-Lug retread tyres in comparison to an all-new tyre policy. Complementing the company’s tyre fleet management system (VMS), the Carbon Calculator …

Vacu-Lug has launched its own tyre fleet management app to provide customers with remote access to their vehicle data. Called VMS Mobile, the new app summarises individual vehicle information held online within Vacu-Lug’s VMS tyre management system and, says the company, is an essential tool for vehicle monitoring and compliance …

IWJS – or Industrial Water Jetting Systems – the national waste water management and high-pressure water jetting services specialist, has appointed Vacu-Lug Traction Tyres to provide a comprehensive tyre management and husbandry service for its UK vehicle fleet. IWJS decided to introduce a single and cohesive tyre fleet management policy …

Goodyear tyre management support – in particular FleetOnlineSolutions (FOS) – helps Estron to focus on quality and delivery schedules, while ensuring minimum downtime for vehicles and reduced administration. The relationship between the Rotterdam-based ship components logistics company and Goodyear extends more than 15 years, with FleetOnlineSolutions as a key element …

The latest upgrade of Vacu-Lug VMS system has added a self-authorisation function, which allows customers to validate and authorise any work that has been carried out on their vehicles from their own computer. This development means that customers wishing to use this added function are able to accept or reject …

The Fred Sherwood Group reports significant improvements in vehicle downtime since selecting Vacu-Lug to manage its fleet tyre requirements. Starting from June 2016 the contract covers tyre supply and tyre management for all the transport companies within The Fred Sherwood Group, including Bulk Freight (Midlands), F. Sherwood & Sons (Shepshed), …

The number of commercial vehicles serviced using Goodyear FleetOnlineSolutions (FOS) internet-based tyre management program is about to hit 350,000. This is a 75% increase in just three years and a new milestone for Goodyear. This remarkable increase is testament to the value European fleet operators place on FOS, which helps …