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BMD Transport Cuts Tyre Bill by 25 Per Cent after Michelin Switch
SPEEDLINE TRUCK Congratulates the Tankpool24 Team on a successful season
Leicester-based bulk aggregate haulier BMD Transport has cut its monthly tyre bill by 25 per cent after switching to a Michelin policy. The family-run company reported the savings after switching its fleet to the premium fitments, and expects to see further reductions in running costs as it takes advantage of the tyres’ multiple lives.
Established in 1982, BMD Transport delivers gravel, sand and other aggregates to construction sites from its base in Castle Donington.
BMD Transport’s busy fleet works five days a week and each vehicle clocks up nearly 75,000 miles per year. The company fits Michelin X MultiWay 3D XZE all-position and XDE drive tyres to its four 32-tonne and 27 44-tonne predominantly Renault truck fleet.
Declan Chokar, Director and Transport Manager at BMD Transport, says: “Although we previously had a premium tyre policy in place with another manufacturer, the return on investment since switching to Michelin puts the company’s tyres head and shoulders
above the rest.”
The company’s X Multi T tyres – a range designed to offer improved longevity – are fitted to the company’s 39 predominantly Fruehauf bulk tipper trailers and its 33-strong curtainside trailer hire fleet. BMD Transport is further driving down its operating costs by regrooving as many tyres as possible, extending tyre life by up to 25 per cent, by taking advantage of the additional layers of base rubber built into all new Michelin truck tyres. Later, and thanks to an above-average casing acceptance rate of 86.9 per cent, the firm gives its regrooved tyres a new lease of life by having them retreaded by Michelin into ‘Remix’ tyres.
Remix tyres offer virtually the same performance as a new Michelin tyre, but cost around 40 per cent less. “Not only are we getting more mileage by regrooving and retreading our tyres, this approach is also excellent value for money and helping to cut our tyre bill by 25 per cent,” Chokar adds.
SPEEDLINE TRUCK, RONAL GROUP’s truck wheel brand and sponsor of the tankpool24 team, says it is pleased with the racing team’s successful performance, with last year's European champion Norbert Kiss finishing fifth and the team also taking fifth place after nine races in the 2016 FIA European Truck Racing Championship. SPEEDLINE TRUCK is sponsor and long-time partner of the tankpool24 team. As a manufacturer of quality light alloy forged wheels for commercial vehicles, trucks and buses, the company
equips trucks with specially designed wheels 22.5x9.00 inch without handholes. They improve the effectiveness of braking on wet roads without overheating the brakes. The high strength and very low weight of the SPEEDLINE TRUCK
aluminum forged wheels provide proper support for trucks at high loads during the races.
SPEEDLINE TRUCK was present at several races throughout the season this year, with its own stands and support teams, to encourage the drivers in word and deed. The plan for the 2017 season is a continuation of the cooperation and a strengthening of the collaboration.
Tankpool24, sponsored by SPEEDLINE TRUCK ended up fifth in the 2016 team standings
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