Michelin introduces XDA Energy + tire

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Neil Abt, Fleet Owner  /  September 27, 2017

Company offers $400 fuel savings guarentee

Michelin Americas Truck Tires has introduced its XDA Energy + dual drive-position tire for linehaul applications.

The XDA Energy + is our “latest and greatest fuel solution,” Adam Murphy, vice president of marketing, said Sept. 27 during the North American Commercial Vehicle show.

He said this is most suited for dry van truckload and refrigerated fleets. They can save a fleet $400 annual per truck in fuel compared with leading competitors, Murphy said, through better rolling resistance and the FuelSaver tread compound.

Murphy said Michelin is offering a $400 fuel savings guarantee to customers to help promote the new tire, which comes at a higher price.

Murphy said beyond fuel savings, the tire offers reduced maintenance costs through longer life, as well as the ability to keep the tire through multiple retread cycles. The tire will officially launch in the replacement and original equipment markets on Oct. 1.

Michelin also announced it has added a 275/80R22.5 low-profile size of the Michelin X MultiTM D tire. It is aimed at regional fleet vehicles and can lower overall truck height, improve clearance issues, and help improve aerodynamics for fuel efficiency.

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Michelin Unveils New Dual-Position Drive Tire

Heavy Duty Trucking (HDT)  /  September 27, 2017

ATLANTA — Michelin Truck Tires unveiled its newest dual-position drive tire for line-haul operations today at the North American Commerical Vehicle Show (NACV) in Atlanta. The new XDA Energy + tire is designed for fleets and owner-operators who are focused on fuel savings to reduce their operating costs.

Adam Murphy, vice president of marketing for Michelin Americas Truck Tires, said the fuel savings generated by the new tire are driven by an innovative FuelSaver compound formula for ultra-low rolling resistance. The tire is compliant with SmartWay, California Air Resources Board, and can help fleets by being a significant contributor to Greenhouse Gas Phase II regulations and the tire supports fleet sustainability and green initiatives, Murphy added.

Murphy says the tire’s design will also help fleets contain maintenance costs. The XDA Energy + features wide circumferential grooves for efficient water evacuation and grooved, angled walls to help resist stone retention that can lead to stone drilling that potentially damages the casing. The sidewall also features TW6 OzoneShield technology for increased protection against weathering. The tire features a durable Michelin casing capable of supporting multiple retreads while further reducing maintenance costs.

Confident in the tire’s fuel-efficiency capability, Murphy said Michelin will offer a limited guarantee of $400 per truck in fuel savings. Fleets can contact their local Michelin representative to schedule a fuel evaluation of the XDA Energy+ versus a competitive product.

“Helping fleets to increase their competitiveness in the market is our goal,” Murphy said. “One of the main levers fleets have to improve their competitiveness is improving their fuel efficiency, and tires like the new Michelin XDA Energy + can play a key role. With rolling resistance accounting for approximately 35 percent of the total fuel cost of a Class 8 truck, the Michelin XDA Energy + provides seven percent better rolling resistance than a leading competitor for unparalleled fuel savings.”

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Michelin guarantees performance of new drive tire

Today’s Trucking  /  September 27, 2017

ATLANTA, GA – Michelin is promising its new XDA Energy + drive tire will save fleets $400 a year in fuel, and is backing that promise up with a guarantee.

The company’s newest drive tire was designed for fuel economy, and Michelin says it will pay fleets that don’t see the promised fuel savings over competitive brands up to $400 per truck. Fleets of any size can take the test. Michelin will work with them to benchmark their fuel economy using their current drive tire, then swap those brands out with the new XDA Energy+.

After several months, the fuel savings will be evident, or Michelin will pay up, according to Adam Murphy, vice-president of marketing for Michelin Americas Truck Tires. He announced the launch of the new tire and the guarantee at the North American Commercial Vehicle show.

“This tire is ideally suited for longhaul fleets, and particularly those operating in the dry van and refrigerated segments,” Murphy said. “Those are the fleets that typically are able to benefit the most from the lower fleet fuel consumption and reduced operating costs fleets can see using very low rolling resistance tires like the Michelin XDA Energy+.”

Murphy said the new tires has 7% less rolling resistance than competitive tires, thanks to improvements in tread compound. This tire replaces the XDA Energy, and features the same tread design.

“All this improvement is fundamentally coming from improvements in the tread compound we were able to deliver,” said Murphy. The new tire will be available in size 275/80R22.5 G beginning Oct. 1.

Michelin also announced its recently introduced X Multi D regional haul drive tire is now available in a low profile 275/80R22.5 G size. The tire offers a 65% improvement in mileage compared to the XDE M/S tire it replaced. Murphy said it also offers great traction, getting up to speed 85% faster in snow than other designs. Michelin says if customers don’t see the extended life they’ve been promised, the company will pay the price difference between the X Multi D and a competitive tire.

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