1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190 
KEITH SIMPSON Carlisle-based owner-driver Keith Simpson has replaced the original drive-axle tyres on 1111i
Page 48
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
his Volvo FH12 tractor unit after 616,000km. The Volvo FH12 has an automated I-Shift gearbox and typically operates at 30 tonnes, with a mixture of refrigerated trailers.
Simpson says: "The vehicle is double-shifted and covers approximately 1,370km a day, operating from Carlisle to Leicester during the day and trunking from Carlisle to Crick by night. We fit Michelin because the performance characteristics have a direct impact on our bottom line, in terms of each tyre's longevity and proven fuel economy."
The three vehicles in the company's fleet operate primarily on Michelin XZE2 and XDE2 tyres. designed for medium-haul operations and for returning the best performance across a mixture of motorway and A-road and B-road use.
The Michelin 295/80 R22.5 XDE2 tyres recorded this performance during the first life of the brand new tyres, followed by a regroove which gave an additional 20% mileage. The regrooving also extended the tyres' most fuel-efficient state, in line with Michelin's Stop Thirsty Tyres Campaign.
The local H i0 branch in Carlisle manages the fleet's tyres. It is responsible for carrying out weekly visual checks of each tyre, as well as monthly pressure checks to ensure correct tyre inflation.