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Oct 6, 2010

TIRES' MAKER * USA - Michelin marks million X One tire milestone

Greenville,SC,USA -Fleet Owner, by Wendy Leavitt -Oct 4, 2010: -- Michelin Americas Truck Tires customers from the U.S., Canada and Mexico; business partners; and members of the press gathered here last week to celebrate the production of the one millionth Michelin X One tire. Introduced in 2000 the wide single tire line has since expanded to include a variety of X One tires for different applications and vehicle types... According to Michelin, fleets have gained up to 10% in fuel efficiency thanks to the X One tires, resulting in more than 63 million gals. of fuel saved. This translates into 639,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions that did not enter the atmosphere. For a trucking fleet with 1,000 trucks, fitting X One tires can lead to a potential savings of 17,000 metric tons of CO2 of emissions per year, or the equivalent of removing 3,400 cars from the road, the company said...


* NHTSA Proposes New Truck-Tire Standards

Washington,DC,USA -Transport Topics -5 Oct 2010: -- The Department of Transportation has proposed changes to heavy-duty truck tire safety standards, the first such proposal in 37 years...   Proposed steps include a more stringent endurance test, a new high speed-test for some heavy truck tires and required labels with a tire’s maximum speed rating, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said...   The rule would affect tire standards for commercial vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 10,000 pounds. NHTSA is a DOT agency...   For the past eight years, NHTSA has been studying truck tires while it decided what rules to propose. For example, the test speed for tires will be increased between 25% and 67%, depending on tires’ maximum operating speed...

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