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Michelin Offers Smartway Verified Retreads
Michelin Americas Truck Tires has announced that three Michelin retreads have been added to the SmartWay verified technologies list
and are pending SmartWay verification: Michelin X One XDA- HT Pre-Mold and Michelin XDA2 23 AT Custom-Mold for drive axle
applications, and Michelin X One XTA Pre- Mold and Michelin XT-1 Custom Mold for trailer applications.
Michelin retreads verified by SmartWay are compliant with California Air Resources Board (CARB) Greenhouse Gas regulation for low-rolling- resistance tyres. These retread options allow customers to be CARB compliant when California implements the requirements for SmartWay® verified retreads on January 1, 2013.
The Michelin Retread Technologies Inc. (MRT) Network follows a nine-step retread process throughout all its franchisees ensuring customers confidence and consistency through the SmartWay
verified offers. No other retread uses Michelin's new-tyre technology and rigorous quality control. By utilising proven tread designs and Michelin's new-tyre manufacturing standards, MRT delivers reliable retreads specifically designed to provide value and solutions for sustainable mobility.
Michelin looks forward to offering SmartWay verified wide base single
retreads, and will continue to submit a wide range of our retread products to the verification process. More information about the SmartWay program as well as verified low rolling resistance tyres and retreads can be found at epa.gov/smartway.
Michelin XT-1 AT Pre-Mold
and four are in the process of receiving SmartWay verification. With SmartWay verified dual drive and trailer treads and wide single drive and trailer treads, Michelin will have full coverage in SmartWay
Michelin XDA2 19 AT Pre-Mold
retreads for over the road. Michelin's SmartWay verified retreads include: Michelin XT-1 AT Pre-Mold for trailer applications and Michelin XDA2 19 AT Pre- Mold and Michelin XDA2 23 AT Pre-Mold for drive axle applications. The following retreads meet SmartWay standards
low rolling resistance retreaded tyres must help reduce truck fuel consumption by at least 3 per cent, according to the EPA.
"Use of Goodyear's SmartWay- verified G316 AT Fuel Max, G572 LHD Fuel Max and G305 ATS Fuel Max retreaded tyres will provide multiple benefits to fleets and owner- operators," said Brian Buckham, brand manager, line haul and mixed service, Goodyear Commercial Tire Systems. (Currently, nine Goodyear brand new truck tyres, as well as three Dunlop brand new truck tyres, have received SmartWay
verification.)
"Our SmartWay-verified retread products will help fleets and owner- operators comply with California Air Resources Board regulations," he said. "This is important for any fleet or owner-operator that runs trucks in California.
"In addition, the energy-efficient compounds found in these high- technology products will help all fleets – regardless of where they operate – reduce their fuel intake. And the G316 AT Fuel Max, G572 LHD Fuel Max and the G305 ATS Fuel Max are great all-around products that offer a wide range of performance benefits beyond their outstanding fuel efficiency."
The G316 AT Fuel Max
retread's features include:
• A cool-running compound designed to help deliver low
rolling resistance;
• Two wide circumferential
grooves and lateral grooves
to help deliver all-season performance on wet, snowy
or dry roads;
• A solid shoulder rib to
help minimise shoulder wear
for many miles to removal,
and more.
The G316 AT Fuel Max is available as a precure retread in eight-, 8.5-, 8.75-, and 9" tread widths. It also is available as a Goodyear UniCircle product in the following sizes – 295/75R22.5, 11R22.5 and 285/75R24.5 – in both 8.5- and 9" widths.
Features of the G572 LHD Fuel Max include:
• Fuel-saving compounds to help promote energy efficiency;
• Deep 26/32-inch tread depth for enhanced wearable rubber to help promote more miles to removal;
• Goodyear's Tredlock Technology, which contains interlocking microgrooves that help stabilise the tread for long wear and enhanced toughness;
• Circumferential and lateral grooves to help provide all-season traction;
• An extra-wide tread that helps provide enhanced handling.
The G572 LHD Fuel Max is available
as a precure product in 8.5-, 8.875-, and 9.25" tread widths. (UniCircle fitments also will be available soon.) In addition to an enhanced fuel- efficient compound, the G305 ATS Fuel Max boasts the following features:
• A staggered tread block design to help promote energy efficiency;
• A closed-shoulder design to help promote uniform wear throughout the retread's life;
• Large, stable blocks to help enhance fuel efficiency and even wear;
• Circumferential and lateral grooves to help deliver all-season traction. The G305 ATS Fuel Max is available as a precure retread in 8.5-, 8.75-, and nine-inch tread widths. (UniCircle fitments also will be available soon.)
The G316 AT Fuel Max, the G572 LHD Fuel Max and the G305 ATS Fuel Max are part of Goodyear's complete line of fuel-efficient new truck tyres and retreads, many of which feature the company's Fuel Max Technology.
Fuel Max tyres feature cool-running compounds and constructions that help improve miles per gallon for optimised fuel savings, according to Buckham.
"The fuel-efficient properties of our
Goodyear Retread Products Earn Smartway Verification
The G316 AT Fuel Max
Fuel Max tyres help fleets and owner-operators optimise their fuel investment," he explained.
"Our retread products are designed and built to deliver great benefits," said Buckham. "The G316 AT Fuel Max, the G572 LHD Fuel Max and G305 ATS Fuel Max are prime examples of this."
Moving forward, he said that Goodyear plans to submit more truck tyre retreads for SmartWay verification, calling SmartWay compliance "an important part of our long-term strategy and an example of our ceaseless focus on helping our customers lower their total cost of operation."
Three Goodyear truck tyre retread products – the G316 AT Fuel Max, the G572 LHD Fuel Max and the G305 ATS Fuel Max – have received SmartWay verification.
The recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay verification of three Goodyear truck tyre retreads – the
G316 AT Fuel Max, the G572 LHD Fuel Max and the G305 ATS Fuel Max – is another example of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's ongoing commitment to fuel efficiency.
The EPA established low rolling resistance requirements for retreaded truck tyres earlier in 2012. Verified
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