Dick Denby Transport Puts New Michelin Trailer Tyre to the Test

Lincoln-based Dick Denby Transport has become the first haulier in the country to fit Michelin’s new X One MaxiTrailer tyres, which deliver up to 50 per cent more mileage than standard 385/65 R 22.5 tyres. Fitted to a Schmitz Cargobull tri-axle curtainsider, the X One MaxiTrailer tyre is the first trailer tyre to incorporate Michelin Durable Technologies.

Dick Denby, Chairman, explains: “We fit a lot of Michelin tyres across our fleet and will be monitoring the MaxiTrailer tyres very closely, to carefully ascertain the benefits they offer in comparison with our regular trailer fitment. Any tyre which claims to offer such a massive leap forward in mileage performance is certainly worth putting to the test, as the pay back across the fleet could be significant.”

Each new 455/45 R 22.5 X One MaxiTrailer tyre benefits from Infinicoil architecture, one of the key innovations of Michelin Durable Technologies, which consists of a 400 metre elastic steel cord wrapped continuously around the crown, delivering unrivalled robustness, greater longevity and very even wear. Compared to a 385/65 R 22.5 XTE2, the tread band is also 120 millimetres wider and has 35 per cent more rubber in the compound, which serves to increase the mileage potential of each tyre by up to 50 per cent.