800,000km on a Single Set of Tyres

A driver for the Denmark based fish supplier Nielsens Fiskeeksport has racked up an astonishing 801,090 kilometres on the set of Bridgestone M729 tyres fitted to his Volvo FH12. Driver Poul Jensen achieved this whilst driving between the company’s northern Jutland headquarters and various European destinations, primarily Poland and Germany. The kilometres obtained from the M729 is, comments Bridgestone, an “impressive performance from one set of drive tyres”.

“This is the longest I ever have tried to run on a drive tyre, and I have been very satisfied with the tyre’s grip on both wet and dry roads through the whole tyre life,” commented the driver. Jensen added that he keeps his Volvo well maintained, including ensuring that wheel alignment and tyre pressure are correct. After 600,000 km Jensen had his tyres regrooved, giving them a second life.