Michelin North America Adds Retread to X One Portfolio

Michelin’s North American retreading operation, Michelin Retread Technologies, has expanded its offering for the company’s X One wide single truck tyre through the introduction of the Michelin X One XZU S Pre-Mold retread. The new retreaded tyre, says Michelin North American, will enable refuse fleets and other urban, high-scrub or regional application vehicles to realise the benefits of both a retread and a wide single tyre.

“The X One XZU S tyre has become a very popular tyre in the urban and regional applications, especially for refuse vehicles,” said Tom Brennan, vice president and director of Michelin Retread Technologies. “Fleets have seen the advantages of X One tyres and can now take full advantage of the X One XZU S retread to further reduce their operating costs.”

The X One XZU S retread is now available as a mould cure retread in 390/430 tread size. The tyre uses Michelin Co-EX technology – a two-layer compound designed to minimise casing temperature for longer casing life – and features a wing tread design for added protection on the shoulders. While the tread design is optimised for all-weather traction, enhanced protection against stone drilling is also provided by variable pitch groove walls and groove bottom protectors in all grooves.