Tyre Management
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Fleet Industry News 10 Feb 2020Kwik Fit agrees fleet contract with Lex Autolease
Kwik Fit has agreed a six-year deal with Lex Autolease, the largest deal by value and forecast tyre volume that Kwik Fit has ever secured with a leasing company.
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Latest Fleet News 24 Oct 2019Just one quarter of drivers know legal minimum tyre tread depth
Tyre tread depth causing confusion for UK motorists.
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Latest Fleet News 2 Oct 2019Chris Smith appointed new managing director of Michelin UK
Chris Smith promoted to Michelin UK managing director.
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Fleet Industry News 25 Sep 2019Kwik Fit says tyres important for EV performance
The company says tyre replacement decisions and driving style will be key to limiting tyre consumption during an electric model’s fleet life.
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Latest Fleet News 18 Sep 2019Goodyear hire Pravesh Amtha as sales general manager consumer UK & Ireland
Pravesh Amtha takes on new role at Goodyear.
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Latest Fleet News 22 Jul 2019Michelin offers information on fleet running costs reductions
Companies could increase their tyre replacement intervals, increasing efficiency savings, according to Michelin
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Fleet Industry News 17 Jun 2019Kwik Fit Mobile7 tyre-fitting service expansion continues
Kwik Fit has expanded its ‘Mobile7’ operation and plans to continue rolling out the tyre-fitting service throughout 2019.
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Fleet Industry News 11 Apr 2019Vredestein’s 'safety and performance' wins more blue light fleets
Tyre manufacturer Apollo Vredestein has been selected as tyre supplier of choice by Lowland Rescue and Kent Central Ambulance services.
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Fleet Management Home 13 Dec 2018
19 ways fleets can improve operations in 2019
Fleet decision-makers face a number of demanding challenges next year. Here, Andrew Ryan looks at some of the actions they can take to improve their operations
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Fleet Industry News 8 Oct 2018Total Motion to fit Michelin Agilis CrossClimate tyres to 17,500 vans
Total Motion is converting around 70% of its fleet to a Michelin Agilis CrossClimate tyre policy after predicting the tyres will deliver an 3,000 miles per set more than its existing summer/winter tyre policy.
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Fleet Industry News 28 Sep 2018Absolute Alignment urges drivers to check wheel alignment during Tyre Safety Month
Absolute Alignment is stressing the importance of correct wheel alignment as part of the company’s support of Tyre Safety Month.
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Fleet Industry News 15 Jun 2018WLTP vehicle protocol could end trend for larger wheels, says Kwik Fit
Future fleet and manufacturer wheel and tyre choices could be influenced by the introduction of the Worldwide harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure, says Kwik Fit.
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Fleet Industry News 24 Apr 2018Simple checks could prevent tyre-related deaths and injuries
New research from Highways England and Bridgestone shows almost three quarters of motorway tyre-related incidents could be prevented if drivers carried out simple checks.
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Latest Fleet News 12 Apr 2018Jaama introduces new module to Key2 software to ensure correct tyre costs
Jaama has created a new tyre data import module to validate incoming tyre costs against pre-agreed costs.
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Fleet Industry News 15 Jan 2018Underinflated tyres risk for ‘four in 10 motorists’
Michelin and Kwik Fit technicians have found that 40% of cars they checked had at least one tyre that was “dangerously” or “very dangerously” underinflated.
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Fleet Industry News 15 Dec 2017Michelin CrossClimate+ wins prestigious tyre test
German magazine Auto Bild has praised Michelin’s CrossClimate+ tyre for its performance throughout its lifetime after winning its prestigious test.
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Fleet Industry News 18 May 2017Changing tyres at 3mm is unnecessary, costly and harmful to the environment, says Michelin
Michelin is calling on industry test bodies to start comparing and testing tyres when they are worn to the legal limit to give a better indication of in-life performance.
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Tyres 9 May 2017Tyres: Time for change
Determining the optimum time to replace tyres can have significant cost, safety and compliance implications for fleets. Ben Rooth reports
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Fleet Industry News 7 Apr 2017Fleets should adopt bluelight tyre policies, says Kwik Fit
Kwik Fit is urging fleet operators to follow the example set by the emergency services and change their tyres more regularly.
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Fleet Industry News 28 Mar 2017Michelin launches Driver CPC courses to improve driver knowledge
Michelin is launching a series of interactive Driver CPC training courses designed to improve tyre knowledge and the quality of vehicle walkaround checks.
