Michelin marks sale of millionth X One tire

Feb. 1, 2011
Michelin is celebrating the milestone of selling one million X One wide single tires. The firm first introduced its next-generation wide-base single tire

Michelin is celebrating the milestone of selling one million X One wide single tires. The firm first introduced its next-generation wide-base single tire with the Michelin X One XDA and X One XTA tires in 2000 at the Great American Trucking Show, and has since added a variety of X One tires.

Since 2000, with X One tires, fleets have gained up to 10% in fuel efficiency, resulting in more than 63 million gallons of fuel saved. This translates into 639,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions that did not enter the atmosphere. For a trucking fleet with 1,000 trucks, fitting X One tires can lead to a potential savings of 17,000 metric tons of CO2 of emissions per year, or the equivalent of removing 3,400 cars from the road.

Truck fleets also are realizing the weight savings benefit of X One tires. Because of the reduced weight, trucks with X One tires can save more than 700 pounds per truck. The wide single tire is made possible by Infini-Coil Technology — more than a quarter-of-a-mile of steel cord wrapped circumferentially around the crown of every X One tire. Infini-Coil Technology reduces casing growth and stabilizes the contact patch, reducing irregular wear.

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