Michelin North America’s truck tire division has introduced Michelin Auto Inflate, powered by Halo.
Michelin Auto Inflate is an easy, wheel-mounted tire-management solution that allows fleets to automatically maintain optimal tire pressure, the tiremaker said.
Michelin Auto Inflate utilizes automatic tire inflation technology to maintain the pressure on drive and trailer tires. The equipment can be retrofit on existing vehicles or added-on to new equipment, Michelin said. Additionally, the device works on both duals and wide-base single tires.
Michelin estimates its Auto Inflate can save fleets $2,400 per tractor-trailer annually by reducing tire-related downtime events, extending tire life, improving fuel economy and increasing safety.
“Michelin Auto Inflate is simple, reliable and good for business,” said Adam Murphy, vice president of marketing for Michelin Americas Truck Tires. “Due to a number of complicated factors that cause tire pressures to change day-to-day and hour-to-hour, maintaining optimal tire pressure is nearly impossible to achieve manually. Michelin Auto Inflate, using Aperia’s Halo device, provides an immediate payback for one of fleets’ biggest assets by eliminating complexity and automatically managing air pressure in the tires that keep their trucks rolling.”
For more information, visit michelintruck.com/autoinflate.
