New Wheel-mounted Tire Management from Michelin and Aperia

Michelin Americas Truck Tires has introduced MICHELIN Auto Inflate, powered by Halo,  which consists of a wheel-mounted tire-management solution that allows fleets to automatically maintain optimal tire pressure.

Leaky valve stems, extreme temperature changes and human error can all lead to underinflated tires and that results in costly downtime.

The company notes that its approach “can save fleets an estimated $2,400 per tractor-trailer annually by reducing tire-related downtime events, extending tire life, improving fuel economy and increasing safety.”

According to 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.”

Michelin and Aperia report that the system is easy to retrofit on existing vehicles or as an add-on to new equipment, the device works with both duals and wide-base single tires.  The compact, self-powered pump can be mounted to the hub in 10 minutes using standard tools, no axle drilling required2. With each wheel rotation, the device monitors and adjusts for low air pressure.

Category: General Update, Wheels & Tires