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Michelin
debuts its
lowest rolling
resistance tire
The X One Line Energy D2 drive
tire is available for line-haul, dry
van truckload, and refrigerated
truckload applications. It's designed
to save fuel, lower TCO, and provide
traction and driver confidence.
» The Aperia Halo Tire Inflator can mount to tractor or trailer tires and uses the tire's
rotational energy to create air to keep the tire inflated to the optimal psi.
Photo: Aperia Technologies; Inset photo: John Hitch | Fleet Maintenance
Aperia launches Halo Connect
2.0 tire management platform
Aperia's next evolution of its tire
management platform allows
for more predictive-based
recommendations to the fleet to
prevent tire-related service events.
By John Hitch
Aperia Technologies Inc. announced the
launch of Halo Connect 2.0, the latest evolution
in the company's comprehensive tire management
platform, which the company said " incorporates
features to prevent tire health issues
from ever occurring. " The solution was demonstrated
at American Trucking Associations'
Technology & Maintenance Council 2022
Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology
Exhibition in Orlando, Florida.
Aperia calls Halo Connect, which debuted in
2019, " a cradle-to-grave connected tire management
platform that allows fleets to virtually
eliminate unplanned tire-related downtime,
reduce tire costs per mile, and engender driver
confidence by pairing machine learning with
active inflation. "
The solution first considers inputs including
tire pressure sensor data, macro data and intelligence,
and preferences and priorities set by the
fleet. The analytics engine then predicts likely
outcomes, such as an imminent blowout and
need for roadside assistance, and sends alerts
to the fleet and driver.
Halo Connect pairs with Aperia's Halo Tire
Inflator, a device mounted to tractor and trailer
wheels to provide automatic inflation when pressure
decreases. The platform is compatible with
all vehicle makes and models and is available
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through major OEMs, a network of partners, and
directly from Aperia. Through the Halo Connect
Plan, Halo Connect 2.0 can be purchased as an
asset or as a subscription service.
" Halo Connect now couples deep historical
tire health insights with fleet-specific inputs
to deliver transformative tire management
solutions customized to each client, " said Josh
Carter, CEO of Aperia.
He explained Halo Connect 2.0's analytics
engine " leapfrogs " other tire pressure monitoring
systems, which provide threshold-based alerting.
As the company described: " If a fleet's target
cold inflation pressure (CIP) is 100 psi, the
system typically alerts when tires fall 20%
below target pressure. Because TPMS do not
consider context, they often yield substantial
false positives and data overload. "
Halo Connect 2.0 can leverage the data
revealed from 50 billion miles of real-world
fleet tire data, and the engine's machine learning
characterizes the various interrelated and
competing variables that affect and inform
tire-related maintenance and strategic decisions.
Aperia said this " effectively [enables] fleets
to shift from flying blind with a reactive tire
service model to confidently executing a proactive
service model that optimizes uptime and
tire maintenance cost. "
Previously, an Aperia study found using Halo
Connect can reduce the total number of alerts
requiring attention by about 75%. Per truck, this
equates to 3.4 alerts annually versus 16.5 alerts
via a basic TPMS.
" By considering the business and operational
context necessary to deliver actionable alerting,
Halo Connect enables fleets to get every cent
they paid for out of their tires and tire technology
investments, " Carter concluded.
New
20/32
Mid life
15/32
End of life
5/32
» Michelin's Regenion technology changes
the tread pattern as the tire wears to
maintain traction over the life of the tire.
Photo: Michelin
By Tyler Fussner
Michelin unveiled its new X One Line Energy D2
drive tire at ATA's Technology & Maintenance
Council 2022 Annual Meeting.
The X One Line Energy D2 is available for
line-haul, dry van truckload, and refrigerated
truckload applications. It's designed to reinforce
Michelin X One fuel savings superiority versus
dual tires, the company said. The tire is available
in size 445/50R22.5 L and has a 20/32 tread depth.
" This is our lowest rolling resistance tire that we
have ever launched, " said Nate Kirian, Michelin
VP of B2B sales-North America.
The tire is designed for industry-leading fuel
savings, lower total cost of ownership, and exceptional
traction and driver confidence, according
to to the tire maker.
The X One Line Energy D2 is a directional tire
for the first half of its life, Kirian explained. The
tire's advanced tread compound is credited in part
for the fuel savings it can deliver.
" When tests were run on the X One Line Energy
D2, diesel prices were about $2.55 per gallon, "
Kirian said. And when tested directly against a
competitive tire, there were " about $2,300 per year
in fuel savings. "
With the rise in diesel prices today, the fuel-efficient
design of the X One Line Energy D2 would
deliver even further savings than at the time of
testing.
" The most exciting thing about this tire is that
this tire breaks the trade-off between rolling resistance,
traction, and wear-and that's not easy to
do, " Kirian said.
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