Tire Discounts

jjoerger

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
US Army
I just bought new steer tires at Speedco and used the FedEx discount. Saved over $400 from what I was quoted at TA. If you are looking for tires don't forget to get a quote and ask for the discount.
 

TeamCaffee

Administrator
Staff member
Owner/Operator
That tire discount is amazing! When we have purchased tires with the discount the dealer did not know the discounted price.
 

LDB

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
Is the tire discount available for van size tires too?
 

TeamCaffee

Administrator
Staff member
Owner/Operator
Leo you should be able to see the discounts on the extra net or an letter that was sent out to the contractors. If you cannot find this or do not have the letter talk to your CC and have them get you the information as it is handy to have.
 

aileron

Expert Expediter
Is the tire discount available for van size tires too?

If you are talking about the Michelin tire discount that FedEx CC is offering, yes, it works for anything, van, car.... The trick is to find a tire dealer that is set up for 'michelin national billing' or some crap like that. The only one that I was able to find was NTB/Tire Kingdom. They are set up for it. You can go to the extranet under tire discounts and print the letter with instructions and take it to the dealer. But, make sure you follow up on this, cause most people at the tire dealer don't know what they are doing, even when they call Michelin and are told exactly how to do it, and they mess things up.

I would say that with the problems I had (charging me the wrong price because they entered the wrong code in, charging me twice for the same tires - NTB people didn't know what they were doing, but a few calls to Michelin fixed it) it is not worth the hassle, but then I paid $125 per tire for my van instead $180, so I might do it again.
 
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layoutshooter

Veteran Expediter
Retired Expediter
The discount on the bigger tires is very good. The minor problems we have had are not worth worrying about.
 

jjoerger

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
US Army
When I called Speedco for a quote I asked for the FedEx Contractors discount and the guy there knew exactly what to do.
2 Bridgestone R280, 295/75R22.5, mounted, balanced, valve stems and all taxes for $725.41.
 

bubblehead

Veteran Expediter
We just bought 6 michelin XZA3s all the same size/tread in order to rotate all to the steer position. The discount was :). After getting our invoice, I can understand why Michelin dosen't want us to make a public disclosure of the pricing.
 

redytrk

Veteran Expediter
Charter Member
I always buy Goodyear. Guys there tell me the FE discount is even better than Goodyear employees get.
 
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