Truck tires are more than “where the rubber meets the road.” Understanding truck tire sizes, tire load ratings, why ply no longer matters, and more is important for today’s fleet managers.
Minimizing costs and maximizing uptime is every fleet manager's goal. An effective way to achieve this is preventive maintenance and proactive driver training.
Aperia Technologies extended its reach into the last-mile segment with its Halo Connect Predictive Tire Maintenance Platform, for heavy-, medium-, and light-duty commercial vehicle applications.
Showing your fleet drivers where to find and how to measure tire pressure, monitor tread depth, and check for tire damage will go a long way to prevent catastrophic failures.
McCarthy Tire Service purchased Truck Fleet Repair to help expand in the Norfolk, VA market.
LiftWise introduced the new HTH-1400 Hanging Tire Handler. The product is designed with a capacity to lift tires weighing up to 1,400 pounds.
Stay proactive, keep truck tires properly inflated, stay on the lookout for problems, mate your tires appropriately, and lean on tire professionals when needed.
Tire management today is easier with “smart” tire systems, but they present challenges of their own.
After investigating a 2020 multi-vehicle crash that included a motorcoach, three trucks and a passenger vehicle, the National Transportation Safety Board finds that highway speed limits, commercial vehicle collision avoidance systems, connected technology, and more, need to be addressed.
As tire manufacturers continually improve their products, results include lowered operational costs, improved safety, and reduced environmental impact.
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