Data Manager Helps Eliminate Human Frailty In Transport And Freight Sector
Human error in the freight and transport sector is normally inadvertently done but consequences can be very costly. In the transport, freight and logistics sectors, frequent movements of stock and the vehicles that transport the stock can put teams of employees under 24/7 demands and increase the likelihood of errors being made along the information […]
Premature Stripping Laid Bare
Huge sums of money are being wasted by transport fleet operators purely because some of their suppliers are actually doing too much. Buses, vans and trucks all seem to be exposed to the same fate, according to Australia’s only independent business-to-business level tyre trader and maintenance expert, Bear’s Tyres. Managing Director of the company, Mr […]
Cheap Tyres Or Expensive – Maintenance Matters
“Retreads can fail from wear and tear but in many cases the cost of a well maintained retread beats that of the Chinese tyre and when done properly will actually outperform it.” The never-ending debate among truck fleets operators is whether to use cheap tyres on a throwaway basis or expensive tyres which are expected to last longer. With cheaper, China-made tyres costing about $300 […]
Transporters And Fleets Can Monitor Tyre Warranties Nationally
Transport companies, couriers, bus and coach operators and any other fleet owners working nationally or over a large area now have an option in maintaining tyre warranties either than solely on their dealer’s word. Because tyre management until now has been purely down to visual checks and ‘hunches’, national tyre dealerships have always had a controlling hand […]
An End To Disappearing Tyre Plague For Fleets Owners And Transporters
To truck owners and transporters, tyre rorting is one of those commonplace nationwide problems yet an issue which most fail to address adequately and some refuse to admit to themselves it actually exists. Lack of tyre tracking and supervision has allowed unscrupulous drivers to run illegal sideline businesses in tyre trade, costing the owners an […]
‘Tyred’ old case must align to avoid too hard basket
Across all industries, tyre cases from transport vehicles of all sizes are being wastefully discarded when only the most basic of care can easily extend their lifespan by at least 50%. Heavy vehicles in particular, such as trucks and buses, seemed prone to having their tyre cases handled in this manner. However, a long-standing operator […]
Diagonal Tread Wear
This photograph taken of a trailer operated by a major national fleet and maintained by a big brand tyre company shows bad diagonal tread wear. Already this tyre has lost 10-15% of its useful life and untreated (as they often are) will be a large loss to the operator. For whose benefit? If serviced or […]