The Australian truck tyre management company says operators should be more aware of “active rorting” occurring with their vehicle’s tyres
An Australian truck and bus tyre management specialist has warned fleet operators around the world that they may currently be losing “huge sums of money” due to “illegal and unsupervised tyre practices”.
Brad Bearman of Bears Tyres in Sydney says active rorting and poor management due to a lack of basic supervision is happening “right under the noses” of business owners and fleet operators.
“In fact, just because you don’t expect it to be happening, don’t think it’s not,” he says.
Bearman says tyre rorting strategies are often disguised as poor decision-making or management, loss of stock or even premature product failure among many other tactics.
“Unfortunately, the sign of the times tells us that most workshops do not have enough experienced staff on a daily basis to see everything properly,” he says.
“Which means operators form relationships with tyre companies large and small in the hopeful expectation this will not only offer extra arms and legs at their depots but also bring the best cpk available to the client.
“But this is the how and why of where it starts!”
Bearman is known in the Asia Pacific region for the software-based Bears Tyre Tracker that consolidates all operations and depots under the one umbrella. He says data is key to eliminating the issue of tyre malpractice.
“Too many tyres are being retired too early or are wasted far too quickly or they just straight out disappear without questions being asked, meaning money is squandered,” he says.
“Yet, if control measures are put in place and done correctly, there is major relief and fulfilment on both sides.
“But unfortunately, this is rarely the case, so a high percentage of what you think and expect is happening in your fleet’s tyre management just doesn’t reflect the reality.
“If this sounds familiar, you are definitely not alone.”