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Truck tyres maybe a boring subject – but whether it be major fleets to single operators, tyres not managed properly will cost them big time!
Truck tyres maybe a boring subject – but whether it be major fleets to single operators, tyres not managed properly will cost them big time!
Bears Tyre Tracker tyre management service was launched back in 2003 so we now have the benefit of hindsight of over 12 years of data
Tyres Following the strong impact of his recent comments on tyre cost cutting practices by naive truck fleet managers, independent national expert Mr Brad Bearman
Tyres – Part 1 Let’s be frank about it, cost cutting is king in truck fleet management, but an unwanted side effect is seeing the
An independent tyre expert has come out this week saying the wrong type of person is often in tyre choice roles, looking to cut costs, which can lead to unforeseen problems. For example, when trailer hub meters broke down they chose not to replace them. The hub meter is like a speedometer for trailers, helping in the maintenance of brakes, tyres, axles and general maintenance of trailers.
A new pain point with strong parallels to the ill-fated pink batts scheme is just beginning to emerge in the Australian truck and trailer sector,
Here’s an example of a client that decided to look after their own rotation management after years of servicing through Bears Tyres and the Bears
An example of well managed tyres that lasted 527 days and did over 258,000 kilometres.
Middle axle tyres. Middle axle being the worst for diagonal wear. Photo 1 and 2 show where the tread is actually ” SCUFFING” on the
This picture is not clear but there is excessive wear on the shoulder of the tyre above This is just another side of Bears Tyre Tracker.
Same tyre below as shown above from the other side – another tyre wasted due to no maintenance These show tyres that have not been
This chart is for steer tyres only for the same type of 28 prime movers doing the same routes. They effectively became un-maintained and the
These show prime mover with extreme alignment problem. Bears Tyre Tracker will alert the operator to problems such as this immediately. Sometimes in large fleets
Show tyres that were out of rotation schedule by 10 weeks. As you can see not only would there be a lot of bouncing around
These tyres above have irregular wear known as scalloping due to no rotations in their 261 days of life thus far. Left unattended this scalloping would