New Milepro vs Recaps Testing
We just just finished testing a new set of tyres on a Scania bus rear drive. Test was performed to compare quality and performance between new Milepro China product and recaps in same application with same vehicle. See the pic. Brand / Type Kilometres Service Days Rotations CpK (per tyre) Milepro New Tyre 32,174 148 1 […]
TYRES – The first set choice is more important than you think!!!
When buying a new truck or trailer the dealer is always out to beat the sale price of their rival and turn a profit. That’s business. What potential purchasers forget is the INITIAL choice of tyre is paramount to provide them with lower running costs over their life and replacement time. New vehicle salesman will […]
Results Just In! New Tyre Underperforms Compared to Recaps
Testing a new Chinese tyre versus Recaps on the same vehicle. Full editorial and pics coming soon. Tyre Type Service Kilometres Service Days Rotation Count Cents Per Km (per tyre) New Chinese 32,174 148 1 0.81 Previous Recap 57,075 259 1 0.40 Previous Recap 57,745 217 1 0.39 Note: Testing is done with a full […]
Testing Now – Saulin vs Bridgestone
Our latest test happening now! 295/80×22.5 Saulin steer vs Bridgestone R150 Watch for results
Testing BDV Bandag Recap
Test vehicle is an 8 wheeler front lift garbage truck doing double shifts for a leading waste management company. The vehicle is constantly averaging payloads of up to 7 tonne. The following tyres were managed through Bears Tyre Tracker and all maintenance costs are included in the final CPK (cost per kilometre) figure. Tyres had […]
Latest test of the Joyall 501
Quantity 8, 11×22.5 Joyall on front and rear drive axles Test vehicle is an 8 wheeler front lift garbage truck doing double shifts for a leading waste management company. The vehicle is constantly averaging payloads of up to 7 tonne. The following tyres were managed through Bears Tyre Tracker and all maintenance costs are included […]
National Suppliers Give You Nothing
Truck tyres maybe a boring subject – but whether it be major fleets to single operators, tyres not managed properly will cost them big time! This picture is a steer tyre on a major bus fleet in Sydney, serviced by a national tyre supplier. The tyre is not a cheap one and the fleet owner […]
Is the right person managing your fleet? (Part 2)
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 has now provided actual data detailing ROI. When an experienced expert fills the shoes of a non-experienced fleet manager who acts on gut instinct alone, it reveals costly inefficiencies and […]
Is the right person managing your fleet? (Part 1)
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 wrong type of person into such roles because it leads to unforeseen problems. I can cite one example of such a person in a fleet management role at a large […]