Inflation is good for owners of long-haul vehicles
This is a positive post about inflation, but it doesn’t come from an economist. Nor is it about the Consumer Price Index or Producer Price Index, or anything of that ilk. It is an inflation issue way more important to you – that of truck tyres. More specifically, the extensively positive effect that proper air pressure has on your tyres. A simple glance from the […]
Tyre Scuffing
Middle axle tyres. Middle axle being the worst for diagonal wear. Photo 1 and 2 show where the tread is actually ” SCUFFING” on the road and causing abbrasion to rubber like sandpaper to wood, due to “EXCESSIVE” jumping of tyre. Photo 3 shows where diagonal wear is starting to wear shoulders and irregularity is […]
Shoulder Wear on Outer Edge
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. Left untouched the outer rib would keep wearing excessively losing many tens of thousands of kilometres for the operator. Servicing this type of problem is part of tyre suppliers obligation […]
No Maintenance
Same tyre below as shown above from the other side – another tyre wasted due to no maintenance These show tyres that have not been maintained at all except for pressure. This is also diagonal tread wear. Tyres typically seem ok with the amount of tread but because of 0 maintenance 50% is shot. Eventually […]
Poor Alignment
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 this could be missed for many months before required action is taken. How many sets of steers have you lost like this because of lack of knowledge on your vehicles […]
Poor Rotation Timing
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 but the large loss of tread life costing the operator big $$$$$$
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 […]