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Combating Corrosion – How trailer makers are preventing moisture from leading to higher trailer costs and shorter service life!
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Lion Electric celebrates 10 million miles driven
How to Get a Handle on Your Truck Fleet’s Toll Costs
Eaton introduces DC-DC converters for 48-volt commercial vehicle architecture
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Fleet Equipment covers all the latest industry news and in-depth features related to trucks, tractors and trailers, including detailed information on the latest equipment components. Fleet Equipment tracks industry equipment trends, focusing on the issues that help fleets run the most efficient and productive trucks on the road. Fleet Equipment’s detailed editorial focused squarely on the equipment makes it an excellent resource for every fleet. The experienced editorial staff provides insights and solutions based on their many years in the trucking industry. Access to digital editions, contests, news, and more are ready for you today!
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So, maybe you watched last week’s video and you’re taking a hard look at your tires for National Tire Safety Week, and you’ve got your tire pressure set perfectly and your tires are looking great… Now you just don’t let the little things slip through the cracks.
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Tires are so complicated – that’s why they’re so fun to talk about. Like, why don’t we ever talk about runout tires? What does your fleet do with them? Do you have a policy? This is something all fleets are going to have to contend with sooner or later, so you should probably have a policy.
Runout tires, those tires that are no longer perfectly round, should be marked and paired up with a suitable tire to be used at the earliest convenience. This will keep the tire from aging out before it has reached the suitable amount of life cycles for that fleet. I’m talking about both the first life and retreads, here.
And, on that note, just make sure you have solid maintenance records for all of your tires in general, right? You have daily pressures I can’t even imagine breathing down your neck just to keep your fleet running smoothly, so it might be tempting to let recording your data slip for a few months – I totally get it! But knowing the fleet average helps identify individual trucks or tires that are not performing well, and lets you do something about it before it becomes an issue that causes unplanned downtime.
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