TIRE MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT TIPS

摘要

Good tire maintenance management can make or break a truck fleet. It's taken for granted that drivers, fuel, and tires are a fleet's top three operational expenses. No matter where tires land in that assessment, they are always the single highest cost item when it comes to fleet maintenance and repairs. It's an ongoing struggle for savvy fleet managers, and there are few hard-and-fast answers when it comes to tires. Each fleet has different operational and geographic demands to consider when focusing on tire maintenance - some of which can shift daily. "Maintaining tires is a collective effort by drivers, managers, and our shop associates," says Doug Lloyd, director of maintenance for Tennessee-based Averitt Express. "It's our number one expense, no doubt, as far as maintenance. We're engaging drivers to do a proper pre-trip and post-trip [inspection] . I really stress the post-trip at the shop location, because they can get it to the shop and get it corrected before the next morning."