Heavy-duty alignment opportunity: Technology creates new ways to market and profit from the service

摘要

Improved tire wear and better fuel efficiency are the benefits of a properly aligned commercial truck. Yet many operators neglect alignments, according to major tire equipment manufacturers who estimate that up to 70% of commercial vehicles need the service. "It's always been interesting to me that in the heavy-duty world we've got the most expensive tires, the highest number of tires per vehicle, the most weight on those tires, and the tires running the most miles, but alignment has never been in the forefront like it is in automotive," says Don Glaser, heavy-duty alignment product manager at Hunter Engineering Co.