Have You Checked Your Tires Today?

Your tires are one of the most important items on your daily list to check when traveling or for that matter just driving around town. Your life depends on those black round things that go around and around and keeps you off the ground. Tire pressure has to be maintained, always to the specs, from the manufacture. All tire are marked on the side walls, of course it's always in small print, but is always there.

With proper inflation, the life of the tire is always improved. The ride of the vehicle can also be affected by improper inflation. Too much air, the tire bounces, wears in the center, and could cause traction problems in adverse weather conditions.

Running the tires under-inflated could cause the vehicle to sway from side to side more than normal. The excess  sway could cause undue side wall fatigue and can cause the outside edges of the tread to wear more, thus this shortens the life of your tires.

I started my trucking career in the 1960's and bought my 1st truck and became an owner operator in 1976. Thus I have learned about tires and how to take care of them to achieve a safe ride and get the best tire life possible.
Early in my trucking career a tire repairman told me one of the most important thing I could know about tires is "just keep 'em pumped-up and they'll live", the man really knew his stuff, I have always followed his advise.