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Maintenance
Save money, boost uptime, be a hero with smart tire management
There are two truths every contractor or fleet manager should know about tires. 1. Tires are expensive. After fuel and wages, tires are your biggest operating expense; bigger than maintenance, oil changes and all the rest. 2. Most tires don’t wear out. They’re run to destruction. In other words, you’re often not getting your full […]
May 1, 2013
Maintenance
Maintenance
Otr tires – by the numbers How to crack the codes for lower cost and longer-life tires By Tom Jackson Next to fuel and wages, tires are the biggest operating cost for heavy construction fleets. Yet a surprising number of contractors care little about their tires as long as they’re round, black and rolling. Such […]
June 28, 2011
Business
Maintenance
Tackling tires Training, maintenance and software pay big dividends By Tom Jackson After two years of trade school a good mechanic will know a lot about engines, hydraulics and transmissions. But where do they go to learn about tires? In most cases – nowhere. Tires aren’t taught in vocational schools, and given what they cost […]
March 2, 2011
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