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Stay on top of tire inflation and most of your roadside failures will disappear. Photo from Goodyear.
" >Stay on top of tire inflation and most of your roadside failures will disappear. Photo from Goodyear.
" width="640">Today, Monday May 29, marks the beginning of National Tire Safety Week. It's a consumer-focused initiative presented by the Rubber Manufacturers Association designed to remind passenger car drivers and owners to get their tires into tip-top shape prior to the beginning of the summer road trip season, which begins officially with the long Memorial Day weekend.
This year, the American Automobile Association estimates that more than 39 million Americans will have hit the road this past weekend on a trip of 50 miles or more. That's a lot of potential flat tires.
But what's 50 miles? Heck, our tires aren't even warmed up in 50 miles. Every day of the year, long haul trucks run the equivalent of an average family's "big summer road trip" or cross-state visit to Grandma's place, so reminders such as this one could be easily dismissed. However, we all know that tire maintenance isn't one of trucking's strongest suits.
Besides, in less than two weeks we'll be facing CVSA's RoadCheck 2017 (June 6-8). While the stated focus of this year's RoadCheck event is cargo securement, rest assured that inspectors will not be ignoring tires.
If there are problems with your tires, you might need some time to schedule service to sort out the problem. Even if time is tight, remember that a thorough tire and wheel inspection will take a lot less time than the service call required to repair a tire gone bad.
"Not practicing proper tire care is the biggest pitfall we see," says Jason Evans, director of store operations for GCR Commercial Tires & Service, a division of Bridgestone Americas' Tire Operations. "We expect our tires to do a lot for us, and they need to be inspected frequently. ...Read the rest of this story
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