Keep Your Fleet on their Feet with Tire Management

Do you know the health of your fleet? As a manager of fleet services, the overall condition of your fleet is always at the forefront of your mind. But with so many vehicles and factors to oversee, it can be overwhelming. Fleet managers must keep track of oil, engines, body and trailer maintenance, and, of course, tires. Indeed, understanding the current condition and performance of tires can help you know when it’s time to replace your tires prior to an accident occurring. More so, among other benefits, regular tire maintenance pays off with longer tire life and improved gas mileage.

Tires are often the largest maintenance expense for truck fleets. But failing to keep them maintained can cost an organization far more than conscientious upkeep would. On a typical linehaul truck, the target mileage is 300,000 miles for drive tires, and 200,000 for steer and trailer tires. However, weather, load, road conditions, and other uncontrollable factors can greatly impact a tire’s projected longevity.

To help fleet managers oversee and measure their tire programs while keeping their fleet rolling safely down the road, Bauer Built offers Value Added Services. This suite of services is designed to give your fleet the tools necessary to best manage the lifetime of its tires, and enhance efficiency by optimizing assets and decreasing expenditures.

Bauer Build Value Added Services provides you with:

  • Fleet Performance Analysis – Create a benchmark for your fleet’s tire program and capture your fleet’s tire run-out performance
  • Fleet Analysis – Discover the tire and maintenance practices that cost you money with information gathered using Michelin’s Tire Check program
  • Mounted Wheel and Tire Management – Improve the efficiency of your tire program, maximizing all tire assets while reducing costs
  • Retread Reporting – Customer Summary Reporting and MRT’s Bib Tread™ software gives access to a variety of reports that help guide cost-effective tire decision-making
  • Scrap Tire Analysis – Review wear patterns to ascertain factors impacting wear for every tire that leaves your fleet
  • RAR Analysis – See casing performance details to determine which tires deliver the lowest cost per mile

Because tires are such a costly component of your fleet, it is important to use every tool available to maximize tire life and ensure you have the best tires to suit the needs of your specific fleet. And Bauer Built is here to help.

Learn more about how Bauer Built Value Added Services can help improve your fleet’s quality and efficiency while reducing costs by visiting us today!

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