Tyre Pressure Monitoring is Essential Says Tyre VIPS
* “Underinflated tyres can cause excessive heat build up and result in a multitude of problems.” Firestone Tire Co., Consumer Tire Recall Bulletin, November 2000
* “A properly inflated tyre, on average, will have a savings of about five percent on fuel over a tire that is improperly inflated.” Harvey Brodsky; Managing Director, Tire Retread Information Bureau (TRIB), as quoted in Fleet Maintenance, March 2006
* “Of the 3 top retreaders in the U.S., Bandag; Goodyear & Oliver Retreading Systems; all agree that proper tyre maintenance is the key to a good retread.” David Cullen; Sr. Editor, Fleet Owner Magazine
* “Pressure maintenance is still the foremost thing that a fleet can do to get the most out of its tyres. Pressure maintenance is a very labor intensive process and very expensive.” Guy Walenga ; Commercial Products Engineering. Mgr., Bridgstone/Firestone
* “Nothing beats good maintenance” Ray Labuda; V.P. of Tyre Technology, Hankook Tire of America
* “Several maintenance practices are critical, especially tyre inflation.” Jerry Strigle; Goodyear Tyre & Rubber
* “Most fleets that have significant problems with tires don’t have a program to insure tyres are run at the correct pressures.” Bill Forsch; Yokohama Tyre Corp
* “Underinflation especially effects the success rate for retreading. It damages casings. Retreading can wind up being expensive for fleets that don’t monitor air pressure.” Bill Forsch; Yokohama Tire Corp.
* “Incorrect inflation can lead to heat damage of the casing; fatigue in the belts, sidewalls and beads; irregular tread wear; premature tread loss; reduced braking efficiency, and even lower fuel economy due to increased rolling resistance.” Guy Walenga ; Commercial Products Engineering. Mgr., Bridgstone/Firestone
* “A tyre will rotate 500-plus times every mile, and with each rotation, every point in the tyre is flexing. When a tyre is underinflated, this flexing is more pronounced. That hastens tyre fatigue by generating more heat than if the proper pressure level were maintained.” Guy Walenga ; Bridgstone/Firestone
* “Tyre Inflation tops everyone’s list of critical tyre-maintenance elements.” David Cullen; Sr. Editor, Fleet Owner Magazine
* “Proper inflation is a must. The most critical factor in tyre maintenance is proper inflation. Running a tyre underinflated can have serious consequences. Over-inflation can also cause serious damage to a tyre.” TMC, The Maintenance Council; Guide to Tyre-wear Conditions an Causes
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