Volvo, Michelin offer Good Advice

Volvo and Michelin advises that you can make a drastic cut in your energy consumption by employing tire pressure monitors on your trucks and trailers. As yet another study has shown, a few simple actions like this can save you big money at the pump and deliver significant improvements in your vehicle’s fuel economy.

That’s especially true for drivers of trucks and big rigs.

The right wheel alignment and tire pressure can cut a truck’s fuel consumption by as much as 3% and reduce its carbon emissions by nearly 15 percent, according to research from Volvo Trucks and Michelin. In doing so, those changes can also save a truck-driver as much as $10,356 per vehicle per year.

“There is still some lack of awareness in the transport industry about the importance of keeping tires properly inflated on both the truck and the trailer,” said a manager for Volvo Trucks’ Aftermarket Department, adding that haulage companies could make a big difference by checking trucks for tire problems and correcting them. “If everyone did this, it would have a significant impact on carbon dioxide emissions.”

Now you can monitor your tires for loss of pressure 24/7 using state of the art technology. The Tire Sentry advanced wireless tire pressure monitoring systems, (TPMS) has been honored with many industry awards, and is a product designed and built in the USA. - Tire Sentry