Tire Rolling Resistance

Tire Rolling Resistance

An average truck travels 125,000 miles per year. At diesel prices of $3.50 per gallon, and an optimistic average of 6 miles per gallon, it costs $72,915.00 to fuel that truck each year. A 1.0% loss is $729.00 wasted due to the increased rolling resistance of under-inflated tires.   Source: Air Chex Corp

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

28 million vehicles have one bald tire

Some 28 million vehicles are riding around on at least one bald tire, according to a recent Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) survey.

The survey also shows that 64% of motorists do not know how to tell if a tire is bald. Nine percent, according to the RMA, never check their tires’ tread depth.

An RMA survey from earlier this year revealed that only 17% of vehicles had four properly inflated tires, 55% of vehicles had at least one under-inflated tire, and 15% of vehicles had at least one tire that was under-inflated by eight psi.

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

Spare the donuts? Spare tires are becoming less popular

Spare the donuts? Spare tires are becoming less popular

Jul 5, 2011 8:30 AM

Fun fact: did you know we typically test over 80 new cars and trucks every year? And over time we’ve noticed that full-sized spare tires were going the way of the VCR, replaced with temporary spare tires–commonly called “donuts.”

Aside from the fairly obvious smaller appearance, you can also identify a temporary spare by the “T” designation that appears in front of the size shown on the sidewall of the tire.

These diminutive tires operate at higher pressure to provide the load capacity of a full-sized tire. They save room and more importantly save some weight, which helps improve a vehicle’s overall fuel economy.

But now we’re seeing the days of the temporary tire dwindling, with more cars eliminating the spare altogether (along with the tools to change a spare).

Green Tires Will Get You Further – Fueling Up for the Fourth?

Conserve gas and save cash with these holiday driving tips

PITTSBURGH, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As Americans across the country hit the road for the Fourth of Julyweekend, many families are struggling to deal with the burden of high fuel prices. One key tip is often left off fuel-saving checklists:  buying the right tires can significantly improve a car’s fuel efficiency.

Most new cars sold today come with fuel-efficient, or “green,” tires in order to help them meet national fuel-efficiency standards, known as Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, standards. These tires have low rolling resistance because they are made from a special combination of rubbers that reduces the amount of friction between the tire and the road, which is directly related to improved fuel efficiency. Reducing friction is an effective method of saving gas without sacrificing safety.

However, when their original tires wear out, many consumers replace fuel-efficient tires with lower-quality models, reducing the number of miles per gallon their cars can achieve. And as a result, they use more gas, which costs more money and is harmful to the environment.

Tire Care News – CONSUMER ALERT

Beware of False Promises

Tire News Media Group, Jim Anderson 

Several of the TPMS on the market today advertise “real time” functioning of their systems, suggesting up to the minute sensing for loss of tire pressure.

When actually they only “sample” pressures every few minutes (4 to 18 minutes), and only when the wheels are rotating.

This is the result of trying to conserve battery power of sensors that have non-replaceable batteries. This leads to the possibilities of not getting an up to date pressure reading until getting on the road again after an overnight stop. Additionally it also creates a situation where anything can happen between “sampling” periods.

True “real time” pressure monitoring is only possible with systems the monitor for pressure loss every second of the day or night, and not just when the wheels are rotating above a minimum RPM.

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

How to Read a Tire Sidewall

How-To Read a Tire – What Does the Sidewall Say?

The side of your tire, known as the sidewall, contains all the information you will need to know about your tire. Whether your tire says “Goodyear” or some other name, all tires are required to have this information.

“Tire Type” defines the proper use of the tire. P means this is a passenger car tire. If the tire had an LT then the tire would be for a light truck.

“Tire Width” is the width of the tire measured in millimeters from sidewall to sidewall. This tire is 215 millimeters.

“Aspect Ratio” is the the ratio of the height of the tire’s cross-section to its width. 65 means that the height is equal to 65% of the tire’s width.

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

How to Read a Tire – What Does the Sidewall Say?

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How-To Read a Tire – What Does the Sidewall Say?

information provided by Goodyear

The side of your tire, known as the sidewall, contains all the information you will need to know about your tire. Whether your tire says “Goodyear” or some other name, all tires are required to have this information.

“Tire Type” defines the proper use of the tire. P means this is a passenger car tire. If the tire had an LT then the tire would be for a light truck.

“Tire Width” is the width of the tire measured in millimeters from sidewall to sidewall. This tire is 215 millimeters.

“Aspect Ratio” is the the ratio of the height of the tire’s cross-section to its width. 65 means that the height is equal to 65% of the tire’s width.

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

Tips for Better Fuel Economy

Post Office Offers Tips for Better Fuel Economy

With the largest civilian fleet in the world—more than 214,000 vehicles traveling more than 1.2 billion miles each year—the U.S. Postal Service knows a lot about vehicles and tire pressure.

Summer driving season is approaching and the Maintain Tire Pressure postage stamp helps remind motorists that proper tire pressure can help improve gas mileage. It’s one of the 16 Go Green Forever stamps issued by USPS.

The tried and true tips our letter carriers use to conserve fuel when delivering mail can also help motorists during summer driving season, and year round.”

Fuel conservation tips:

• Use air to save fuel—Underinflated tires can increase fuel consumption by as much as 4 percent and lead to excessive tire wear. Properly inflated tires are safer and last longer.

• Don’t idle—Idling uses at least a half gallon of fuel per hour and releases excess carbon dioxide and other pollutants into the atmosphere.

• Drive the speed limit—Speeding is dangerous and, at highway speeds, fuel economy drops for every one mile per hour driven over the speed limit.

• Make gradual starts and stops—Quick accelerations consume more fuel than gradual starts.

These fuel conservation tips are part of a comprehensive strategy USPS is using to meet its goal to reduce vehicle petroleum use 20 percent by 2015.

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

New tire pressure monitors for wide-base single tires

Fleet Specialties Co. announces three new Tire Sentry systems designed for trucks and/or trailers with wide-base super-single tires. The TMA-SS Series of advanced tire pressure monitors will warn drivers of developing tire problems resulting from a loss of tire pressure at a fraction of the cost of a replacement tire, said the maker.

The automatic tire monitoring system continuously monitors for low tire pressure and will alert of an under-inflated tire, or a developing tire problem. The Tire Sentry system will also help to maintain a vehicle’s optimum tire pressure by advising when routine tire pressure maintenance is required.

Tire manufacturers agree that a primary cause of premature tire failure is under-inflation. Not only does it cause tires to over-heat resulting in zipper-ruptures and devulcanization, but also accelerates tread ware and reduces fuel economy (studies show that fuel efficiency may be increased by some 3% to 5% by keeping tires properly inflated).

Further information may be obtained by contacting William Shore at: Fleet Specialties Co. (800) 350-3556 or by visiting http://www.tiresentry.com/.

Article from, FE Fleet Equipment

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

Advanced, affordable tire pressure monitoring

Several tire manufacturers recently announced increases in tire prices by as much as 15% in the near future, prompting many fleet operators to seek new ways to extend useful tire life.

Tire experts agree that a primary cause of premature tire failure and poor tread life is underinflation. Not only does underinflation cause excessive heat build-up in the tire, creating dangerous driving conditions, it also shortens tire life by rapidly increasing tread wear. The detection and prevention of underinflation can also help to reduce occurrences of accelerated tread wear, zipper ruptures and devulcanization, according to Tire Sentry.

With recent advances in microchip technology, electronic tire pressure monitoring is now affordable for both large and small fleet operations. The Tire Sentry system uses advanced RF microchip technology to continuously monitor tire pressure from inside the cab. This wireless remote sensing system enables low tire pressure to be automatically detected by using electronic wheel sensors (electronic valve caps) to warn the driver/operator when any tire has lost as little as 10% of its normal operating pressure, the maker said.

Electronic tire pressure monitoring can be a particularly useful tool to support, or enhance most any preventive maintenance program, while also providing several benefits associated with good tire maintenance.

Article from, FE Fleet Equipment

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

California City Mandates RV Parking Permits

Owning an oversized vehicle in Burbank, Calif., just got a lot harder. According to a report by the Burbank Leader, the City Council this week adopted a plan that would force drivers of non-commercial vehicles longer than 22 feet or taller than 8 feet — which would include most recreational vehicles, trucks with campers or trailers, even raised pickups — to get a daily $5 permit for parking on residential streets or face a $55 citation.

Even those who have a permit will also be prohibited from parking within 80 feet of any intersection in a residential neighborhood under the new rules.

The ordinance has been almost six years in the making, said traffic engineer Ken Johnson, and began as an effort to address complaints of people living in recreational vehicles and parking them on residential streets — a practice prohibited by state and city law.

Fatal accident sparks tire safety concern

 VIDEO Fatal accident sparks tire safety concern

Reno, NV — The Nevada Highway patrol said a bad tire apparently caused a single rollover accident that killed Rosa Arroyo, 42 on Friday. The women from Utah was driving on highway 93 north of Ely when the tread apparently separated from the tire, causing her car to spin across the lane into oncoming traffic.

This incident is a reminder of tire safety especially with summer just around the corner.

Tire specialists said there are three things car users should check before heading out on a summer road trip.

The first is to check your tire pressure. To do that, look inside your car.

“Every driver door has a sticker that comes from the factory that tells you the recommended tire pressure you should have in the front and rear tire,” said Andy Bibbs, service manager at Firestone Complete Auto Care on S. Virginia Street.

Secondly, check for treading.

“These grooves get real low and it loses the ability to grip like it should, that’s a key issue with people going on trips because it’ll wear down a lot faster in the heat and a 200 mile trip,” Bibbs said.

To check if you have enough tread depth on your tire, take a penny and hold it upside down with President Lincoln facing you, then put it in between the groove of your tire. If anything above Lincoln’s hairline is shown, it’s time to change that tire.

“You look at the side and you think you have plenty of tread left on, but it could be completely bald inside,” said Bibbs.

Thirdly, make sure the tire has an even wear. One way to check for that is by running your hands along the wheel; however, tire specialists recommend that an experienced mechanic at a tire shop do that for you.

Sgt. Frank Hernandez with the Nevada Highway Patrol said taking these simple steps can sometimes mean life or death.

“Having the low treaded tires or tires that are going flat are hazards not only to you, but to the other drivers on the highway,” said Sgt. Hernandez.

And that’s because without good tires, you can lose control of your car.

“Don’t risk it, don’t risk your life or your family’s life or someone else’s on the road,” said Sgt. Hernandez. “Just buckle down and get some new tires.”

Many tire specialists said during the summer, the roads will obviously be hotter than in the winter, meaning your tires can wear down faster.

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

Source:  Jessica Chen  My News 4, Reno NV

Ready for that summer road trip?

Spring is in the air! As the cold and dreary days of winter come to an end many people are left struggling with a bad case of cabin fever and what better way to brighten your spirits than a road trip to usher in the warmer weather? With tighter budgets and a goal of keeping costs low many people may even substitute one or two trips on the road in lieu of a longer more structured (expensive) summer vacation. Before you load up the family and the car review the following checklist to ensure you get the most from your next road trip.

Maintenance and Mechanical

1. Check Fluids.

These include: engine oil, power steering fluid (ever drive a car without power steering? It sucks, quite frankly), brake fluids, transmission fluids, windshield washer fluid, and antifreeze/coolant. Checking the fluids doesn’t cost anything, but it could save you a bundle if you notice you are low on a fluid. Tow trucks cost A LOT more than any of the aforementioned fluids.

2. Inspect Belts and Hoses.

Your car has a lot of belts under the hood. A belt that fails can affect the electrical system, air conditioning, power steering, and the cooling system. It may be something barely noticeable, or it may leave you stranded on the side of the road with a blown motor and $1,500 repair bill. Cooling system hoses deteriorate from within sometimes, so you might want to consider replacing old hoses and clamps even if they appear to be in marginal condition.

Stretch your gas mileage, be fuel efficient

better gas milage as easy as 1,2,3

    1.  As easy Tune-UP

Replace worn spark plugs, plug wires and oxygen sensors along with dirty air filters to help your vehicle run more efficiently for optimal gas mileage.

2. Fuel System Treatment

Remove power-robbing debris and deposits that contaminate your fuel system to restore lost gas mileage.

3. Monitor Tire pressure

One of the easiest ways to increase gas mileage by 3-6% at the same time tire performance, safety and the life on the tire is to simply monitor your tire pressure.  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

Other Easy Ways To Save At The Pump

High–Tech Options For Tires Abound This Spring

High–tech options for tires abound this spring and you should find out what they are right now. Find out how to save gas with the help of your car tires.

Know Your Size
Check the tire sidewalls and write down the numbers you find there, especially your existing tire size. There are times when a vehicle manufacturer requires different sizes for the front and rear axles, so be sure to check your vehicle owner’s manual.

Know What You Want

Do you want the quiet comfort of a luxury all–season tire? Or is it high–performance, long tread mileage or increased fuel economy? Thanks to recent technological advances, today’s tires can give vehicles an extra edge in many of these areas.