Tire blowouts can be extremely dangerous in the best of circumstances. Understanding how to deal with blowouts can help your fleet minimize damage and risks, saving lives, property, and cargo when …
It’s inevitable: If you drive a vehicle often, sooner or later you’re going to get a flat tire. While advances in tire technology have reduced the likelihood of experiencing random catastrophic tire failure, road hazards like nails, glass, and cavernous potholes are still omnipresent and capable of inflicting punctures severe enough to ruin your day. […]
Your tires can tell you a lot about your vehicle. It?s important to inspect them for tire wear patterns that can tell you if more services are needed.
Tire rotation isn't hard: It won't take you long and it's cheap to have done professionally. Still, it's something we often neglect to do. How often should you rotate your tires?
How do you know when to purchase new tires? Brian Bowersock with West Automotive Group talks about what to look for, when to replace tires and common problem...
Checking your tire pressure is crucial not only for ensuring good fuel efficiency, but also--and much more importantly--your own safety.
I always talk about how important it is to check the inflation pressure in RV and automobile tires, but is your tire pressure gauge giving you accurate information? If not it is basically worthle…
Getting a flat tire is a frustratingly ironic conundrum. You need to move your car to get your tire fixed, but you can’t because it’s broken. So what do you do: try and limp the poor thing to the nearest service station, toss on the donut (spare tire), or call a tow truck? Anything but …
Have you ever wondered how a car tire is made? The main ingredient, as you’re likely well aware of, is rubber. In order to make rubber, however, you need oil. And in order to turn rubber – and a tire’s other ingredients – into a functional tire, you also need oil. Noting this, just how …