The Importance of Tire Rotation: How GPS Fleet Tracking Can Help
9 Nov 2015
There are a lot of things you need to maintain and keep up with when you have fleet vehicles. This includes getting a tune-up to check hoses and connections, making sure the fluids are always topped off, and checking things like the battery and tire condition. Speaking of tires, you also need to rotate them regularly. It can be difficult to remember to get the tires rotated on fleet vehicles, which is where GPS fleet tracking comes in.
The Importance of Rotating Your Tires
One of the biggest reasons you need to have your fleet vehicle’s tires rotated regularly is because tires don’t wear typically evenly between the front and back tires. While the back tires might wear evenly, but they wear slower than the front tires.
Front tires wear on the outside edges the most due to turning the vehicle. When you rotate your tires, you have the best chance at even wear so you replace all tires at the same time. The even tires can also improve the safety of the vehicles and drivers, and make the vehicle drive more smoothly.
When You Need to Rotate Your Tires
There are a few signs to look for so you know when it is time to rotate the tires. You need to look for the beginning of uneven tire wear. These signs include some spots with deeper tread and other spots of shallow tread. You might also see tread feathering, which often occurs if tires are not rotated properly. Feel the tires along the edges to look for this feathering. You should also compare the wear between front and rear tires, and have them rotated when they don’t match. Tire noise and vibration is another common sign of needing a tire rotation.
How Fleet Tracking Can Help
Instead of trying to look for signs often or remember when it is time to rotate your tires, consider using GPS technology. Fleet management tracking software can help track mileage so you know when it is time to check the tires.
You can also use this software to set up alerts for when drivers should be inspecting the tires on their fleet vehicles or when the vehicles need to go in for a tune-up, maintenance, and tire rotation. Everything is done automatically for you, removing the guesswork.
Set up your GPS fleet tracking devices to remind drivers to inspect the tires and to know when you should have them rotated by a professional.
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