Advantages of Outsourcing Your Fleet Maintenance
With so many companies and even government fleet operations under pressure to minimize their spending, the budget for fleet maintenance can often be a place where managers start their budget cuts. Keeping a crew on staff to maintain autos, along with leasing a warehouse or garage for repairs can be expensive. There are a number […]
Tire Maintenance Tip: Avoid Overloading Tires
Drivers ordinarily do not overload their tires except during vacation and holiday seasons. These are times of the year when the whole family will want to take everything from the family dog to their surfboard to wherever they’re going. Even at Christmas and Thanksgiving, drivers often want to take unusual items like a table or […]
Why Keep Your Steering and Suspension Properly Aligned?
No one likes to think they will have an emergency while driving, but with over 10 million accidents occurring each year across the U.S. the chances are that you will be in a few close calls from time to time. The difference between a close call and a full-blown accident is often the condition of […]
Tire Maintenance Tip: How To Check Tire Wear
Tire Safety Tire safety is one of those important chores that we should all take more seriously and it involves more than simply checking air pressure. Regular tire inspections can help you find dangerous problems with your tires and get them taken care of before any type of emergency occurs. This is also a great […]
Tire Maintenance Tips: Checking Your Spare Tires
Good, reliable tires are the best way to ensure that you’ll get where you’re going on time and safely, but many of us just don’t pay much attention to our tires. This is even more true of the spare tire. When’s the last time you looked in the trunk to make sure your spare tire […]
What To Do When You Get A Tire Blowout While Driving
A tire blowout can happen to anyone. Because it cannot be avoidable, the best thing you can do is to be prepared in the event of a tire blowout. Keep Your Vehicle Balanced The goal in any emergency highway situation should be to keep your vehicle balanced, in control and on the roadway. As you […]
Why It’s Dangerous To Drive With Worn Tires
Worn tires can cause several serious issues that many drivers may not be aware of. The number one problem is maneuverability. Losing control of your vehicle could result in a dangerous accident. Under normal driving conditions, a little tire wear might not be a big deal but what if it’s raining or icy? What if […]
Proper Tire Care Can Save Lives
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 11,000 crashes occur each year because of problems with tires. In many subsequent interviews, drivers talk about how they lost control of the vehicle long enough that it caused the accident. Accident reports confirm that bad tires or poorly inflated tires were the culprits. […]
Summer Travel Safety Tips
Summer has come and millions of Americans will surely hit the highways for a summer travel vacation. Some families go to visit relatives in other states and others try to get out to visit popular tourist attractions like Yosemite, the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls. Triple A, the motor club, is projecting that over a […]
Tire Aging: When to Replace Tires and How to Extend Service Life
Tire Aging Tire aging is unavoidable especially if you use your vehicle on a daily basis. As tires age, it also wears out until it comes to a point that you need to replace them to avoid accidents. When To Replace Tires? The simple answer to the question about when to replace tires is when […]