ALL TYRED OUT?
1st December 2011, Page 12
1st December 2011
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Everybody knows about the link between properly inflated tyres and fuel economy, and it seems operators are catching on to the benefits of low-rolling resistance tyres too.
These tyres have been successful in numerous tests (including those carried out by CM – see the 2 September 2010 issue, in which we estimated a 3%-plus improvement in economy of a 44tonner).
We asked Trucking Britain respondents: if fuel savings could be guaranteed by fitting low-rolling resistance tyres, would you change your current tyre policy?
The answer from a not entirely resounding 58% was ‘yes’, although just 16% offered a flat ‘no’ in response; the remaining 26% were unsure and are clearly ripe for being convinced of the benefits by tyre suppliers.