| class="googleright"> | | | | operators/owners can monitor tire pressure even if |
| Improperly inflated tires are a safety hazard! | | | | the driver is not paying attention. |
| ⢠Tires are the second most likely cause or | | | | Many benefits are derived from installing a Tire |
| contributor to vehicle accidents, accounting for 20.9% | | | | Pressure Management system to vehicles in your fleet |
| of all accidents. | | | | not least of which is increased fuel efficiency. Statistics |
| ⢠Tire debris (gators) thrown from vehicles | | | | show that each 10psi of under inflation (per tire) |
| can endanger other vehicles. | | | | causes a fuel economy drop of 0.5%. This leads to an |
| ⢠Improperly inflated tires compromise vehicle | | | | aggregate of 0.514% increase in fuel use due to low |
| handling, stability and braking performance, particularly in | | | | tire pressure, per tractor- trailer combination. In other |
| adverse conditions. | | | | words, under inflated tires waste over 5.4 million gallons |
| By installing a Tire Pressure Monitoring System, drivers | | | | of fuel everyday (over 2 billion gallons each year) in |
| can be aware of improper inflation in real time. Attach | | | | the U.S. |
| the system to a Fleet Tracking System and fleet | | | | |