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Title: Radial Tires And Proper Tire Maintenance Save Money
Author: Alex Jankowsky
Source: American Gas Association 1979
Year Published: 1979
Abstract: Fuel savings is on everybodys mind. To an average fleet, the price of diesel fuel has more than quadrupled since 1973, and indications are that it will go higher. Therefore. even a 1 percent fuel savings can translate into a considerable dollar savings to any fleet. The radial truck tire, with less tread squirming and cooler running, has less heat buildup and a lower rolling resistance and thus saves fuel. Of the 144 documented fuel saving tests on record, the average fuel savings is 11.7 percent. Exxon ran a test in one of its operations in the Northeast and came up with a 14.28 percent fuel savings. Perhaps your fleet will save only 5 percent or even 3 percent by switching to radial tires - in other words, if youre spending 1 million on fuel. a 3 percent saving would mean saving 30,000.

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