Maintaining correct tyre air pressure is the single most effective way to control truck tyre wear and improve casing life and tyre performance.
Too much air in your tyres creates a handful of performance and handling issues but too little air is far more common and expensive. An under-inflated tyre flexes more as it rolls down the road, resulting in increased friction that raises the rubber's temperature.
"Heat is a tyre's greatest enemy; it causes a tyre's components to deteriorate and may even damage the steel cords," says Tim Miller, communications manager for Goodyear Commercial Tire. "Insufficient inflation also hurts fuel economy, since under-inflated tyres force truck engines to work harder."
Ambient temperature also affects inflation pressures. Recommended pressure drops one pound for every 10-degree increase in ambient temperature.
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