Tag Archives: Maintenance

Tips to follow promote longer wheel life

The way to achieve the longest life and performance from the wheels on work trucks is through proper spec’ing and care.

Officials at Maxion Wheels, the world’s largest manufacturer of lightweight steel wheels (www.maxionwheels.com), say that fleet equipment specifiers could make wheels a “non-issue” if they’d follow a few simple guidelines and ask their equipment maintenance departments to follow the six spec’ing tips and seven maintenance steps to long wheel life.

Nationwide top 10 commercial driver and vehicle violations

In a recent industry presentation, Stephen Keppler, executive director of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), noted the top nationwide driver and vehicle safety violations.

These were revealed by data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (www.fmcsa.dot.gov).