Spring is coming, and it’s a good time to get out in the yard and perform a tire quality inventory on your fleet of vacuum trucks and other service vehicles. Today’s tires can take an enormous amount of abuse, but neglecting them can be quite costly. Follow these 10 basic tire maintenance procedures to lower your per-mile tire costs through extended tread life and fewer premature removals:1. Determine proper inflation levels for your application. The biggest influence on tire life is inflation pressure. At normal speeds, running tires at 20 percent under recommended pressure reduces tire mileage by 16 percent
