COST BREAKDOWN OF
DRAGGED TIRES
 A tire survey was done on a estimate of 350 tractors
at 2½ trailers per truck. An average of 40 tires were
destroyed and rebuilt from a fleet of 875 trailers. Of the
40 tires, 20 had to be replaced at a cost of
approximately $435.00 per tire. The other 20 tires
which were not totally ruined, were rebuilt for a cost
of $185.00 per tire. The original cores of the 20
destroyed tires were priced out for about $100.00 per
core.
Average cost of new tires:
20 x $435.00
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$8,700.00 |
Average cost of rebuilt tires:
No. of tires 20 x $185.00 |
$3,700.00 |
Average cost of destroyed core.
No. of cores 20 x $100.00 |
$2,000.00 |
Total loss not including downtime
and labour???: |
$14,400.00 |
Safety prevention is a big concern to the trucking
industry. We feel with the SKIDDD Wheel Indicator,
both the driver and fleet owner, would be able to put
money in their pockets.
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