Alignment
What is Proper Wheel Alignment?
A properly aligned vehicle is one in which all wheels are aimed in the same direction.
Some very low tolerance or acceptable error is designed into each vehicle by the manufacture.(see the vehicle manufacturer specifications)
How Can Wheel Alignment Benefit Your Operation?
The number one and number two operating expenses in over-the-road transportation are fuel and tires respectively.
Both are typically perceived as hard to control. Routine wheel alignment is the most effective way to control tire cost and can impact fuel cost as well.
Problems created by misalignment:
- Excessive tire wear
- Increased fuel consumption caused by increased rolling resistance
- Unsafe vehicle handling characteristics
- Driver fatigue and driver retention
- Premature suspension component wear
Between 70 and 80 percent of heavy duty vehicles on the road today are misaligned!
The transportation industry, as a whole, finds that outsourcing timely, accurate alignment service performed by qualified technicians is difficult to manage.
As a result alignment is mostly addressed after the damage has been done. Simply making alignment part of a vehicle or fleet preventive maintenance program allows operators to easily get a handle on this perceived uncontrollable expense.
Experts recommend a minimum of two to three alignments per year or every 50,000 to 60,000 miles as a part of the average vehicle’s preventive maintenance program.
Alignment service is a natural fit for service facilities currently providing tire or suspensions service. Technicians performing repairs on heavy duty suspensions or performing tire and wheel related services are in effect alignment technicians. The only required equipment is a precision measuring system.
McGriff Tire Company has that precision measuring system. The all new "Beissbarth ML5000T Series" Advanced Technology Heavy Duty Computerized Truck Alignment System. Contact your McGriff Tire Commercial Service location today for an appointment.
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