Rico Austin may be “just a tire guy,” but he has just published his 8th book, showcasing a solid storytelling ability that draws upon his imagination and a number of rather interesting life experiences.

There’s no question about the general purpose of drive tires – they’re engineered specifically for the drive axle position to transform torque into traction.

Owner operator Carl Andrioff is accustomed to getting long tread wear from his Double Coin RLB400 drive tires, but even he was surprised by his latest results — 385,000 miles!

Parts inventories can be intimidating to manage, and if not done well, can be costly. On average, parts are 50 percent of what labor cost is for the typical trucking fleet.

In a perfect world, every trailer you backed up to would be the exact height for your truck and hitch combination! Unfortunately, we live in reality and every trailer is different. In my world, at Palmetto Yacht Management, nothing can be more stressful than backing up to a trailer and realizing you didn’t bring the right […]

«One of the best drive tires in the market» . . . «We’re regularly getting 200,000 miles» . . . «The quality at its price level is hard to beat.»  We receive feedback like this often on the Double Coin RLB400 drive tire. An extra deep 30/32″ tread with stone drilling protectors promotes long original […]

In my last post we talked about the frustrations of an executive maintenance leader. Now let’s talk about how fleet management can reduce these frustrations to help maintain and motivate their maintenance leaders.

When longtime Alabama tire dealer Ed Westmoreland says the Double Coin RR150 is «probably the best spread axle tire in the industry,» you can take it to the bank . . . he’s been selling tires for almost 50 years now.

There’s a lot of well-founded discussion in the trucking industry about the shortage of technicians. I believe an even bigger potential impact on fleet performance, however, is the lack of qualified maintenance managers.