{"id":4295,"date":"2022-02-02T09:58:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T17:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.doublecointires.com\/winter-driving-tips\/"},"modified":"2022-12-20T00:53:15","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T08:53:15","slug":"winter-driving-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doublecointires.com\/es\/winter-driving-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Driving Tips for Truckers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Winter is here with a vengeance, and winter driving adds another level of danger to an already tough job. Here\u2019s some tips to help keep commercial truck drivers out of harm\u2019s way this winter:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Keep an eye on the tire pressure &#8212;<\/span> PSI is reduced in cold weather. The inflation pressure in tires generally drops by 1 to 2 PSI for every 10 degrees the temperature lowers. The tire footprint changes when the tires is under-inflated &#8211; definitely not a good thing when searching for traction in wintry conditions. <span style=\"background-color: white;\">We recommend always using a high-quality, accurate tire gauge and checking tires at a minimum of once a week.&nbsp; And always when they are cold.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">Check the overall condition of your tires <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2013 Adequate tread depth and the right type of tire are critical for successfully navigating compromised road conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doublecointires.com\/tire\/rlb452\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RLB452<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The traction performance on this fuel efficient tire is outstanding on wet and snow covered roads. Long wear and dependable traction are achieved by a deep 28\/32nds of tread depth.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.doublecointires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Double20Coin20RLB45220winter20image20232-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Double Coin RLB452 winter image #2-1-1\" width=\"1146\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 1146px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We want our loyal customers to know, however, that we are not discontinuing the older, yet very popular, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.doublecointires.com\/tire\/rlb1\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RLB1 open shoulder drive tire.<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Here&#8217;s a story about one of our owner operator customers who<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"\/blog\/rlb1-in-bad-weather\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> depends on his RLB1 tires<\/a><\/strong><\/span> to haul grain out of muddy Midwest farms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I<span style=\"color: #000000;\">f a closed shoulder drive tire is more appropriate for your application, check out our very popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doublecointires.com\/tire\/rlb400\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\">RLB400;<\/a> it receives rave reviews for traction and long wear. <span>The RLB400 features an extra deep tread and solid shoulder ribs for superior handling and maximum traction.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Keep a minimum of one extra fuel filter<\/strong> in a warm place in the truck.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Leave double the amount of space<\/strong> between vehicles when the roads are dealing with wintry conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Keep a mini fridge full of supplies<\/span> in case you have to pull over or get stuck behind a bad accident.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Don\u2019t overreact when skidding<\/span> &#8212; Don&#8217;t counter-steer, and don&#8217;t try to correct a swerving truck by hitting the throttle. It doesn\u2019t matter the direction that you are skidding, always point your steering wheel where you want to go. The truck is always going to follow your steer tires. It doesn&#8217;t matter if it&#8217;s a 90-degree slide, if your steer tires are heading that way, that&#8217;s where the truck will go.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Keep it clean<\/span> \u2013 Wash your truck regularly. When calcium chloride is sprayed on the road, it gets everywhere &#8212; in the wiring harnesses, everywhere. Get all that off your truck and the wiring immediately.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 1em;\">Sliding off the road can cause lost hours and extra expenses. Getting involved in an accident can be an outright nightmare. Please be safe this winter; our nation depends on the brave men and women in the trucking industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">{{cta(&#8216;a3adc2da-9e1b-4685-8245-4cc59bff2ebb&#8217;,&#8217;justifycenter&#8217;)}}<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.doublecointires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Double20Coin20RLB45220winter20square20image-1.jpg\" alt=\"Double Coin RLB452 winter square image-1\" width=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 1200px;\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disculpa, pero esta entrada est\u00e1 disponible s\u00f3lo en English.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":4490,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tire-maintenance"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doublecointires.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doublecointires.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doublecointires.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doublecointires.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doublecointires.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.doublecointires.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doublecointires.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.doublecointires.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doublecointires.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.doublecointires.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}