•The DOT estimates that with over 220 million non-commercial vehicles (cars, light trucks, & SUV’s) and 45 million commercial vehicles on the American roads, over 2 billion gallons of fuel per year could be saved just by keeping tires properly inflated.
•The DOT estimates that tires running properly inflated could eliminate 250 lbs of green house gas emissions per vehicle per year, or more than 57.5 Billion Pounds of Carbon Monoxide pollutants each year.
•Under inflated tires lead to tread separation and tire failure resulting in 40,000 accidents, 33,000 injuries, and over 650 deaths.
•Under inflated tires decrease a vehicles average MPG by as much as 3.3%.
Due to the weight of vehicles, low tire pressure affects handling, stability and breaking effectiveness. Low pressure will cause a vehicle to fish-tail and be unstable which is dangerous! Maintaining proper pressure is important!
Amount of Under-inflationWasted FuelAdded Tire Wear
3 psi +1% +10%
6 psi +2% +30%
9 psi +4% +45%
* Under-inflated tires are dangerous. Cornering & braking are affected, fuel is wasted, tires are prematurely worn and tires driven on low pressure are more prone to blowouts.
REASONS TO ALWAYS KEEP YOUR TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED
Vehicle Safety - Proper tire inflation greatly reduces the potential of a tire blowout that can lead to unwanted road-side emergencies, damage to vehicle, and even personal injury.
Accuracy / Reliability - Aftermarket TPMS will allow drivers to quickly respond to an audible beep and a visual alert emitted by the TPMS alarm when the tire pressure falls to dangerous levels. Aftermarket TPMS can usually detect any air leakage in seconds.
Improved Fuel Economy - The Department of Transportation estimates that 5 million gallons of fuel per day (over 2 billion per year) are wasted due to low tire pressure.
* Under-inflated tires increase the rolling resistance of vehicles and, correspondingly, decrease their fuel economy.
* Properly inflated tires save fuel and that saves you money at the pumps!
* PressurePro can help your vehicle to get the best possible fuel mileage by ensuring your tire pressure is constantly operating within the correct range.
Enhanced Vehicle Performance -
* Tires with low air pressures skid and hydroplane more easily.
* Aftermarket TPMS, through proper tire inflation, will allow optimum performance of your vehicle with greater stability, handling and braking in both wet and dry conditions.
* Increased Tire & Tread Life - When a tire is under-inflated, more pressure is placed on the casing of the tire, causing the tread to wear more rapidly than it would if the tire were inflated to the proper pressure.
* Properly inflated tires can extend the life of tire treads and casing by as much as 35%.
* Aftermarket TPMS helps to ensure maximum tire and tread life by monitoring your tire pressure/temperature and maintaining proper tire inflation.
A major contributor to the green house effect is carbon dioxide, which is produced from the combustion of fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas) in vehicles, industrial boilers and residential furnaces. The average car pumps two to three times its own weight in carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year. About 30% of all carbon dioxide emissions are from road vehicles and mostly from personal and commercial light-duty vehicles.
TIRE PRESSURE:
When a tire is under-inflated, most of the car's weight is concentrated on the tread that's located just under the sidewalls, rather than being spread out evenly across the full width of the tire. This means that as the tire rolls, the sidewall gets continually flexed (squished, if you will) and heats up. This affects both performance and safety. In addition to degrading the handling of the vehicle (mushy steering response due to the flexing sidewalls), a tire that's considerably low on air can blow out due to the stress from the heat buildup and the constant flexing of the sidewall. You do not want to over-inflate tires either, as that will not allow the desired full tread contact (due to the car riding chiefly on just the center of the tread) and will make the ride stiff. (From: EDMUNDS.COM)
THE LOW PRESSURE PROBLEM:
Under-inflation of tires is a serious safety concern because it forces excessive flexing on the sidewalls. This additional strain on the tire can build up more internal heat, resulting in the aforementioned hazards and premature tire failure. Research completed by the U.S. National Traffic and Safety Administration shows that one in three cars or light trucks are being driven with at least one significantly under-inflated tire. Improperly inflated tires wear out more quickly from added drag on the road (rolling resistance). This leads to a reduction in fuel economy, something most individuals and fleet owners definitely want to avoid.
•A continuous 10% over-inflation reduces tread wear by 10% to 12%.
•Tire Life will be reduced by 30% if constantly under-inflated by 20%
•For every 10 PSI (pounds per square inch) under-inflated, fuel consumption is increased 0.5%
•A continuous 20% under-inflation decreases tread wear by 25%
MANAGING FLEET MAINTENANCE COSTS:
Tires can account for as much as 36% of a vehicles maintenance cost. Yet this essential maintenance procedure, of regularly checking tire pressure, is one of the most difficult to enforce. Even the best preventive maintenance programs will discover truck drivers and even maintenance personnel will often short cut this time consuming procedure. In certain cases some tires are skipped, assuming if a few are good, the rest are as well. In other cases, this extremely important procedure is ignored entirely. With tires usually being the highest maintenance expense, can any fleet afford to ignore the direct cost consequence of poorly maintained tires?
DEALING WITH DUALS:
Vehicles with dual tires have a hidden tire (inner tire position) behind the outside tire. They are more difficult to reach and easier to neglect. Checking the air pressure of the inside tires is an utter necessity. Even if an inside tire is completely flat, it will be supported by the outside tire, making it appear properly inflated. In the case of a flat inside rear tire, which appears properly inflated, the outer tire is doing all the work. The result is a tire at major risk to overheat, rupture or if a retread, the possibility of the tread releasing from the casing…something that leads to major highway accidents.
WIRELESS TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING:
In the case of multi-tire motor vehicles such as commercial trucks, RVs, fire trucks and EMS vehicles, there are many tires to monitor. This in itself makes for time-consuming work, plus these tires need to be checked much more often. By the nature of these types of vehicles, they are often in consistent use, over longer traveling distance, in demanding environments and isolated travel areas. To help with the task of supervising tires, there are products called Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems, sometimes referred to as TPMS. Utilizing a wireless sensor (which is either screwed directly onto the valve-stem or mounted internally in the tire) each individual tire on the vehicle can be monitored in real time. The actual pressure levels and temperature are then displayed on a small unit in the cab.
If you are considering investing in a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), at a minimum, look for these features and capabilities:
•Alerts when tire pressure is too low
•Alerts when tire pressure is too high
•Alerts driver with both visual and auditory warnings
•Capable of monitoring both the vehicle and a towed vehicle
•Alerts and displays pressures parked or moving
MONITORING VEHICLES TIRES AND KEEPING TIRES PROPERLY INFLATED WILL INCREASE TIRE LIFE, REDUCE FUEL CONSUMPTION AND PROVIDE UNPRECEDENTED VALUE IN SAFETY AND SAVINGS.
“THE ORIGINAL” - PRESSUREPRO!
Note from the Manufacturer:
PressurePro cannot warn drivers about sudden tire damage caused by external influences. PressurePro function may be disturbed temporarily due to metal hubcaps or external systems or devices that use the same radio frequency. The parked position of wheels may also block radio transmission from the sensors. No RF signal can guarantee perfect reception all the time.
PressurePro is in the Tire Pressure Monitoring Business and is one of the world's leading producers of electronic Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems for all types of vehicles. PressurePro products are increasingly used in luxury cars and sport utility vehicles (SUVs). Customers include the world’s leading commercial truck, trailer and bus manufacturers.
Founded in Harrisonville, Missouri (U.S.) in 1991, PressurePro is headquartered in Harrisonville, Missouri and works with Distributors and OE’s worldwide. Website: www.advantagepressurepro.com
The DOT estimates that with over 220 million non-commercial vehicles (cars, light trucks, & SUV’s) and 45 million commercial vehicles on the American roads, over 2 billion gallons of fuel per year could be saved just by keeping tires properly inflated.