Tire durability table: how to build your own

It is important to know how to identify which tire make lasts longest, because this is fundamental to ensuring operational performance and safety, as well as avoiding high transport costs.

Several factors influence what makes one tire make better than others, such as size, manufacturing materials, purpose and technology used. There are also usage factors that affect performance, such as the roads traveled, calibration pressure, load carried, speed, road impacts and maintenance after fitting.

Even so, there are ways to find this information and optimize your fleet management. See below:

• Which tire make lasts longest;
• What is a tire’s useful life?;
• Tire durability table;
• How to identify which tire make lasts longest.

Which tire make lasts longest?

This question has no definitive answer, because tire durability can be influenced by different factors and conditions. For example, how it is used, road conditions and the driver’s driving style.

Proper vehicle and tire maintenance is also fundamental to achieving expected durability and even extending it in some cases. Pressure, tread wear, rotation and alignment are among the most important aspects of ongoing tire care.

Some of the tire makes most widely used in Brazil and well rated by managers are Bridgestone, Michelin, Pirelli, Goodyear, Continental and Firestone.

However, to know which offers greater durability, you should purchase different models and carry out proper tire management to get an accurate, precise answer for your operation’s routes, vehicles and loads.

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What is a tire’s useful life?

Tire care during use is essential. Activities such as regular calibration, rotation, balancing maintenance and vehicle alignment make a major contribution to increasing or reducing a tire’s useful life.

The asset’s durability can also be affected by its quality and manufacture date.

Generally, a period of 5 years after tire manufacture is considered the asset’s quality guarantee period, since the material (rubber) can dry out and suffer damage over time.

How many kilometers does a tire last?

A new truck tire can travel from 60 thousand to 80 thousand kilometers. This range should not be treated as a promise for every fleet, because useful life varies with application, maintenance, pressure, load, speed, temperature, impacts and road conditions.

It is important to emphasize that first-tier tires are known for higher quality than other models, whether because of the technologies used in manufacturing or the performance promised on the road.

In general, makes such as Goodyear, Bridgestone and Michelin are considered first-tier, although their portfolios also include secondary lines.

Second-tier tires are more affordable and usually come from less well-known makes. Their lower price results from less technology in manufacturing and lower-quality materials.

Although there are good second-tier models, an effective assessment should take place during tire use, always recording results to analyze which truly offers greater fleet savings. A common way to track mileage is to check the truck’s odometer and relate that data to the tire fitted during the period.

Tire durability table

There is no ready-made tire durability table, but it is a tool that can help you gain more visibility into your tires and understand which models have better durability.

Build your table according to the models used in your fleet and the usage information collected.

The idea is to create a comparison based on each tire’s characteristics, including make, model, route used, driving, pressure checked, mileage and estimated durability based on observed wear. Remaining tread depth should also be part of the routine, because Brazilian legislation considers a tire with depth below 1.6 mm noncompliant.

See a fictional example of a tire durability table:

How do you identify which tire make lasts longest?

To find which tire make lasts longest in your operation, consider the following information:

Fleet and route details

Gather information about vehicles, routes used and mileage on each one. And, of course, which tires were fitted when traveling that route.

This allows you to test different makes and models to draw conclusions about which performed best in each situation.

For example, one make may perform excellently in tires intended for urban routes, while others deliver better results on long-distance trips.

Tire characteristics

One detail that helps you choose tires better is tire dimensions. Knowing the correct size for each vehicle ensures proper fit when installed and running without problems or structural damage.

Treadwear rating

Checking the treadwear rating is also a good alternative before purchasing fleet tires, because it is a rating assigned by the manufacturer to indicate the tread wear rate.

In theory, the higher the treadwear rating, the greater the tire’s durability. However, compare this rating only between tires of the same make, because the benchmarks for these values are set internally by manufacturers.

Tire management

The best way to identify which tire make lasts longest is to manage tires and the fleet.

Keep track of the assets’ wear and internal pressure, taking the necessary measures to always keep tires in ideal running condition. During maintenance inspections, check calibration pressure, tread wear and tire damage.

Also train drivers and create a schedule for tasks such as tire washing, rotation and inspection. In addition, keep track of vehicle preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance services, since these can directly affect tire performance and integrity.

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