TIREBOSS Parts & Service Guide: Compatible Parts, Valves and Manuals
Where to buy TIREBOSS parts, which TIREBOSS-compatible parts AirDown sells at about 30% less, where to find the TIREBOSS service manual, and when to switch.
Author: Scott McCauley
Why Garbage Trucks Get So Many Flats at the Landfill and How to Keep Rolling
Why landfills give garbage trucks so many flats (C&D nails and screws on the working face), what a slow leak does to the dual and the route, and how to keep rolling: inspect daily, repair at the shop, and keep air supplied with AirUp, even with 20+ nails in a tire.
AirUp for Waste Haulers: Keep Rolling With 20+ Nails in a Tire
Garbage truck tire pressure comes from your tire maker’s load tables, but landfill nails make it hard to hold. AirUp keeps waste hauler tires inflated even with 20+ nails in a tire. Includes a road-call cost worksheet.
Concrete Truck Tire Pressure by Haul Stage: Loaded Highway, Job Site, Empty Return
There’s no single right concrete truck tire pressure. Here’s what tire makers, USTMA and FMCSA say about pressure for each haul stage (loaded highway, soft job site, pour and empty return) and how to change it from the cab.
Cold Weather Tire Pressure: What Fleet Managers Need to Know Before Winter
Cold weather doesn’t puncture tires. It quietly takes pressure out of all of them at once. Here’s how much heavy-duty truck tires lose as temperatures fall, why it matters, and how automatic tire pressure control keeps your fleet on target through fall and winter.
CTIS Controller and Display Compared: AirUp vs TIREBOSS 2
Spec-by-spec: the AirUp control unit vs the TIREBOSS 2 Operator Control Unit — screen, compute, sealing, diagnostics, updates, and what each company publishes.
CTIS Wheel-End Valve Service: What It Really Takes
AirDown wheel-end valves rebuild completely in the field in about 20 minutes with a $65.85 kit. Here is how that compares to what TIREBOSS publishes.
How to Build a Tire Management Policy for Your Commercial Fleet
Most commercial fleet operators manage tire pressure the same way: drivers are expected to check tires before each shift, issues get reported when they become obvious, and replacements happen when a tire fails or wears out. There is no written policy. There is no defined process. There is no accountability structure for what happens between […]
Tire Pressure Management for Oil and Gas Field Vehicles
The oilfield is not a forgiving operating environment. Vehicles working in oil and gas field operations face a combination of terrain conditions, load demands, distance from service infrastructure, and operational urgency that puts more stress on tires — and creates more consequences when tires fail — than almost any other commercial vehicle application. Caliche roads. […]
TPMS vs. Tire Pressure Control System: What’s the Difference?
If you’ve looked into tire pressure technology for your commercial fleet, you’ve probably encountered both terms: Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) and Tire Pressure Control System. They sound similar. They both involve tire pressure. And in fleet equipment conversations, they are frequently — and incorrectly — treated as interchangeable. They are not the same thing. […]