Surveys

Fleet Tire Policy & Removal Practices Survey

Collect standardized information from commercial trucking fleets on tire policies, removal criteria, expected tire life, and maintenance practices. Responses are anonymous and reported only in aggregate.

Anonymous17 questionsAbout 10 minutes

How to complete this survey
Work through the five sections in order. Every question is optional, so skip anything that does not apply to your fleet. Numeric questions take plain numbers (no units), and matrices have one cell per position or operation type. Your answers are stored anonymously as soon as you submit and are reported only in aggregate on the results dashboard.

Section 1 – Tire Policy

How your organization documents and applies its tire standards.

1

Does your organization have a written tire policy or Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)?

2

Please describe your written tire policy or SOP.

Summarize the policy in your own words.

3

For each tire position, indicate your standard policy.

PositionNew Tires OnlyRetreads PermittedOther (please specify)
Steer
Drive
Trailer
4

Please describe any position restrictions for retread tires.

5

Please describe your standard tire pull/removal criteria.

Section 2 – Tire Removal Criteria

The thresholds and conditions that trigger a tire pull.

6

At what remaining tread depth do you normally remove tires?

Remaining Tread Depth (32nds)
Steer
Drive
Trailer
7

Do you use mileage or engine-hour targets for tire removal?

9

Which of the following are standard tire removal criteria?

Select all that apply.

Section 3 – Expected Tire Life

What you plan for, by operation type and tire position.

11

What is your expected or budgeted mileage to first removal?

Miles. Leave a cell blank if that operation type does not apply to your fleet.

SteerDriveTrailer
Linehaul
Regional
Dedicated
Local / Pickup & Delivery
Other

Section 4 – Dual Matching & Rotation

How tires are paired and moved through their service life.

12

Does your fleet have a formal dual-matching policy?

13

What is the maximum allowable tread-depth difference between dual tires?

32nds of an inch
14

Does your fleet have a scheduled tire rotation program?

16

Please describe any additional rotation or dual-matching practices used by your fleet.

Section 5 – Additional Comments

17

Please share any additional tire management policies, best practices, or comments that may help us understand your fleet’s tire program.