Interest in adopting more proactive tire strategies is growing as tire costs become a larger part of a fleet’s operating budget, reports Chevin Fleet Solutions.

The fleet software provider says that with specialized wheel and tire sizes seemingly growing larger and ever more vehicle specific with each passing year, that fleets tire costs are going nowhere but up.

“When you look at operational data, this is not just a question of bigger tires being more expensive but also seemingly more susceptible to accidental damage and even more likely to be stolen,” says Ashley Sowerby, Chevin’s managing director. “All of these factors lead to higher tire costs and fleets are increasingly trying to take managerial control in this area. This is something that is being seen on an industry-wide basis with some of the largest fleets altering their buying arrangements and we see reflections of this in increased levels of price comparison using our software. Additionally, there appears to be a strong desire among many fleets to take a more proactive approach to gaining operational control over tire costs.”