The Cost of Friction
In heavy transport, tires aren't just rubber; they are a high-stakes financial consumable. If you are managing a fleet of 6X4 haulers and you're guessing at your tread life, you are burning money. A single premature blowout doesn't just cost a tire; it costs a delivery window, an insurance claim, and potential road safety violations. Most fleet managers rely on a "visual check," but by the time a tire looks bald, the opportunity for a profitable retread has already passed. Without a granular, multi-point audit of every tire's Run Mileage, you are managing a deficit, not a fleet.
This template is a technical vault for the tire engineer. It moves beyond the "walk-around" and captures the precise wear characteristics of every wheel on the axle.
The Anatomy of a Perfect Record
The strength of this system is its commitment to data density. It doesn't just track "tread depth"; it records RTD1 through RTD6 (remaining tread depth) at six different points across the carcass. This allows you to identify alignment issues or improper Inflation Pressure before they ruin the tire. The database automatically calculates the Av Rtd (Average Remaining Tread Depth) and, more importantly, the PWL (Projected Wear Life). This technical insight tells you exactly how many kilometers are left in the rubber, allowing for scheduled maintenance instead of emergency roadside repairs.
The inclusion of the Tire Week Code and Tire Prod Code provides the necessary provenance for warranty claims and batch tracking. You can identify if a specific Brand or Pattern is underperforming across your 4X2 or 6X4 configurations. The Position tracking ensures that every serial number is anchored to a specific corner of the vehicle, creating a complete lifecycle history from Mounting Km to the final Measure Km.
Field Deployment: The Fleet Audit
Imagine you are doing a quarterly yard audit. You have fifty trailers to check. Instead of a clipboard and a dirty ruler, you pull up this database. You scan the Plate, measure the six RTD points, and the system instantly updates the Run Mileage. You see a tire marked as Out Of Test or with a low C&C Level (Condition & Casing), and you flag it for immediate replacement. You aren't just "checking tires"; you are building a predictive maintenance engine that secures your fleet's operational integrity. It turns the chaotic reality of heavy transport into a data-driven logistics machine where every millimeter of rubber is a documented asset.