Benefits

Poor wheel alignment(sometimes known as tracking) increases resistance to movement  which in  makes your engine work harder. This uses more fuel and your tyres wear more quickly. Many  fleets now insist that their vehicles are laser aligned annually.

MAXIMUM TYRE LIFE – poor alignment will cause uneven tyre wear and reduce tyre life. Customers have shown improved average tyre life of over 20%, meaning it is possible to save more than the original cost of alignment.

IMPROVED FUEL ECONOMY – poor alignment increases the effort your engine has to make to move the vehicle. A large proportion of the vehicle’s fuel is used to overcome resistance against movement.A small amount of misalignment can increase fuel consumption by upto 8% at the extreme and and savings of 5% are common.

LESS CARBON EMISSIONS – CO2 emissions are the prime target greenhouse gas responsible for global warming, all industry is increasingly being asked to find ways to reduce emissions.CO2 emissions are directly proportional to fuel usage, poor wheel alignment increses the amount of fuel used and will have an immediate impact in reducing total carbon emissions.
For enviromently minded companies this is immediately reducing your carbon footprint and proves your commitment to being ecologically friendly.

DRIVER FATIGUE -With a correctly aligned vehicle the driver will not have to constantly fight the vehicle tokeep it moving in the direction required. This in turn reduces driver tiredness,increases comfort and at the extreme will prevent repetive strain injuries caused by constant effort of maintaining correct direction.

SAFER VEHICLES – All vehicles need a driver.He is the most important part of a moving vehicle and should be treated as such. Should he become tired or stressed due to his work enviroment (99% of the time his cab) this is likely to affect his overall concentration this is always a bad thing and positively dangerous in some situation where even a very small distraction could cause an accident.
A happy comfortable unstressed driver is always safer and usually a better employee overall.

CASE STUDY BY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT      KEEPING PROFIT  ON TRACK WITH WHEEL ALIGNMENT

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