Company: Fleet tire maintenance cut by 75 percent with new TireVigil TPMS features

TireStamp, Inc. has added updated technology its TireVigil line of fleet Tire Pressure Management Systems (TPMS).

According to the company, the No. 1 issue with other electronic TPMS systems is that reprogramming tires that are changed is difficult and time consuming. The TireVigil Servicing feature now allows a service technician to view the state of a vehicle’s tires at a glance on any computer via the Internet or by using a hand-held wireless device.

Clear, bright, colorful images of the tires are shown displaying tire position, tire pressure and temperature, target tire pressure, sensor and tire identification. The tire make, model and tire mileage can also be accessed. The tire technician can enter tire changes and rotations quickly and easily with a touch on the screen or a click of a mouse. Manual data entry is virtually eliminated, says TireStamp President Peggy Fisher.

“The fleet can get a daily work order of any tire issues it has before vehicles are dispatched so it can be proactive and correct these problems before they become costly road delays,” she notes. “It can also receive alerts for problems that develop while equipment is on the road or when it returns to the depot. Cold inflation pressure is accurately calculated so false alarms are eliminated and technicians are advised of exactly how much pressure to add to tires.”

The company’s TireVigil Mobile feature now “places tire intelligence at the point of activity in the service bay, vehicle yard or check lane where the work is being done,” she continues, adding that it provides all of the benefits of the normal computer-based TireVigil system while using a cellular or Wi-Fi data connection – you are no longer tied down to a desktop computer.

It can perform a vehicle tire pressure survey during a pre-trip inspection, while the vehicle is on the move or as a part of regular vehicle service. The unit currently supports RIM Blackberry and any Windows Mobile 5.0 compatible Smartphone or handheld. “With this innovation, a fleet manager doesn’t even have to be in the office to get notifications of tire related issues in the fleet.”

“Fleets that are suffering in this economic time can’t afford not to have the TireVigil system installed on their fleet of vehicles,” according to client David Graham, president of Goulbourn Sanitation.

Danny Hamilton, president of Star Coaches, was equally effusive: “TireVigil returned a substantial savings in tire and labor costs.”

Another customer, Ed McCauley of Cambridge Iron and Metal, says, “I would recommend TireVigil to any company who is serious about managing their tires and saving time and money.”

McCauley reports that prior to installing the system, Cambridge had hired a tire servicing company to be on the property four times a week. The fleet now only requires tire service once a week, effectively cutting its tire maintenance by 75 percent in the first month alone, he says.

Fore more information, visit www.tirestamp.com.