Strick Trailers says the Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) is now the “preferred” tire management system on its Strick, Cheetah and Evans product lines. The system’s patented ThermALERT heat-sensor technology, usually an option, has been made standard equipment with MTIS. It alerts drivers to elevated wheel-end temperatures.

MTIS automatically monitors and maintains consistent air pressure in heavy-duty trailer tires, helping to decrease tire blowouts. ThermALERT helps drivers to take preventive action that avoids damage caused by high wheel-end temperatures.  The combined system should reduce downtime and maintenance costs.

With fuel costs continuing to rise, maximizing tire-management efficiency seems to be an increasingly popular way to control cost-per-mile numbers.