Not just a lot of hot air: incorrect tire pressure can affect traction,...

Landscape Management;  April 1, 2004 ;     479 words ......ignore the simple, reliable things. Tire pressure leads the list. You occasionally look...was certainly not paying attention to tire pressure). This got my brain in gear. I was...complaining about traction problems. Was it tire pressure? Tire pressure no joke Truck, ...

Checking Tire Pressure Before Traveling for the Holidays Helps Make for a...

PR Newswire;  November 16, 2006 ;     588 words ...Alliance Launches Tire Pressure Safety Campaign WASHINGTON, Nov...reminds drivers to check their tire pressure, especially before a long road...so by driving. And when a car's tire pressure is under inflated, it can compromise...

RMA reports fewer motorists checking tire pressure.(Perspectives)

Rubber World;  June 22, 2007 ;     588 words ......drivers say they have checked their tire pressure within the past month, compared to...rma. org) urges motorists to check tire pressure each month to promote vehicle safety...Administration (NHTSA) reported that low tire pressure-related crashes are to blame for 660...

Checking Tire Pressure Before Traveling in Winter Weather Makes for a...

U.S. Newswire;  February 9, 2007 ;     587 words ......wants to remind drivers to check their tire pressure, especially before driving on icy and...challenging driving, but when a car's tire pressure is under inflated, it can compromise...that can have an impact on a vehicle's tire pressure. Tire pressure is measured by ...

Checking Tire Pressure Before Traveling in Winter Weather Makes for a...

PR Newswire;  February 9, 2007 ;     585 words ......wants to remind drivers to check their tire pressure, especially before driving on icy and...challenging driving, but when a car's tire pressure is under inflated, it can compromise...that can have an impact on a vehicle's tire pressure. Tire pressure is measured by ...

Michigan Inventors Develop Tire Pressure Change Cause Determination...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 22, 2007 ;     251 words ......apparatus for determining the cause of tire pressure change. According to the U.S...method includes obtaining a first tire pressure at a first tire temperature and obtaining a measured second tire pressure at a second tire temperature...

Tire Pressure Safety Campaign Launched Before the Holidays.

PR Newswire;  October 25, 2006 ;     565 words ......Campaign Focuses on Safety Importance of Tire Pressure WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire...the importance of maintaining proper tire pressure. The Alliance's new Web site, http...to test an individual's knowledge of tire pressure and to communicate how temperature...

Expert's Advice on Safety for Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems

U.S. Newswire;  April 24, 2008 ;     541 words ......million drivers who own a vehicle with a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), it would...conclude that you don't need to check your tire pressure. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-b...economy in their vehicles. "Checking tire pressure the old-fashioned way is still important...

Expert's Advice on Safety for Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems.

PR Newswire;  April 24, 2008 ;     539 words ......million drivers who own a vehicle with a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), it would...conclude that you don't need to check your tire pressure. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-b...economy in their vehicles. Checking tire pressure the old-fashioned way is still important...

MONITOR YOUR TIRE PRESSURE WITH REGULARITY

Roanoke Times & World News;  April 26, 2006 ;     242 words ...Paying attention to your car's tire pressure is always a good idea, but it becomes...temperatures and down with lower ones. "If tire pressure is too high, then less of the tire...so do your stopping distances. "If tire pressure is too low, then too much of the tire...

Tire Pressure Monitoring System

Policefleet Manager;  September 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Interceptors (CVPIs) are equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). This system illuminates a low tire pressure telltale on the instrument cluster...significantly under-inflated. When the low tire pressure telltale illuminates, you should...

Right tire pressure crucial to proper operation

Winnipeg Free Press;  March 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Auto Tech / Jim Kerr CORRECT tire pressure is critical for safe vehicle operation...underinflated tires. Few drivers check tire pressure on a regular basis, and you can't tell...Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for tire pressure monitoring systems, and because most...

Michigan Inventors Develop Vehicle Tire Pressure Monitoring Method

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 30, 2006 ;     260 words ......system and a method for monitoring vehicle tire pressure. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tire pressure monitor for each tire includes a pressure sensor for sensing tire pressure, a transmitter for transmitting a tire...

Peterbilt's TPCS feature provides added safety.(Dateline)(Tire Pressure...

Fuel Oil News;  December 1, 2003 ;     268 words ......trucks ordered with the Dana Spicer Tire Pressure Control System will now feature an...Peterbilt's vocational customers spec the Tire Pressure Control System to help optimize vehicle...operator safety. Operators can adjust tire pressure for loaded and unloaded applications...

Japanese Inventor Develops Tire Pressure Detection Apparatus

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 6, 2007 ;     305 words ......Watanabe of Honjo, Japan, has developed a tire pressure detecting apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tire pressure detecting apparatus detects the pressure...notifies a person in the vehicle of each tire pressure and the location of the tire linked...