Highest MPG Drive tire

That is the best tire for pure MPG.

 

Do you bother to think about the life of the tire and tread depth? Seems most people just want the fuel mileage but don't seem to realize the tire they are buying in the end will cost them more than they will save.

 

So you basically are breaking even and that is only if you get .5 mpg better fuel mileage, which is no guarantee? Plus you are also running the chance of when you blow a tire you're stuck sitting until a tire repair shop comes out, which will be costly I might add. With duels you can usually limp into a tire shop.

When your company switched back to duels did they put low RR tires on, and why did they switch back?

I talked to a TMC driver a few months back and asked why they were switching back to duels and he told me, the damage the single did to the equipment when they would blow was way more costly than they ever saved on them tires.

Personally I don't care what you buy, but just think about everything before hand.

 

The rolling resistance on the X One XDA Energy is a 99 I think...how bout goin with a Bridgestone dual...R197 Ecopia. It has a RR of 83. Much more efficient tire IMO...

 

SS drive Michelin XOne XDA Energy RR = 90
SS trailer Michelin XOne XTA RR = 75
Dual drive Bridgestone M710 Ecopia RR = 99

 

Richter, unless you already have wide based rubber on your truck, going to wide based just for the fuel savings is going to have a pretty long return on investment, when you consider that there are some very good low rolling resistance tires available for use on duals. The gap between running wide based and duals has gotten a lot closer over the years. The difference between the Xone XDA Energy and the standard XDA Energy is only 10 points. It is doubtful one could effectively track any appreciable fuel savings with it. And as Dice1 stated, the BS M710 is 99 and a good option also.