L/Op Anyone buy a full set of drive tires?

Not sure what Swift charges. I think the T/A will give you $40 bucks credit for your old tires though (each). They will turn around and sell them for $250 each. If you can, try to keep them so you can sell them yourself perhaps even $100 bucks each would knock down the shock of 8 new drives.

Also might be a good idea to buy the new tires before the end of the year due to the Fiscal Cliff deal not getting done in time, certain business deductions may expire or be significantly reduced at the first of the year.

 

Bought my set about 3 weeks ago at TA. The 3k deal is on recaps, so to me at least it wasn't worth it. Bought 8 32/32 bridgestone 726EL for $4800 with 100 off per tire on the old set. swift fronted the money and I paid them off within the next week of driving. I would look into getting through TA/petro. I was looking in a couple of terminals looks like all they have are continentals tires. I personally was debating between these bridgestone tires or a set of michelin XDNs. Ended up getting this set since I am not sure if we are going to buy this truck after the contract, where I've heard on a set of michelins you can get almost 22k a 32nd which would be close to another 500,000 before needing another set.

 

Was $4800 the price the TA quoted or the Swift national price?

The Swift national price on the Bridgestone 726 ELs is $3400. I got mine at a Petro, got an $80 per tire casing credit, free 3 axle alignment, lunch and a shower. Going through On Road it didn't hit my statement for a few weeks and was $2762.19.

 

TA quote, so lost some money but yes got 120 for each tire since they still had 8/32 on them and even wear. but forgot to add that I got alignment/food/shower also. They billed me within a week but had enough to cover it.

 

For future reference - and fr8monkey - go through On Road, you will get the Swift national discount price, it's about 40-45% less than the TA quote. I got steers for $740 - only got casing $80 credit for one tire - and the TA quoted price was $1100.

TA/Petro and Swift will be essentially the same price - you get the national price either way. Swift shop limits you to what they have on hand. I wouldn't wait, do it ASAP while you still have some life in those tires. I was at about 4/32 and got $80 per tire.

Besides if your tires are at 4/32 it's not a matter of you making it to your next 90 day inspection, it's will you pass if you get pulled in by DOT - it'll cost a heck of alot more to have someone come out to a weigh station to put a set of tires on to make you legal.

 

go through On Road, they will get you the Swift national price. Petro bills the tire manufacturer to Swifts national account, the manufacturer bills Swift, Swift bills you.

As far as going through Swift vs Petro ... I bought steers at Swift and at TA ... same price. Same time I got my drives, a friend got his at the Memphis terminal, he paid a little more for the Michelins, only got $50 a tire casing credit and then had to go to a TA and pay for an alignment. If I recall he was just over $3k for the tires, then paying for the alignment.