Nitrogen filled tires.

the cost is a good question, I know some companies add the nitrogen for free if you buy the tires from them but I havent seen nitrogen really advertised for truckers

 

they claim you get more life, better fuel mileage etc, on the mileage part I never noticed a difference with my personal car, who knows maybe in a truck you might get 0.1mpg higher....

 

I'm thinking you could use a manifold and vacuum pump, you wouldn't have to pull a lot of vacuum, just draw all of the air out....

 

If you want to pay for nitrogen, by all means go for it. Air is free. Check your tires during pretrip daily, and you'll get better wear out of your tires than by being lazy and doing it once every couple of weeks.

 

No need to be snippy. Just like on the airplanes I flew. You do a preflight every time you go up. What happens if you loose a bead, and 50 pounds disappears out of your tire while you sleep? Wait two weeks? A month? Or until it blows out leaving you on the side of the road?

 

I use straight helium in all 18 tires I can haul 85,000 lbs but the dot scales will only read 80,000,,,, hey 5,000 lbs load after load, the $s adds up quick!!!!

That reminds me,,,,ive never been late for a load and one time my truck broke down and I was gunna be late ,so I called my girl friend and she brought my pickup over and I loaded all 820 cases of potatoes on my chevy extended cab 4x4 so could deliver on time!!!!

 

Well ifn UR girlfriend really cared bout u should done all that herself&a d told u to take a nap!