super singles Tire Opinions

They wouldn't let you quit?

 

Personally I have no use for super singles
My limited experience is the same not to mention you can’t get off the road on the other dual tire if you have a flat
They do save weight and probably money if you spec the truck new with them

 

They have pluses and minuses. They have them where I work too, truck and trailer. Like every other change, you have to adapt. I've been running them for over a year on a Mack pinnacle in the north east and really haven't had any issues with them.
Pros -
They are light. Shaves off around 1,400 lbs my tare weight which makes me more money.

They handle curves better

They ride better

They're better on fuel

Cons -
Traction can be bad depending on the tire. The ones on my assigned truck suck, snow or heavy rain. There's another tread they run that actually does pretty good

Chaining them sucks, chains will slide off if they're not perfect

There is no "limp it to the truck stop" when you get a flat. If it's totally blown you're losing a rim too

 

We had them at a company I worked for.I asked other drivers about them,driving in winter they lower the air to 95 or 100 psi.Try to keep 34k on the drives,load the trailers heavy on the front,60% on the front of the trailer,40% on the rear.I didn't like the tires or the trucks they had,so I moved on.

 

I ran two winters with them predominantly in the northern half of the country with lots of west-east trips, so plenty of slick roads and mountains. I greatly prefer duals, but with caution, weather appropriate speeds, and chaining when necessary, they get the job done.

That said, I’ll never accept another job with them. It was one of several reasons I left.

 

Adapt or move on.
The Scandinavian countries are running only SS and single drives axles.
If they can do it, you can do it too.

 

BOOM, you're screwed,,,I've "limped along" plenty with a blown tire with duals, and made it, SS, the fun stops where she let go.

 

I’m an O/O and bought a new 2019 Peterbilt 579 off the lot that had them
Ran 1.5 years and really had no issues but didn’t run I70 in Denver either, I did run in ice and snow pretty regularly though
Spec’d a new 2021 and went back to duals. Just a personal thing
Recently sold that truck and bought a 2019 again with a big bunk, I’m at around 360,000 miles now and it still has the factory Michelin SS tires on it and they’re still in good shape

I will replace them sometime before winter and due to the extra weight I already have with the bigger truck will probably get the same tires again for that reason

If I ran a lot of mountains and chains I would probably get duals for a few reasons bit for what I do they work fine

 

I drove for a company that ran SS on truck and trailer for nearly 5 years. I never had much of a problem with them... Ran through WY twice a week, every week, year round for over 4 years. Only ever had to chain up 2 or three times. And I'm not the guy that stops just because the weather gets bad... It's got to be down right horrible to get me to stop.

Pushed snow with the front bumper, running barefoot, going over Toqwotee Pass more than a couple times...



My personal opinion... 90% of folks issues with SS are in thier head, or they do something to create a problem. If one spends the money to get GOOD high quality tires, they will perform on a nearly equal level with duals.