| When considering filling your tires with
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| | fill program.
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| Nitrogen vs. air there are a number of
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| | So does Nitrogen really make sense?
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| factors that should be considered.
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| | Let's look at safety for a moment.
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| Safety, fuel economy, cost, Nitrogen
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| | Running your vehicle with the correct air
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| availability, and the cost of your time.
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| | pressure as identified on your vehicles
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| Nitrogen advocate claims:
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| | data plate is very important. Low air
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| -Filling your tires with pure nitrogen
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| | pressure will negatively effect handling,
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| and you'll get better gas mileage, your
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| | create tire friction and heat causing a
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| tires will be safer, and they'll last
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| | higher failure probability and also a
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| longer.
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| | high rolling resistance creating a
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| -The Nitrogen fill up and maintenance
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| | reduction in fuel efficiency. The
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| fill costs will be recovered from fuel
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| | benefits of Nitrogen do address these
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| savings and tire longevity
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| | issues however is it the right way?
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| The Nitrogen Cost:
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| | If you were to simply check your tire
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| The average Nitrogen fill or top off is
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| | pressure regularly, the air pressure
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| $7 per tire or $28 per vehicle. Keep in
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| | loss, safety and fuel economy issues
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| mind this cost will be occurring each
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| | would be addressed and solved however
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| time you buy tires and also when you have
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| | most of us are not good at checking tire
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| your tire pressure adjusted such as
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| | pressure on a regular basis. This was
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| during service or when your find your
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| | recognized and addressed by our
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| tire pressure low
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| | government.....
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| The Nitrogen fleet cost perspective:
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| | In short, Nitrogen was not chosen as a
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| ABC Company has a fleet of 500 units.
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| | mandated safety solution. Effective 2008
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| Assume vehicles are being serviced every
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| | the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
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| 3000 miles
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| | Administration has mandated all new
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| ABC company vehicles average 21,000 miles
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| | passenger cars, multipurpose passenger
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| per year
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| | vehicles, trucks, and buses that have a
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| That would be 7 services a year where air
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| | gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000
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| would be checked or topped off (or
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| | pounds or less, except those vehicles
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| NITROGEN)
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| | with dual wheels on an axle be built with
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| The average Nitrogen fill or top off is
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| | a Tire Pressure Monitoring System- TPMS.
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| $7 per tire or $28 per vehicle
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| | (ยง571.138 Standard No. 138) This
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| Total cost $98,000 per year for a
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| | system monitors and warns the driver when
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| nitrogen fill.
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| | tire pressure falls out of system
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| The Nitrogen time factor:
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| | specification. This does not mean you
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| If you were to decide there is a benefit
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| | should not check your tire pressures
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| in using Nitrogen vs. air you will need
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| | checked regularly however if you would
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| to ensure you visit only vendors that
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| | "forget" your vehicle will have something
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| have nitrogen fill capability and in the
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| | to say about it when your tire pressure
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| event you had an emergency road service
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| | changes.
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| or air fill in an area that nitrogen is
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| | My take on this matter is as simple as
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| not available you will need to have this
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| | the air we breath- stick with "air" and
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| corrected at a later time in another
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| | keep your money in your pocket.
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| location to benefit from your nitrogen
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