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ISOCLEAN® Certified Lubricants Improve Uptime & Performance

by juliewoods | Mar 16, 2022 | ISOCLEAN®

MARCH 16, 2022 – From Chevron: Operating in a remote arctic location, one of the largest zinc mines in the world produces hundreds of kilotons of zinc per year. As a longtime Chevron customer, the mine was already using high performance Chevron lubricants, including Rando^® HDZ, Delo^® XLE and Meropa^® EP, to protect its equipment from the extreme environment. Because of its remote location, equipment breakdown can cost the mine hundreds of thousands of dollars due to the time required to get new parts delivered.

In light of this issue, the mine’s reliability and maintenance team was tasked with two goals: increase uptime and achieve a three-year life for critical grinding mill gearboxes. Asked to help, a team of Chevron lubrication experts traveled to the mine and performed a thorough Best-In-Class Site Assessment. The visit confirmed the mine was performing well in many areas, but the assessment also revealed areas where the mine could improve its maintenance and lubrication program to achieve its uptime goal.

The solution focused on lubricant cleanliness and a switch to Chevron ISOCLEAN^® Certified Lubricants.

With Chevron’s assistance, the mine completed numerous improvements, including:

Product Selection
Product Integrity
Lubrication Program Management to Establish Lubricant Cleanliness Targets
Optimized Lubrication
Inventory Management

Less than a year after implementing Chevron’s Site Assessment recommendations, the mine is already achieving increased uptime and profitability.

If you would like to know more about ISOCLEAN^® now is a great time to talk to a Shrader Tire and Oil Representative. Contact Shrader Tire and Oil today!

Call your Shrader representative at (800) 589-6589.

What Causes Truck Tire Misalignment?

by juliewoods | Jan 4, 2022 | Truck Alignments

What causes your truck tires to misalign?

Tire misalignment can be caused by anything from:

Road conditions — Since trucks often drive through rugged terrain, rough road conditions can make the wheels especially susceptible to misalignments
Potholes and bumps — Events like hitting potholes and bumps in the road can immediately knock your truck out of alignment.
General wear and tear — Every time you drive your truck, you are subjecting it to massive amounts of torque and friction, which results in slow and gradual degradation of its components. Over time, pressure on shocks, springs, and tires, can cause them to slowly slip out of alignment.

No matter the cause, when your truck starts pulling to either side or you feel a vibration in your steering wheel, Shrader Tire & Oil can set your truck back on track.

We provide alignments in seven convenient locations:

Schedule your next truck alignment appointment here or call (800) 589-6589 today!

Shrader Opens location in Burton, MI

by juliewoods | Dec 1, 2021 | Shrader News

Shrader Tire and Oil opened a new fleet store at 4145.5 Davison Rd. in Burton, Michigan, on Dec. 20.

“We are excited to move into this new location on Davison Road in Burton, Michigan,” said Shrader Tire & Oil President and CEO Joe Shrader. “We will continue to offer customers the same great truck tire sales and service, light mechanical work and 24-hour emergency road service in Flint and the surrounding area. Our new location offers opportunities to serve even more customers.”

Shrader Tire and Oil has been committed to the Flint market since May, 2016. Jacob Kinney will continue as the fleet store manager.

The new Burton Shrader Tire & Oil fleet store offers customers truck and trailer repair, full tire service and mounted wheel programs in addition to 24-hour truck service through the Michelin Commercial Services Network.

The need for a larger facility made the move from Torrey Rd. in Flint necessary.

Shrader Tire & Oil has 14 fleet store locations in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, plus four bulk oil operations and two tire retread manufacturing facilities. The trusted truck tire and lubricant specialist is a family business founded in Toledo, Ohio, in 1948. Shrader offers 24-hour emergency road service with a 20-minute guarantee from the stated arrival time.

For more information, contact Jim Miller, marketing manager, Shrader Tire & Oil, 419.471-2530 ext. 0125.

Operation Safe Driver Week

by juliewoods | Jul 13, 2021 | Safety

This week (July 11-17) is Operation Safe Driver Week across the nation.

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance created Operation Safe Driver Week and the Operation Safe Driver Program to help reduce the number of crashes involving commercial motor vehicles and passenger vehicles. This year’s Safe Driver Week emphasis is on speeding as well as reckless and aggressive driving.

At Shrader Tire & Oil, we are committed to safety first, with our own commercial vehicles as well as with your fleet. Visit our Web site or call us today to find out why Shrader Tire & Oil is your trusted truck tire and lubricant specialist.

During Operation Safe Driver Week, law enforcement personnel will be on the lookout for commercial motor vehicle drivers and passenger vehicle drivers engaging in risky driving behaviors in or around a commercial motor vehicle. Identified unsafe drivers will be pulled over and issued a citation or warning.

“Data shows that traffic stops and interactions with law enforcement help reduce problematic driving behaviors,” said Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) President Sgt. John Samis with the Delaware State Police. “By making contact with drivers during Operation Safe Driver Week, law enforcement personnel aim to make our roadways safer by targeting high-risk driving behaviors.”

CVSA selected speeding as its focus this year because despite a drop in roadway travel last year due to the pandemic, nationally, traffic fatalities increased. According to the National Safety Council’s (NSC) preliminary estimates, the estimated rate of death on roads last year increased 24% over the previous 12-month period, despite miles driven dropping 13%. The increase in the rate of death is the highest estimated year-over-year jump NSC has calculated in 96 years.

In addition to speeding, law enforcement personnel will be tracking other dangerous driver behaviors throughout Operation Safe Driver Week, such as reckless or aggressive driving, distracted driving, following too closely, improper lane change, failure to obey traffic control devices, failure to use a seat belt, evidence of drunk or drugged driving, etc.

CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver Program was created to help to reduce the number of crashes involving commercial motor vehicles and passenger vehicles due to unsafe driving behaviors. Operation Safe Driver Week is sponsored by CVSA, in partnership with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and with support from the motor carrier industry and transportation safety organizations. This initiative aims to improve the behavior of all drivers operating in an unsafe manner – either in or around commercial motor vehicles – through educational and traffic enforcement strategies.

Shrader Tire & Oil Purchases Macomb Tire

by juliewoods | Jul 6, 2021 | Shrader News

WARREN, Mich. – Macomb Tire, a 15-year-old commercial tire business in Roseville, Mich., is now a part of Shrader Tire & Oil.

“We are excited to expand our business in the metro Detroit area and bring Macomb Tire into our family,” said Shrader Tire & Oil President and CEO Joe Shrader. “The business that Cliff McCoy and Jim Collier started together in 2005 is a perfect fit for our customers in that area and we look forward to servicing them as part of Shrader Tire & Oil.”

McCoy and Collier began working in the tire business in the 1990s at the former Oakland Tire. In 2005, they opened Macomb Tire in Roseville and have operated the business in that city since. The firm has been located at its current site off Hayes Road for nearly four years. Both men will continue in the business as part of Shrader Tire & Oil.

The Warren Shrader Tire & Oil location offers customers truck and trailer repair, truck alignments and 24-hour truck service through the Michelin Commercial Services Network. Shrader Tire & Oil is a regional firm with locations in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana.

Shrader Tire & Oil will be consolidating the Macomb operation into a full-service fleet store in that area, offering expanded service to the Macomb Tire customers.

Shrader Tire & Oil is a family business founded in Toledo, Ohio, in 1948. The trusted truck tire and lubricant specialist has 14 fleet store locations in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana and four bulk oil locations. Shrader offers 24-hour emergency road service with a 20-minute guarantee from the stated arrival time.

For more information, contact Jim Miller, marketing manager, Shrader Tire & Oil, 419.471-2530 ext. 0125.