Boat and equipment trailers are fleet assets too
Ask a lake area business how many vehicles it runs and the answer usually counts the trucks. The trailers come later, if at all: the boat transport trailer at a marina, the equipment trailer behind a landscaper's pickup, the dock builder's flatbed.
They belong on the record for a simple reason. Trailer tires fail more from age and under-inflation than from wear, and both are invisible unless somebody is looking. A trailer that only moves in season can sit on tires that look fine and are years past where they should be.
Putting trailers on the account means three things get written down.
The tire size and date code on each one. Age is the deciding fact for a trailer tire, and the date code on the sidewall is where it lives.
The cold pressure each should run. Usually on the trailer's own label. A trailer run soft heats its tires on every trip.
When each one is used. A trailer that goes out twice a year needs a check before each trip, not on a mileage schedule it will never reach.
What else gets agreed
Specifications by vehicle, so the right tire is identifiable without a conversation. Terms and authorization settled once, which also decides how fast a roadside call moves after hours. The light vehicles, from brakes to oil changes, on the same record.
Trailer tires are carried here. Trailer alignment, heavy-duty truck alignment and OTR work are not, and Springfield and Washington are the nearest fleet stores offering them.
What to bring
The vehicle list with sizes, the trailers with their date codes if you have them, when each runs, what has been failing, and who authorizes work and how you want it billed.
About this store
The Osage Beach store is open Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and is managed by Brett Turner. Retreading is available through the same account.
See the national fleet services page for the other 48 locations.