Operators see the damage first, so give them a way to report it
The person who knows most about a tire's condition on any given day is the operator. They walk past it at the start of a shift, feel how the machine is riding, and see the cut after the loader went into the pile. In most operations that knowledge goes nowhere. Nobody asks, and there is no simple way to pass it on.
A tire program works much better when it does. A cut reported the day it happened can often be assessed and repaired. The same cut found at the next scheduled inspection may have taken in rock and water and finished the tire.
Make it easy
The reporting route has to be quicker than ignoring the problem, or it will be ignored.
- A short card or sheet in each cab, with the machine number and four boxes: cut, bulge, low, other.
- A clear place to hand it in, or a photo sent to one named person.
- A rule that low or damaged tires are reported before the machine works, not after.
- Feedback. When a report leads to a repair, tell the operator. A system people never hear back from stops being used.
The program then has a daily source of information to set against its scheduled inspections and its records.
What the program covers
The equipment list, inspections, change-outs, repairs, retreading of suitable casings and the reporting that turns tire spend into a cost per hour. OTR services cover fitting and repair, and mobile service can bring planned tire work to the site. The national mining fleet services page explains how a program is structured.
Other mining locations nearby
No other Missouri store runs mining programs. The nearest are in Arkansas: Springdale and Jonesboro.
About this store
The Springfield store runs nineteen services, is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and is managed by Steve Richardson.
See the national mining fleet services page for all 13 locations.