Run wheels as a pool, not one at a time
Most fleets treat wheels as permanent parts of the truck they arrived on. A wheel stays on a unit until it causes a problem, then the unit sits while that wheel is dealt with. That makes every refurbishing job a piece of downtime.
A fleet with more than a handful of units can do better by treating wheels as a pool.
Keep a refurbished spare set. A small stock of wheels that have already been through refurbishing, ready to mount.
Swap at the tire change. When a tire comes off for replacement, the wheel underneath gets a quick look. If it needs work, a spare from the pool goes on with the new tire, and the old wheel goes for refurbishing.
Return refurbished wheels to the pool. Once done, they become the next spares.
The unit never waits for a wheel. Refurbishing becomes background work rather than a reason a truck is off the road, and over time every wheel in the fleet comes through the process once, instead of only the ones that failed.
What to look for at the tire change
- A position that has been losing air with no puncture found.
- Flaking coating, rust staining or pitting around the bead seat and the stud holes.
- A tire that was awkward to seat.
- A vibration that came back after a balance.
What refurbishing does
Strips old coating and corrosion back to sound metal, restores the bead seat, and refinishes the wheel. The national wheel refurbishing page covers the process. The inspection comes first and decides whether a wheel can be refurbished.
A crack ends the wheel and it is replaced.
The pool approach fits well with a mobile visit, where tires are changed at your yard and wheels needing work come back to the shop.
Other stores nearby
Tremonton refurbishes wheels to the north, and the Salt Lake City Truck Tire Center to the south.
About this store
The Ogden store runs eleven services and is managed by Mike Theis.
See the national wheel refurbishing page for all 42 locations.