Heavy Duty Alignment

Save Fuel & Save Your Tires with An Expert Alignment

Did you know? A drive axle out by a mere 1/16” will push the steer tires sideways for 13.5 feet of every kilometre driven. Improve tire wear, fuel savings, equipment performance and driver comfort with alignments performed by the certified technicians at Kal Tire.

White commercial truck undergoing a heavy-duty wheel alignment on specialized alignment equipment inside a Kal Tire service facility.
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Heavy Duty Alignment

Protect Your Investment with a Professional Wheel Alignment at Kal Tire

Fuel Savings 
Even a one-degree misalignment on one axle can lead to a 2% fuel loss.

Even Wear & Tire Life 
Misaligned axles can create irregular wear and reduce tire life by up to 30%.

More Uptime 
Properly aligned axles promote even tire wear, reducing premature wear and blowouts.
 
Ride Comfort, Handling & Safety 
Alignment improves:

  • Handling and maneuverability
  • Drifting and pulling
  • ‘Dog tracking’
  • Driver comfort, reducing fatigue
  • Ability to qualify for casing credits

Signs of a Misalignment

80% of trucks on the road have a front wheel misalignment and 70% have a rear wheel misalignment.

Close-up of a commercial tire with a highlighted section illustrating tire cupping, a common wear pattern that can affect vehicle performance and tire life.

Cupping

A possible result of moderate to severe assembly out of balance condition, cupping appears as localized patches that look scalloped.

Commercial tire with a highlighted section illustrating tire feathering, a tread wear condition caused by irregular contact with the road surface.

Feathering

When tread ribs are worn so that one side is higher, this is called feathering. There could be multiple causes including front and/or rear defective suspension or steering components.

Commercial tire with a highlighted section illustrating one-sided tire wear, a tread wear condition that can indicate alignment or suspension issues.

One-sided wear

Also known as shouldering, one-sided wear extends across the entire shoulder rib to a major tread groove. This condition is often caused from a rear axle misalignment.

Close-up of a commercial truck wheel connected to specialized alignment equipment in a Kal Tire service bay

Calculate Your Savings

Provide us with the size of your fleet, we will run the numbers and tell you how much you can save. Based on trucking averages and industry estimates, a fleet of 10 trucks could see up to $28,175 in fuel savings per year by maintaining correct wheel alignment. Find out your fleet’s potential savings.