This is another issue when I play the "girl card". I have several petro TA mechanics around the country who check tires for me just for a smile lol
I seem to remember reading a discussion on this topic. Can't remember of it was here. But IIRC the conclusion was yeah, you could be screwed if an inspector wanted to be strict about it. But I'd imagine that the tire would heat up pretty quickly, so it probably doesn't come up very often.
Wouldn't your tires always be up to operating temperature when checked by a DOT official, unless they got you just leaving your parking spot?
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These tires say "MAX Load 6175 lbs single at 110 psi cold"
So basically all that tells me is that it's ok for the tires to be inflated to 110 psi cold. I called Swift Onroad and they told me I should have ALL the tires inflated to 110 psi. That doesn't sound right. I was reading this article, which basically says what Tractor Man said: "Dump the Thump"
Here's a quote:
When I checked my pressures this morning (outside temp was 0º F), all my tires including my steers were between 85 and 90 (one or two of the drives were around 100 psi for some reason). Now the trailer tires are about 90 and my steers about 100. So my steers are still a little low, right?
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.