THE CAR AND TRUCK FLEET AND LEASING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
Severe winter weather can often lead to potholes, which show up in the spring. That's because potholes are often caused when water seeps into soil under the pavement and then freezes and thaws, weakening the road.
With winter turning to spring, potholes that begin to appear on the roadways can cause significant damage to fleet vehicles. Commercial drivers can follow these seven tips for dealing with this hazard.
Wintertime brings with it a safety nuisance for drivers: Potholes. That’s because freezing and thawing of water under pavement weakens the road and causes large cracks.
Potholes can cause pricey repair bills to the suspension and tires of a vehicle. Lauren Fix, the Car Coach, gives several tips about how to reduce damage caused by this hazard. Read more here. Video via Car Coach Reports/YouTube.
Engineers with the automaker have developed some tips and tricks to help drivers minimize damage caused by potholes.
Across the nation, it's pothole season. Here's advice from AAA on how drivers can prevent --- or at least limit --- pothole damage.
Though California's recent storms have helped replenish the state's snowpack and water supply, they've also left roads riddled with potholes. Video courtesy of CBS Los Angeles Channel 2. For safety tips on how to avoid pothole damage, click here.
Pothole damage to fleet vehicles has become a frequent repair item, especially in late winter months when melting snow and thawing pavement opens up new cracks and damage to roadways, fleet management companies told AutomotiveFleet.com.
Damage to vehicles caused by potholes on local roadways has cost drivers an average of $3 billion per year over the past five years, according to a new study from AAA.
This ABC News report on potholes, which originally aired in 2015, explains how potholes form and the range of damage they can cause. For the full fleet safety tip, click here.