AxlePath Sourcing tire catalog

What to send with a tire selection

Copy the full size code and service description, then tell us the intended axle and use. For a passenger fitment, compare the reference with the vehicle placard. For a light truck application, add load range and tell the supplier about payload or towing requirements that could affect the proposed tire.

For truck and bus radial inquiries, identify steer, drive or trailer duty, any dual configuration and the actual receiving quantity for each size. The supplier can use the brief to identify a candidate SKU, provide evidence tied to that product and quote packaging for your destination.

Before comparing prices, check that the offers use the same units and shipment scope. Ask whether sample fees, cartons or pallets, inland movement and final delivery are included. Follow the quote comparison process when the offers use different bases.

The catalog presents inquiry categories. To request a fitment that is missing from the list, describe it in the purchase form and include your approved specifications.

Use your first inquiry to distinguish the tire you currently buy from the tire your application requires. Include the reference name when it helps identify a pattern, but separately list the buyer-approved dimensions, load and service conditions. If the tire will ship with other sizes in the same release, identify which quantities may be grouped and which must be priced independently.

Ask how a sample will be marked and how those markings will carry over into the production lot. Include any packaging constraint that could affect the quote, such as a maximum pallet height at the receiving dock.