Safety is the most important reason you inspect your vehicle. A proactive, pre-trip inspection could save you from a costly breakdown on the road ahead, or even worse, a crash caused by the defect. By law, you are required to do a post-trip inspection at the end of the trip, day, or tour of duty on each vehicle you operated. Appropriate repairs following the inspection report provide safety for yourself and for other road users. Some of the following blogs will address critical items to be inspected, starting here with tires, wheels and rims. Don't forget to replace tires before tread depth is reduced to 4/32 inch (front tires) and 2/32 inch (drive and trailer wheels). Lookout for lodged debris, notched or bald spot tires, and underinflated tires. Notice below, the cracked rims and missing lug nuts. Know your vehicle and don't compromise safety by foregoing proper inspection and hurrying to another destination.