Editor's Note:  This is the third in our series "Life on Pandemic Road."  In the first one, Glen Rice discusses how his four-legged buddies are missing human contact at truck stops. Chris Hanna, owner of Palmetto Yacht Management, talked about safety measures and how their business is booming. In this one, owner operator James Thirsk shares a story about an act of random kindness.

Editor's Note:  Some fleets are doing robust business during the Covid-19 pandemic and others are unfortunately struggling. A lot depends on what they typically haul. For Palmetto Yacht Management, business is booming!

Double Coin customer Glen Rice says driving through near empty cities during the pandemic has been surreal, but his canine travel companions sure miss people coming up to pet them.

It's not by happenstance that Pacific Tire Group and Aloha Trucking have been working together for many, many years -- working collaboratively to reduce tire operating costs for the Oahu-based trucking fleet.

Owner operator Glen Rice has been running Double Coin RLB400s (LP24.5s) for nearly three years. His mileage on this set is 311,000 and he has 13/32nds tread remaining! 

"I've used lots of different tire brands over the past 20 years, and I just really like the Double Coins for consistent wear," he said, noting that the RLB400s are provide a smooth ride and dependable traction.

We receive feedback like this often on the Double Coin RLB400 drive tire. An extra deep 30/32" tread with stone drilling protectors promotes long original mileage in the RLB400, and the closed shoulder tread design provides even wear.

We sincerely appreciate Paul's business and wish him many safe and productive miles on the road.

Please read below some recent comments from other folks who sell the RLB400, retread it, and log many, many miles on them:

Hauling grain out of farms can be tricky when there is often snow, ice and mud to deal with . . . that's why driver/mechanic Chris Diehl loves his Double Coin RLB1  open shoulder drive tires.

Minnesota owner operator Larry Vandenplas Googled "best spread axle tire" and read about an Alabama dealer extolling the virtues of the Double Coin RR150.

Glen Rice has just about seen it all in 46 years of driving and when it comes to drive tires, he says he hasn't seen anything better than the Double Coin RLB400.