Developed at Oxford. Trusted by Fleets Across Four Continents.

Tyres represent the single point of contact between every commercial vehicle and the road. They are fundamental to how safely a fleet operates, how efficiently it consumes fuel, and how significantly it impacts the environment. With more than five billion tyres in use worldwide, the implications for fleet operators — and for road safety more broadly — are considerable.

And yet, for all that significance, the methods by which most fleets inspect their tyres have remained largely unchanged for decades. Manual walkarounds, pressure gauges, and tread depth probes remain the industry norm: labour-intensive, inconsistent, and inadequate for the demands of modern fleet operations — particularly where inner tyres on heavy axles are concerned, which are all but impossible to assess through visual inspection alone.

WheelRight was founded to address precisely that problem, and has spent over two decades developing the technology to solve it.

Over Two Decades of Patent-Protected Research

WheelRight's technology is the product of rigorous, long-term research conducted at the University of Oxford Science Park. That research — spanning more than twenty years — culminated in a patented drive-through inspection system capable of capturing tyre pressure, tread depth, tread damage, vehicle weight, and temperature in a single pass, without requiring any input from the driver or fleet team.

The guiding principle throughout that development has been operational practicality. Effective technology, particularly in a fleet environment, must integrate seamlessly into existing workflows rather than impose new ones. Every element of the WheelRight system — from the sensors embedded in the ground to the cloud-hosted Fleet Portal that delivers inspection results — has been designed around how depots and yards actually function. Inspections are completed as part of the normal movement of vehicles through a site. Results are available instantly. Fleet managers receive the information they require to make decisions, without any disruption to driver schedules or operational routines.

Crucially, WheelRight's research-first foundation means the system is not static. It continues to develop — incorporating new sensors, more sophisticated algorithms, and broader vehicle compatibility — in recognition that the standard for what is achievable in automated tyre safety should continue to advance.

A Proven System, Deployed Globally

For fleet operators considering an investment in inspection infrastructure, the provenance of a technology is only one part of the evaluation. Equally important is evidence that the system performs reliably at scale, across varied operational environments, and in different parts of the world.

WheelRight systems are currently deployed across four continents — North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa — with new regions being brought into service each year.

In North America, WheelRight operates across multiple sites in the United States, including installations in Charleston and Atlanta, with expansion into Mexico representing the most recent addition to the network. In Europe, the United Kingdom remains a core market, with the technology in active use across a range of fleet types and depot environments. In Asia, systems are operational in Hong Kong and Singapore. South Africa anchors WheelRight's presence on the African continent, whilst deployments in Saudi Arabia extend the company's reach across the Middle East.

This geographical breadth reflects a deliberate commitment to proving the system in conditions that differ markedly from one another — in climate, infrastructure, operational scale, and regulatory context. WheelRight is designed for industrial fleet environments and performs consistently across a wide range of weather conditions and site configurations, from distribution centres and transit depots to terminal entrances and service plazas.

What WheelRight's Track Record Means for Fleet Operators

When evaluating automated inspection technology, fleet operators and procurement teams typically ask two fundamental questions: has this technology been sufficiently proven, and will the company behind it continue to develop and support it over the long term?

WheelRight's answer to both is grounded in demonstrable fact rather than assertion. More than two decades of patent-protected research underpin every drive-through inspection. Development continues to be led from Oxford, by a team that has treated WheelRight as a research-driven enterprise since its inception. The founding principle remains unchanged: to make fleet tyre inspection automatic, accurate, and entirely unobtrusive within the daily operation of a fleet.

The ambition informing that work is similarly clear. WheelRight's vision is a commercial vehicle sector in which automated, intelligent drive-through tyre inspection is standard practice — where safety is embedded into operational workflow rather than dependent upon individual checks, and where fleets, drivers, and the wider road network benefit accordingly. Safer roads, lower fuel consumption, reduced downtime, and a measurably smaller environmental footprint, achieved one drive-through at a time.

Arrange a Demonstration

WheelRight operates authorised demonstration sites across its global network, enabling fleet operators to observe the system in a live operational environment prior to any commitment.

[Contact our team →] to discuss your fleet's requirements, explore deployment options, or arrange a visit to a demonstration site.