Tires, Tires, Tires!

No real complaints about the original Continental tires. But, for some reason, the outside shoulders on the front tires scrubbed and wore faster than the rest of the tread. Three tire rotations in 40,000 miles was needed to get even wear on all six tires. I got Michelin tires at Discount tires and after 15,000 miles I see no uneven wear. No alignment was done. On advice from some seasoned truck tire people, I will likely not rotate the tires and only monitor the tire wear until there is any evidence of an issue. One option I was offered was to put steering tires on the front and traction tires on the rear duals. I went with the same tire all around for traction. What I was told comes from truck fleets that put on a lot of miles. The tires get replaced as needed. Rotation is extra labor. I will wear a tire out before it ages out. In my case if I did not rotate the original tires, I would only have had to replace two tires and then four tires later. I did the math and it works. As they say, your mileage will vary. There are several brands that would be a good alternative to Michelins.