Do you service commercial fleets?

Yes. Fleet and commercial work is our core, including trailers, box trucks, delivery fleets and construction equipment, with scheduled service and blowout repair.

Which tire brands do you carry?

All major brands, including Goodyear, Cooper, BFGoodrich, Firestone, Michelin, Bridgestone, Toyo, Continental, Pirelli, Hankook, Falken and Uniroyal.

Tire service for Hawks Landing, Texas

Empire Tire fits new tires, repairs flats, services Tire Pressure Monitoring System sensors and handles rotation and balancing for Hawks Landing in Katy, Texas. Every tire is mounted and balanced on the machine, and you get the tread depth on all four before anything gets sold.

Katy straddles Harris, Fort Bend and Waller counties around Interstate 10 and the Grand Parkway, and that stretch of I-10 is one of the least appealing places in the Houston area to find out a tire was low. Pressure and tread get checked before that happens, not after.

Tire trouble in Hawks Landing, and what happens next

The trailer has been parked since last season. Trailer tires age out on a date long before they wear out, and that date is moulded into the sidewall. We check every position, the pressures and the codes, before it gets loaded.
You want a different look without wrecking the ride. Give us the size off the sidewall and we work out what else fits that wheel, what it does to the speedometer and what it does to the ride. The size reader below does the first half in a second.
It is running on the little spare and you are still driving it. A compact spare is a get-home tire, not a tire. Bring it in and we handle it: we repair the original if it can be repaired, replace it if it cannot, and put every wheel back in its right position.
The pressures read different every time you check them. Air moves about one pound for every ten degrees the temperature swings, and a Texas summer swings hard. We set them cold to the door placard and look for the slow leak underneath the swing.
The work vans leave Katy every morning and nobody tracks the tires. We check every position on every unit, write down the depths and pressures and tell you which ones are close, before a driver is sitting on the shoulder with a load on.
It is soft every morning and fine by lunch. That is a slow leak, and it is almost always a nail or a screw you cannot see from the outside. We pull the wheel, find the leak in the water, patch it from the inside and rebalance before it goes back on.
The tire light on the dash will not go out. We read all four sensors, find the one that has run out of battery or the tire that is genuinely low, set every corner to the pressure on the door placard and reset the system.
The steering shakes once you are up to speed on Interstate 10. A shake that arrives around 60 is a wheel out of balance or a belt that has moved inside the tire. We spin all four on the balancer and tell you which one it is instead of guessing.

What we put on the vehicle in Hawks Landing

All season, for the daily run. What most cars and crossovers around Katy are running: quiet, long wearing and predictable when it comes down hard on Interstate 10.
All terrain, truck and SUV. A chunkier tread for pickups that spend part of the week off the pavement, on caliche or on a site road, and the rest of it on the highway.
Light truck, load range E. For towing and hauling. The number that matters is the load rating on the sidewall, not the size, and we match it to what the vehicle actually pulls.
Trailer tires (ST). Trailer tires are built to a different standard than car tires and they age out on a date. Boat, utility, equipment and travel trailers.
Commercial van and box truck. Higher load ratings and stiffer sidewalls for the vans and box trucks that leave Katy loaded every morning.
Performance and low profile. Wider sections and shorter sidewalls, where the balance has to be exact because you feel every gram in the wheel.
Run flat replacement. If the vehicle came on run flats we fit run flats. If you would rather go back to a conventional tire, we tell you plainly what changes and what you need to carry.

Brands fitted in Hawks Landing: Goodyear, Michelin, Bridgestone, Continental, Firestone, Pirelli, BFGoodrich, Cooper, Toyo, Hankook, Falken, Uniroyal. See every brand.

What we do in Hawks Landing

Tire and Flat Repair. Fast, safe plug and patch repairs in the shop so a nail does not cost you a whole day.
New Tire Sales. Every major brand, matched to your exact vehicle and fitted here at a fair price.
TPMS Service. TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) sensor checks and resets so that dashboard light finally goes off.
Fleet Tire Management. One partner for your whole fleet, from light trucks to trailers, with scheduled service on schedule.
Rotation and Balancing. Rotation and wheel balancing for commercial and industrial vehicles to stretch tire life and fuel.
Preventative and DOT Support. Scheduled inspections and DOT (Department of Transportation) compliance support that keep your trucks legal and safe.

Hawks Landing at a glance

Area: Katy, Texas
County: Harris, Fort Bend and Waller counties
Main routes nearby: Interstate 10, Grand Parkway, Fry Road, Mason Road
ZIP codes in this area: 77449, 77450, 77493, 77494

Hawks Landing questions, answered

Do you cover Hawks Landing?

Yes. Hawks Landing is in Katy, Harris, Fort Bend and Waller counties, about 23 miles from us. Same tires, same machines and same work as any other Katy address.

How do I know if my tires will pass a Texas inspection?

Texas requires at least 2/32 of an inch of tread, and it is measured at the worst point on the tire, not the average across it. We measure all four and tell you exactly where each one stands before you go and spend the money on the inspection.

Which roads do you work off for Hawks Landing?

Hawks Landing sits off Interstate 10, Grand Parkway, Fry Road, Mason Road, in Harris, Fort Bend and Waller counties. It is about 23 miles from us, which is a short run for a set of tires or a repair.

What ZIP codes do you cover near Hawks Landing?

77449, 77450, 77493, 77494 cover Katy, and Hawks Landing sits inside that. If your ZIP is not one of those, say where you are and we will tell you straight away.

What do you need from me to price a set for Hawks Landing?

The size off the sidewall, or the year, make and model, and how many you need. That is everything it takes to put real numbers in front of you rather than a guess.

Can you rotate and balance instead of replacing?

Often, yes. Rotating on a schedule and rebalancing when a shake turns up is most of what makes a set last. We measure first and tell you whether new rubber is actually the answer or whether the set you have has plenty left.

Do you handle trailer and RV tires in Hawks Landing?

Yes. Trailer tires give out on a date rather than on tread, so we read the code moulded into every position and check the pressures cold. Boat, utility, equipment and travel trailers.

What else do you cover near Hawks Landing?

Grayson Lakes, King Lakes and Pin Oak Village are the closest we cover to Hawks Landing, and the rest of Katy with them. Tire work is the same in all of them.

Neighborhoods we also cover near Hawks Landing

Empire Tire tire service covers Magnolia, Tomball, Cypress, Katy, Spring, Hockley, Waller and Northwest Houston, Texas. Request tires, browse every service, see every area we cover, or read all 225 answers in the answer library.