The tread blocks contact the ground, generating friction that provides the necessary traction for driving, braking, and ...

Selecting the right tread pattern for tires used on the often-hostile road surface of a construction site, as shown here on this dump truck, can help resist "chipping and chunking" caused by stones ...

The following was published in CCJ's Equipment Maintenance Toolkit, 8th edition, sponsored by Valvoline Heavy Duty. CCJ's Equipment Maintenance Toolkit is a complementary industry resource, courtesy ...

This is the time of year consumers begin thinking about winter tires. However, commercial trucks and their operations are radically different from cars, SUVs and pickups driven by consumers to get to ...

Tread design subtleties, such as the complex zig-zag shape of the blocks as seen on this Michelin XDA Hypersipe retread, can improve traction by doing a better job of expelling water, mud, snow or ...

FORT MILL, S.C.—For more than a century Continental A.G.'s tires have been defined by greater performance and safety thanks in great part to tread patterns. And this year, the company marks a ...

A tire might look like a simple component – a round piece of rubber with a tread design – though it’s anything but. Likewise, tire performance has to do with more than simply moving your truck down ...

OSAKA, Japan (Aug. 12, 2014) — At first glance, tire treads and high fashion would appear to be completely incongruous, but Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. likes to thinks otherwise. The tire maker has ...

Pirelli has distinguished itself in the tire market by creating products for its performance and racecars with technology that can then be applied to luxury and general consumer cars. The brand’s ...

Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) today announced the debut of the all-new Bridgestone Alenza Prestige tire, a premium ...