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 ...

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 ...

Maximizing tread life is all about the contact patch — literally where the rubber meets the road. Pavement is abrasive by design. That’s how you get friction between the tire and the road surface — in ...

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company introduced a new Kelly Armorsteel KRH regional tire for pickup and delivery and school buses. Available through Kelly dealers and truckstops, the new rib tire was ...

Bridgestone Americas added to its fuel-efficient Ecopia commercial truck tire line with the all-new Bridgestone R213 Ecopia tire. Featuring directional edge sipes to resist scrub and offer up to 15% ...