Tire grip engineering explains why some tires brake better, based on compound, tread pattern, contour and construction.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Yokohama Rubber has patented a pneumatic tire with a unique tread pattern featuring three or more circumferential main grooves, lug grooves, and composite sipes. The design aims to improve traction ...

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 ...

CONTINENTAL Tires Philippines recently launched the Continental UltraContact UX7, making it available in the local market. The SUV-specific Continental UltraContact UX7 tires are designed for the ...

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 ...

On/off-road tires must strike a compromise between traction, durability and longevity. "Fuel efficiency, tread life, casing durability and other factors can have a direct impact on operating cost," ...