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 ...

You may be familiar with palmistry, a category of fortune-telling based on interpreting the creases and lines on the inner surface of a person's hand. Some folks will read the soles of your feet, too.

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 ...

Car tires have various tread patterns depending on the type of tire and the intended application. The tread is the one that ...

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 ...

To get the most miles out of your tires, you should know what kind of tires your car comes equipped with. Sure, every tire comes with rubber tread, but not every tire features the same pattern or ...

FINDLAY, Ohio—Endurica L.L.C. continues to draw attention for its simulated tire evaluation capabilities, this time from the Department of Energy for work on tire tread pattern predictions. The ...

While a truck’s application plays the primary role in selecting a tread pattern, there are really only two options: lug and rib. Greg Kidd, Sales Engineering for Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, ...

Y67 off-the-road underground mining tire has three new tread patterns and is available in sizes 36x11-15 24-ply, 32x15-15 28-ply, 35x15-15 32-ply and 38x16-15 36-ply. According to Yokohama, benefits ...

Goodyear has a new tire concept, called reCharge, that includes biodegradable tread that can be "recharged," by shooting out new sections as needed. A liquid compound held in the center of the tire ...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber will soon learn whether emotion sells tires better than talking about tread patterns. The world's largest tire maker is rolling out a print and television advertising campaign - ...