Following simple car care routines is the secret to looking after your tires. But beyond monitoring your tire pressure and rotating your tires, there are other things you can do to make your tires ...

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 ...

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 ...

There's a not-so-old song with a lyric that goes something like, "The tires are the things on the car that make contact with the road ..." While it makes for a catchy little chorus, it's not an ...

Have you ever been annoyed by the tire noise in your car and wondered what could be the reason? There are several reasons why the tires in your car are making a noise, but most of it is down to 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, ...

Low tire tread depth can be a safety issue. When the road is wet, low tread depth can cause the tire to hydroplane, or skim across the surface of the water, which can make you lose control. You also ...

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 ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 22, 2014) — Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations L.L.C. (BATO) is suing Houston-based retreader TreadWright L.L.C. over an alleged tread design patent infringement. BATO filed ...