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 ...

Some tires considered the cream of the crop 20 years ago would not even make today’s EPA SmartWay list. That’s how much tire technology has evolved. “In the 1990s, tread designs were relatively static ...

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 ...

This blog was provided exclusively to CCJ by Joe Puff, vice president of truck technology and maintenance, NationaLease. Selecting the right tire tread design for an application can have as profound ...

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 heavy truck tire industry transitioned to radial tires in the 1980s, offering benefits like longer tread life and improved fuel economy, despite initial resistance due to costs. Advances such as ...

When preparing your vehicle for winter, most people think about getting the battery tested, installing new wiper blades and having plenty of windshield-washer fluid on hand. Those are all good habits.

We could speak volumes about tires, the technology behind their construction, tread design, and how design affects on- and off-highway performance. We can't possibly detail every aspect of the modern ...

This blog originally appeared in HWT’s sister publication Commercial Carrier Journal and was provided by Joe Puff, vice president of truck technology and maintenance, NationaLease. Selecting the right ...