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 ...

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 ...

Tire-tread patterns can tell you a lot about a car's overall performance. You may be familiar with palmistry, a category of fortune-telling based on interpreting the creases and lines on the inner ...

Truck Tires Wearing Out Too Fast? Discover Hidden Wear Patterns That Reveal What’s Really Going Wrong Lakewood, United States – December 8, 2025 / Expedited Truck Alignment & Tires / 7 Hidden Causes ...

Pirelli has distinguished itself in the tire market by creating products for its performance and racecars with technology that can then be applied to luxury and general consumer cars. The brand’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.