tires

Tires are the most difficult products without moving parts to design and manufacture, and they’re also among the most difficult aspects of commercial vehicle maintenance for fleets to manage. A new move to use sensors to create connected tires promises to make managing them mush easier in the...

Big Rig Dynamics 203, or here’s some things for y’all to ponder that’ll help you better understand why your rig handles as it does. If you drive the same truck all the time, you become very familiar with how it handles. And nothing changes that more than an axle or two of new tires. Why...

I was digging through the spec sheet this week, and realized that I totally overlooked what model of Michelin's I got for my drives, and found out that it is too late to change. The tire I wanted was the X-Line Energy D, though they now have a D+ which is supposed to be even more...

Curious what this is telling people?

I bought a used truck recently. It has RoadX drive tires and Sumitomo steers. Both have lots of tread. Is anyone familiar with these brands? What was your experience with them? I have never heard of either of them...

What do you believe is the best steer tire. I've been using Bridgestone R283a and after 60,000 miles there is a spot where the tire has split and chunked. It looks as if I ran over something which I don't think I have. I am very careful where I put my wheels, of course it is possible. Just...

MONTREAL – Clean energy. That is the theme at Michelin’s Movin’ On mobility conference, presented May 29 through June 1 in Montreal. Keeping with the theme, Michelin announced its plan to manufacture all tires with 80 percent sustainable materials and 100 percent of all tires recycled by 2048...

Had to finally break down and get a new set of drives today. In 9/13, I bought a set of eight Firestone FD695+ tires. They don't make them anymore. In 1/2015, I screwed up and drug about 1/10 mile one of my drives, but that's all it took. It was flat spotted on a pair. I made it from MN to...

We have three 2013 Peterbilts and I'm debating about what kind of drive tires to put on them, does anyone have any input or experience with Daytons?

Truck Tire Tariff on tires imported from China will be coming by the end of June. The tariff will have the biggest impact on the actual Chinese brands, but may also impact the Major Brands such as a Michelin that is produced in China. The amount of increase is unknown at this point. At the...

Goodyear G399A LHS 295/75R22.5 Load Range - H Today I will reach 130K on this truck with the original set of steer tires. Quite honestly, I don't remember how many miles I used to get on any trucks I owned in the past, but when pulling tankers, the company was lucky to get 80k out of them. I...

OTR with some of regional. Looking to replace Goodyear G399LHS

I refer to these tires as PRIVATE LABEL. Most Major tire brands like Michelin and Goodyear will manufacture in China. So the term Chinese can be applied to most. Yes indeed a Michelin and a Private Label will be manufactured differently. Private labels are not neccessarily bad. I know a...

I wanted to see how many have had experiences with Retreads. I know normally if someone is using retreads currently then most likely they have not had an issue, hence the reason I listed a poll response for trying retreads and having a problem. Curious to see where people use retreads...

Are you gonna teach him how to use the regroover?

I ran 4 Double Coin closed shoulder non aggressive tread on my drives. They cost me $1,076 installed and lasted 188,132 miles The wore out perfect until last week when one blew out the side wall. I was on my way to replace them. Just some FYI info.

what are the Michelin tires that kevin Rutherford says are the best for rolling resistance,I know Michelin has changed the name on them.... are they for the tractor and trailer???

What is the deal with Prime and blown tires? I am not even kidding, On the way back from Maine I counted 5 prime trucks on the shoulder with blown tires. Ok it could be they run heavy, Lots of trucks run heavy. It is not like it was 70-90 degrees out. It was like 35. I fully expect to blow a...

I pull Containers and some loads are 92,000 lbs. gross weight. I only pull in the State of Florida about 2,000 miles a week. I bought Goodyear G 395 and it only lasted about six months. I bought eight drives recap bandag tires and the one's that held were the bridgestones and one Chinese tire...

One thing I have not done to my truck is to balance the tires, and I know I need to. Tires are in pretty good shape despite not being balanced, but there is a bit of vibration that I would like to get rid of. There are lots of options for balancing, and I have no idea which works best. I am...