Category: Tire 101
So your vehicle’s been sitting for a while…you get in it, start the engine and pull out of the driveway when you notice a hard, rough (but very…
We know that a lot of drivers are working pretty hard to make a dollar go farther and that the outlay for a full set of four tires – even…
For performance and handling, the trend has long been toward fatter tires with a bigger footprint. That’s starting to change, though.…
Believe it or not, many new vehicles come without a spare tire. Manufacturers have a few different reasons for that, including weight savings, space…
Ever think about all the different vehicles that use rubber tires? Tractors, industrial equipment, everything else that rolls on rubber?
Each…
Every year, about 290 million tires are discarded; of those, about 233 million are recycled in one way or another. Shredded tires can be used for…
Ever wonder what the designations stamped on your tire sidewall actually mean? We’d like to break it down for you.
Let’s take for instance,…
There are so many tire designs on the road — all-season, high performance, touring, light truck — and even within a specific tire design, there…
The tire is such a commonplace item — it’s on every car, every truck, every bicycle, every aircraft. It’s easy to not give the tire a second…
When it comes to your car, oil isn’t the only thing there’s a finite supply of. Rubber has its limits too, and it’s estimated by 2020, the supply of…