There are a lot of misconceptions about load and inflation pressure. Probably the most common is the myth that the maximum pressure molded on the sidewall of a tire is necessary to carry the vehicle’s ...

Regulatory requirements state that truck tires sold in the U.S. must have specific information on the sidewall, including size, load capacity, and a "DOT" marking for compliance. The inflation ...

Ascenso Tires’ VF Tire Technology Field Day demonstrated how VF tires and CTIS improve traction, reduce soil compaction, and ...

This story appears in the March 3 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Editor’s note: This is a sidebar to the story, ‘Traction Is Most Important Characteristic for ...

Trucks don’t just jackknife. There is a root cause. From news reports it sounds like trucks were not designed to brake hard when it is raining. To me, this sounds ridiculous. To many people, the ...

The Technology & Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Associations is upping the ante in the tire pressure inflation game. In an industry that struggles to get drivers to use a tire pressure ...

Poor tire pressure management affects maintenance costs, safety, and compliance as fleets work to reduce unplanned downtime ...

Farmers, farming professionals and tire dealers were among those who attended the recent VF Tire Technology Field Day.

ATLANTA — SAF-Holland Group, a manufacturer of trailer suspensions, truck suspensions and coupling products, launched its SMAR-te Tire Pilot, a tire-pressure management system, at the North American ...

We're rounding first base into the summer driving season. Are your truck tires up for the heat you're watching? CCJs 10 44, a weekly episode that brings you the latest trucking industry news and ...

WAKEFIELD, Mass. — Alliance Tire Group has introduced the Alliance Agriflex+ 372 VF CFO, a combine and grain cart tire rated to carry 186% of the load of a comparably sized standard radial tire when ...

Have you seen the price of truck tires lately? Can we talk about tire maintenance? Forget the pennies; these days we can safely say a dollar saved is a dollar earned. The extra cost involved in upping ...