The most common misconception about load and inflation pressure is the myth that the maximum pressure molded on the sidewall of the tire is necessary to carry the weight of the vehicle. Although that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maintaining the ideal air pressure is the most important step in keeping tires in peak operating condition. Checking your tires’ pressure regularly is like exercising – you know you should do it, but ...

It's not surprisingly that with the cost of fuel and oil reaching crisis levels, the issue of proper tire inflation has come to the forefront of the industry. First of all, since tires are oil-based, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...