Take a look at the tread pattern on your tires sometime. They are quite complex and have details that, when observed closely, show several different patterns and shapes that make up the ...

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 ...

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 ...

There's a not-so-old song with a lyric that goes something like, "The tires are the things on the car that make contact with the road ..." While it makes for a catchy little chorus, it's not an ...

Following simple car care routines is the secret to looking after your tires. But beyond monitoring your tire pressure and rotating your tires, there are other things you can do to make your tires ...

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 ...

FORT MILL, S.C.—For more than a century Continental A.G.'s tires have been defined by greater performance and safety thanks in great part to tread patterns. And this year, the company marks a ...