The amount of tread on a tire is critical in determining how well it will vacate water to maintain contact with the road in the rain. If your tires wear out quickly, your safety may be at risk. Our ...

The tire is an essential part of your vehicle that affects road safety and comfort. Many drivers disregard proper tire care.

Until now, you had to trust the tread-wear ratings on the sidewalls and a tire’s tread-wear warranty to tell you how long your tires would last. Consumer Reports’ new tests show that claims don’t ...

Do tires ever need replacing before the tread wears out? And how will you know when the time is right to swap your rubber for a fresh set?

It used to be that just a simple tread depth gauge or a coin was used to measure the remaining rubber on tires, but now there is new technology to give retailers a much more precise look at treadwear.

Q: How long should tires last? I’ve managed to wear mine out in only 32,000 miles and thought they should last a lot longer. – Adriane Robson A: Good question. Tire tread life varies greatly depending ...

Road safety is no laughing matter, as an ill-prepared and poorly maintained car is not only a hazard to the driver and ...

Maximizing tread life is all about the contact patch — literally where the rubber meets the road. Pavement is abrasive by design. That’s how you get friction between the tire and the road surface — in ...

Tyrata’s IntelliTread is a low-profile drive-over system that is part of the company’s tire tread wear sensor platform. The IntelliTread drive-over system can quickly evaluate tread depth by simply ...

Bridgestone Americas announced the launch of a new drive tire tread that is engineered to increase retread value for fleets. The Bandag B713 FuelTech drive tire tread incorporates a new proprietary ...

In some cases, the best way to figure out what's wrong with your car is to look at your tires. But you need to know which ...

Tyrata Inc.'s IntelliTread tire tread wear sensor platform includes a low-profile drive-over system. The IntelliTread Drive-Over-System (DOS) provides actionable data regarding tire tread wear when a ...