TRENDS IN TRUCK TIRES

In this presentation at the 1986 annual RTAC conference, a representative from the Goodyear tire and rubber company addresses the subject of recent trends in truck tires as they relate to pavement wear. The trucking industry in North America is switching rapidly from bias to radial tires, from tubetype to tubeless, and from conventional to low profile or wider tread designs in the high speed long distance segments. The wider profile radials yield lower more consistent pavement loading. Tubeless tires have significant advantages in efficiency, durability and safety. The paper concludes with a discussion of the importance of proper tire inflation pressures as a factor in load capacity, rolling resistance, stability and efficiency. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

  401-1111 Prince of Wales Drive
  Ottawa, Ontario  Canada 
• Authors:
  • Charles, F S
• Publication Date: 1986

Media Info

• Pagination: 12 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Durability; Inflation; Pavements; Radial ply tires; Rolling resistance; Stability (Mechanics); Tire pressure; Tire treads; Tires; Trend (Statistics); Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Tubeless tires
• Old TRIS Terms: Radial tires
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 232: Fuel consumption; 5567: Load; 1236: Lorry; 2955: Pavement; 5412: Pressure; 5494: Rolling resistance; 1391: Tubeless; 1381: Tyre; 1646: Vehicle handling
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00478584
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1989 12:00AM