Too many people ignore their tires. Most enthusiasts know that they are more than just pieces of rubber and are actually one of the most important factors in the ability to control a vehicle. Still, ...

Few car maintenance tasks are as crucial (or as often overlooked) as tire tread depth. It's a major part of determining how safe, effective, and long-lasting your tires are, and yet it's rarely ever ...

Tires, oil, lights. Three easy checks that any driver can make on their vehicle in a matter of minutes, but all vital to ensure your car is always ready for the road. Tires are perhaps the most ...

The technique of taking proper tread depth measurements is usually one that is never taught. In preparation for performing their service duties on a fleet's tires, technicians are normally handed a $2 ...

DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Tyrata, Inc., a tire sensor and data management company, has expanded its patented IntelliTread™ tire tread wear sensor platform to include a low-profile ...

Most people probably don’t remember the last time they checked the tread on their tires, if they’ve even done it at all. The common method involves holding a penny or a quarter in the groove and ...

Trucks drive over a ground-installed sensor and camera system, which instantly records key data such as tire pressure, tread depth, vehicle weight and tire temperature. Snider Fleet Solutions is now ...

Soon, there will be a sensor that is able to sense when your tire needs to be replaced. Continental Tire is working on developing a next-generation tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) that will ...

Has the widely accepted minimum tread depth of 2/32nds inch-a relic of the bias-ply tire era-outlived its usefulness and should it be increased to improve safety on the nation's highways? That's the ...