You can buy tires that look fresh and still set you up for a bad day. Rubber ages. Winter is when you find out fast, because cold roads punish weak tires. If you buy “new-ish” tires online, or you ...

The string of letters and numbers wrapped around your tire sidewall is not decoration. It is a compact spec sheet that tells ...

Take a quick look at any tire, and you’ll notice a series of letters and numbers around the sidewall. These might seem like random gibberish, but they tell you lots of helpful information about your ...

Dozens of deaths have been attributed to "ticking time bomb" aged tires. May 8, 2008— -- The U.S. tire industry is refusing to give American motorists the same warning given to car owners in ...

WASHINGTON (July 24, 2014) — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wants to change the internationally recognized tire plant identification number to a three-symbol code from a ...

ALSDORF, Germany (Feb. 12, 2014) — 4JET Technologies GmbH will unveil during the TIRE Technology Expo in Cologne, Germany, Feb. 12-13, a laser marking process that can individually mark tires with a ...