SEATTLE, Wash. — As winter weather returns to western Washington, it's a good time to make sure everything on your vehicle is functioning properly -- including your tires. The old way to test your ...

DURHAM, N.C. – Tire sensor and data management company Tyrata Inc. is claiming it has achieved repeatable results in tracking "millimeter-scale" changes in tread depth in a variety of OEM passenger ...

Bald tires can get drivers more than a slide down an icy hill this winter. Fed up with traffic snarls on Interstate 70 during the ski season, the Colorado Department of Transportation is embarking on ...

CR testing shows that tires can lose their winter grip at half-tread depth By Consumer Reports In wet and wintry weather, all-season tires begin losing traction long before they appear worn-out, ...

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 ...

Tires can be an endless headache for fleet managers trying to determine which brands and types perform best in their applications. The best way to make that determination is to conduct a tire test to ...

Q: I've heard people talk about doing the penny test on your tires to determine if they have enough tread depth. Would you please explain what that means? A: The space between the edge of a penny and ...

Most motorists think it's safe to haul the family around if they can still see tread on the tires. Not so, says Consumer Reports. "Tires lose footing long before they're worn bald," the magazine says.