One seldom sees the words tire service and finesse in the same sentence, but proper mounting and installation of tires and wheels requires skill and precision — and indeed, a little finesse. It’s one ...

When tubeless radial truck tires first came on the scene decades ago, the industry gradually moved away from tube-type assemblies on multi-piece rims for multiple reasons. Besides the obvious ...

Automatic tire inflation systems for semi trucks work by using a controller to monitor pressure and the vehicle's air system ...

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My 1957 Chevy Panel was missing its spare tire holder hardware. I really wasn't happy carrying it around in the cargo compartment, and surely didn't want to drive around without it either. That ...

Pump it up when you do really need it? That’s what a new automated tire inflator aims to do for heavy hauling trucks. The Aperia Technologies Halo is a bolt-on, self-contained pump designed to keep ...

American Expedition Vehicles, otherwise known as AEV, has a long history of collaboration with GM, playing a part in the development of factory-ready off-roaders like the Chevy Silverado ZR2 Bison and ...

Sometimes a low-tech solution is more than enough to get the job done. A great example of this is something truck drivers do called "tire thumping." It's exactly what you think it is. Truck drivers ...

Front axle: 20,000-lb. Dana Spicer EFA-20F4 on 20,000-lb. taperleafs, w/425/65R22.5 Bridgestone M844F wide-base tires Rear axles: 46,000-lb. Dana Spicer D46-170HPw/locking axle differentials and 5.38 ...

WASHINGTON (Sept. 7, 2016) — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) have issued a joint proposed rule that would require ...

Thousands of tires are cast prematurely onto scrap piles every month. That's hundreds of thousands of miles of operation fleets give up because their tires die untimely, unnatural and often ...