Hankook Tire’s e3 WiDE DL21 is the company’s latest ultra-super single drive tire, boasting greater longevity and mileage over its predecessor, the DL07.
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations and Bridgestone Canada have issued a voluntary noncompliance recall of around 2,700 tires for an issue that could lead to exposure and deterioration of steel body cords.
Giti Tire introduced two wide-base commercial tires for the North American market: the GDL633 FS ultra-wide base tire for the drive axle position and the GTL933 FS ultra-wide-base tire for trailers in long-haul applications.
Yokohama has launched the BluEarth 109L and BluEarth 109L ultra wide base – two trailer tires designed for fuel efficiency.
Minimizer has launched its aftermarket Super Single Fenders line, designed for trucks with wide-base tires.
Bridgestone Americas has launched two ultra wide base tires, the Greatec M835A Ecopia tire for the drive position and the Greatec R197 Ecopia tire for the trailer position.
Oliver Rubber has launched the Oliver Ultra Low Profile Vantage Drive, a new SmartWay-verified, wide-base drive-axle position retread for line haul and regional applications.
Proper trailer axle/wheel alignment is critical to maximizing tire life, and it's only become more important with the use of wide-base single tires on trailers for fuel economy and weight savings.
Could the next round of greenhouse gas reduction rules push more fleets over to wide-base single tires? It seems likely, given not only their relatively low rolling resistance but weight savings as well.
Fleets spec’ing wide single tires need to decide upfront whether to trade the vehicle as is or to spec axles and wheels for a later conversion to duals.