The amount of tread on a tire is critical in determining how well it will vacate water to maintain contact with the road in the rain. If your tires wear out quickly, your safety may be at risk. Our ...

Until now, you had to trust the tread-wear ratings on the sidewalls and a tire’s tread-wear warranty to tell you how long your tires would last. Consumer Reports’ new tests show that claims don’t ...

The amount of tread on a tire is critical in determining how well it will vacate water to maintain contact with the road in the rain, according to Consumer Reports. If your tires wear out quickly, ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - When it comes time to buy tires, tread life is an important consideration. Manufacturers claim anywhere from 30,000 to 100,000 miles. Consumer Reports tested the tread life of 47 ...

We know gas cars are bad for the environment. EVs are cleaner, but all cars have tires — and tire pollution is a source of ...

Maximizing tread life is all about the contact patch — literally where the rubber meets the road. Pavement is abrasive by design. That’s how you get friction between the tire and the road surface — in ...

Tyrata’s IntelliTread is a low-profile drive-over system that is part of the company’s tire tread wear sensor platform. The IntelliTread drive-over system can quickly evaluate tread depth by simply ...

When you shop for tires ? besides warranties that promise 65,000 miles, 70,000 miles, even 90,000 miles ? there's a tread-wear rating. It's listed on the sidewall. The higher the number, the longer ...