The EU tyre label is a useful guide to three important aspects of tyre performance. However, there are additional criteria you should consider when choosing truck tyres.
The EU tyre label is a useful guide to three important aspects of tyre performance. However, there are additional criteria you should consider when choosing truck tyres.
Goodyear Dunlop tests each new tyre design against more than 50 performance criteria.
Some important factors to consider include:
Each truck segment has its particular characteristics. Truck tyres need to be designed specifically for each segment to cope with these different applications. The most important performance criteria for each truck segment are show below.
| Long haul Mileage All-season Retreadability Fuel saving/RR (shown on EU label) Wet Grip (shown on EU label) Regional haul Mileage All-season Retreadability Fuel saving/RR (shown on EU label) Wet Grip (shown on EU label) Mixed Service Off road traction Damage resistance Retreadability Mileage | Municipal Mileage Damage resistance Wet Grip (shown on EU label) Retreadability Exterior Noise (shown on EU label) Winter Traction/Grip on Snow and Ice Retreadability Wet Grip (shown on EU label) Mileage |
So how can you find trustworthy advice on those performance factors that the EU label doesn’t cover?