Tire tread depth affects traction, heat, rolling resistance, comfort, and safety more than most drivers realize.

Road safety is no laughing matter, as an ill-prepared and poorly maintained car is not only a hazard to the driver and ...

Few car maintenance tasks are as crucial (or as often overlooked) as tire tread depth. It's a major part of determining how safe, effective, and long-lasting your tires are, and yet it's rarely ever ...

It used to be that just a simple tread depth gauge or a coin was used to measure the remaining rubber on tires, but now there is new technology to give retailers a much more precise look at treadwear.

DUBUQUE, Iowa — E-Solution Professionals Pty Ltd. (ESP) has developed technology it claims will allow consumers to calculate tire tread depth by using the camera on a smartphone. ESP, an Australian ...

Tyrata, a tire sensor and data management company, recently expanded its IntelliTread tire tread wear sensor platform to include a low-profile drive-over system. The IntelliTread Drive-Over-System ...

AKRON — Is the "penny check" about to go the way of the buggy whip? Based on a bevy of automated and digital tread-depth measuring devices and technologies launched recently that might be more than a ...

Tactile Mobility, a tactile data and virtual sensing technology company, recently launched a first-of-its-kind tire tread depth measurement solution that can enhance driver and passenger safety. "The ...

Snider Fleet Solutions is now offering a drive-over system that measures tire pressure, tread depth, vehicle weight, sidewall damage and tire temperature, flagging problems before the vehicle leaves ...

Here is Part 2 in my Tire Series of NASCAR 101. I'm sorry I got a bit side-tracked these past few weeks but family vacation and baseball play-offs got in the way. As far as tires go the object for any ...

I exhaled and sent a silent thank-you to my dad, an automotive engineer and a stickler for safety who insisted that I regularly do a routine tire tread test to ensure my tires were in good shape. Fast ...