Continental Tire the Americas introduced three new commercial truck tires – long haul steer, drive and trailer offerings – at this week’s Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky.
The General HS long haul steer tire features an enhanced tread design, fuel-efficient compounding, and an upgraded casing platform, according to the tiremaker, which adds that the tire’s five-rib tread pattern promotes even wear and high removal mileage. The tire’s grooves feature pyramidal shaped stone ejectors to prevent stone retention and increase retreadability, while upgraded compounding leads to longer removal mileage while still delivering optimal fuel economy, Continental said.
Availability of the General HS will begin in May with the release of the 295/75R22.5 (Load Range H) and will continue with the following additional Load Range H sizes: 11R22.5; 11R24.5; and 285/75R24.5.
The General HD long haul drive tire features a deep 32/32nd closed shoulder tread design that offers high mileage and optimal fuel economy while also delivering excellent traction in demanding applications, according to Continental. The tread block geometry promotes stiffness in the footprint to reduce excess block movement, leading to lower rolling resistance and improved fuel economy, while the groove bottom ejection system reduces stone retention and casing penetration, leading to higher retreadability, the tiremaker added.
The launch of the General HD will begin in April with 11R22.5 (Load Range G) and will continue with the following sizes (also Load Range G): 295/75R22.5; 11R24.5; and 285/75R24.5.
Continental said its General HT long haul trailer tire delivers optimal removal mileage and flexibility through an improved tread pattern. The improved scuff rib protects the sidewalls from curbing and cutting to reduce damage to the tire and increase retreadability. The tire has a stone repellent tread pattern with patented groove technology that leads to minimum stone retention, the tiremaker added.
The launch of the General HT will begin this month with 295/75R22.5 (Load Range G) and will continue with the following sizes: 11R22.5 (Load Range G); 255/70R22.5 (Load Range H); 11R24.5 (Load Range G); 285/75R24.5 (Load Range G).
