TRUCK TIRE

DRIVE February 19, 2025
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A pneumatic tire for use on trucks is disclosed. The tire (10) comprises a tread (12) and a belt structure (50) located radially inward of the tread (12), the belt structure (50) including a pair of working belts (54, 56), wherein the working belts (54, 56) are reinforced plies each comprising parallel reinforcement elements, wherein the angle of the reinforcement elements in the respective working belt (54, 56) is in a range of from 12 degrees to 35 degrees with respect to the circumferential direction, wherein the belt structure (50) further includes a relatively low angle belt (58) positioned between the working belts (54, 56) and comprising parallel reinforcement elements angled at less than 5 degrees with respect to circumferential direction, and wherein the relatively low angle belt (58) has a first and second narrow belt (62) positioned at each lateral end (59) of the relatively low angle belt (58). The the first and second narrow belt (62) are each positioned radially inward of an axially outermost groove (36) on each side of the tread (12).

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