HEAVY DUTY TIRE

DRIVE December 11, 2024
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Provided is a heavy duty tire having excellent chipping resistance during high-speed running. Included is a heavy duty tire including a tread portion, the tread portion including a shoulder region located axially outward from an axially outermost main longitudinal groove extending in a circumferential direction, the tread portion being provided with a tread rubber consisting of a multilayer structure including a cap rubber layer forming a tread outer surface and a radially innermost base rubber layer, the cap rubber layer in the shoulder region containing at least one rubber component including a polybutadiene rubber and a carbon black, the heavy duty tire satisfying the following relationships (1) to (3): (1) Tb/Tc ≤ 0.50; (2) Eb'/Ec' ≤ 0.60; and (3) Bca/(Tb/Tc) ≥ 40 wherein Tc, Ec', Tb, Eb' and Bca are defined herein.

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