You'll find the recommended tire size as well as the speed and load ratings for your vehicle on a placard in the doorjamb, the glove compartment, or on the fuel-filler door. Here's what those cryptic ...

The Department of Transportation (DOT) plans to finalize a rule in 2017 to help consumers identify which tires are the most fuel-efficient. The Tire Fuel Efficiency Consumer Information Program would ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued 13 new tire plant identification codes in the past year for tire factories worldwide, including six ...

Some new tires have a red or yellow dot and others don't. It depends on the manufacturer. Even the less common white dot appears on tires and here's why because knowledge is power. Those dots are ...

The tires in your car are consumable and require periodic replacement. Balding tires or those with worn-out treads are dangerous and not deliver the same levels of traction and braking as newer rubber ...

WASHINGTON (Feb. 6)—The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued 37 new DOT tire plant codes—necessary for selling tires in the U.S.—in the past two years to 32 companies. Among the new codes are ...

Yeah, OK. The General Grabber isn’t really new. In fact, you’ve seen Grabbers all over the place for years. But what you probably didn’t know is that up until recently (very recently, in fact), any of ...