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Truck, Bus and Coach Tires Basics to Optimize Your Tire Performance Basics to Optimize Your Tire Performance Contents 2 3 Truck, bus and coach tires Basics to optimize your tire performance Basics to optimize your tire performance Contents 2 3 Publisher’s legal information Contents The content of this publication is provided for information only The trademarks, service marks and logos (the Trademarks) Truck tires – technical basics ................................................................................................................ 4 and we accept no liability. Continental Reifen Deutschland displayed in this publication are the property of Continental GmbH cannot guarantee the accuracy, reliability, complete­ Reifen Deutschland GmbH. Nothing in this publication should From the very beginning ........................................................................................................................ 4 ness or timeliness of the information in this publication. be construed as granting any license or right to the Trade­ Today more than ever: tires optimized for specific uses .......................................................... 6 Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH may, at its sole dis­ marks. The use of the Trademarks is prohibited without the cretion, revise the information contained herein at any time express written consent of Continental Reifen Deutschland Global tire development ......................................................................................................................... 8 without notice. GmbH. Truck tire components and their functions ................................................................................... 10 Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH’s obligations and All text, images, graphics and other materials in this pub­ Tire production ........................................................................................................................................... 12 responsibilities regarding its products are governed solely by lication are subject to the copyright and other intellectual Legal and standardized markings used on the tire sidewall .................................................. 14 the agreements under which they are sold. Unless otherwise property rights of Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH. agreed in writing, the informa tion contained herein does not Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH owns the copyrights in Units of measurement and definitions ............................................................................................. 16 form part of these agreements. This publication does not the selection, coordination and arrangement of the materials contain any gua rantee or agreed quality of Continental Reifen in this publication. These materials may not be modified or Deutschland GmbH’s products or any warranty of merchant­ copied for commercial use or distribution. Unlock your truck tire’s potential – retreading and regrooving ............................................ 18 ability, fitness for a particular purpose and non­infringement. Copyright © 2016 Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH may make changes to All rights reserved Maintenance and care of truck tires – the products or services described at any time without notice. repair, inflation, tread depth and storage ....................................................................................... 22 This publication is provided on an “as is” basis. To the extent permitted by law, Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH Damage to truck, bus and coach tires caused by external factors ...................................... 26 makes no guarantee, express or implied, and assumes no liability in connection with the use of the information con­ Tread ................................................................................................................................................................ 28 tained in this publication. 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Basics to optimize your tire performance From the very beginning 4 5 Truck tires – technical basics • In the 1950s• In the Continental 1950s• In the Continental 1950s already Continental offers already specialized offers already specialized offers tires forspecialized different tires for tirestypesdifferent for of different types of types of From the very beginning trucks andtrucks for buses andtrucks for and buses and communicates for and buses communicates and segment-specifi communicates segment-specifi segment-specific benefi ts.c benefi c ts. benefi ts. We’ve been partners of the transportation industry for as long as tires have been around. We’ve set technological milestones and furthered the development of our pro ducts. As a company, we’ve grown at an amazing pace. But one thing has always stayed the same: The needs of our customers setting the standard for everything we do. The Continental story is a success story in German engineer­ But all of this is possible only because we have always based ing. From the very beginning, our company has been inter­ the development of our products on a simple, yet demanding woven with the transportation industry. The result is a broad standard: The needs of our customers. And because these range of innovations – such as the tubeless tire – and a full needs are as different as the various sectors of the transpor­ line of products tailored to meet the needs of various sectors tation industry themselves, we still look at things first of all within the trans portation industry. through the eyes of our customers … As early as the 1950s, Continental was already offering specialized tires for various kinds of Trucks Buses Construction Vehicles Trucks trucks•Trucks• Segment-specific• Segment-specific Segment-specificand buses – and tailoring its communication communication communicationcommunicationBuses of specific benefits of of of productsBuses toproductsproducts each segment. for for for trucks, trucks, trucks, buses busesbuses and andandConstruction construction constructionconstructionConstruction Vehicles Vehicles vehiclesvehiclesvehicles continues continues continues in in inthe the the 1960s. 1960s. 1960s. 1870s – 1910s 1870s –1920s 1910s 1870s 1920s– 1910s1930s 1920s1930s1940s 1930s1940s1950s 1940s1950s1960s 1950s1970s1960s – 1980s 1960s1970s1990s – 1980s – today1970s 1990s – 1980s – today1990s – today / 19 / 19 / 19 Tires – Engineered inTires Germany. – EngineeredTires in Germany. – Engineered in Germany. 08Conti-Brandi_RZ12.indd 08Conti-Brandi_RZ12.indd 19 19 30.10.2007 12:33:39 Uhr 30.10.2007 12:33:39 Uhr 08Conti-Brandi_RZ12.indd 19 30.10.2007 12:33:39 Uhr In the 1960s, tailored product communication for different segments continued – trucks, buses and construction vehicles. 1870s1870s1870s – 1910s– 1910s– 1910s 1920s1920s1920s 1930s1930s1930s 1940s1940s1940s 1950s1950s1950s 1960s1960s1960s 1970s1970s1970s – –1980s –1980s 1980s 1990s1990s1990s – –today –today today 202020 / /21 /21 21 08Conti-Brandi_RZ12.indd08Conti-Brandi_RZ12.indd08Conti-Brandi_RZ12.indd 20 20 20 30.10.200730.10.200730.10.2007 12:33:51 12:33:51 12:33:51 Uhr Uhr Uhr Basics to optimize your tire performance 6 7 Today more than ever: Tires optimized for specific uses As partners of the global logistics and transportation industry, we are deeply familiar Motorway | Regional | On/Off with the various sectors of this industry. That’s why we know that cost­efficiency makes all the difference. Our solution: Tires optimized for specific conditions – for every need. Today, transporters are part of an ever more efficient global But all streets are not made alike. Nor are various types of logistics network. As a close companion for our partners and transport. That’s why we have always continued to develop customers in the global transport and logistics industry, we our product lines for the customer segments Goods, People understand markets as well as we understand streets and and Construction. The result? Tires that are tailor­made for roads all over the world. We also know know that the bottom the specific conditions faced by the various sectors of the line is cost­efficiency. transportation industry. This leads to a considerable increase in the profitability of entire fleets. Goods Coach | Intercity | Urban People Regional | On/Off | Off Construction Basics to optimize your tire performance Global tire development 8 9 Global tire development India China South America/Turkey Europe/NAFTA Europe Tire engineering is driven primarily by global economic development. This overview shows the main aspects resulting from this trend. Main customer needs Load capacity Load capacity/Mileage Mileage/Load capacity Mileage/Fuel savings Fuel savings/Mileage Main tire characteristics High durability High durability/Optimized mileage Optimized mileage performance/ Optimized mileage performance/ Rolling resistance optimization/ ­ performance High durability Rolling resistance optimization Optimized mileage/Low section tires Main road characteristics Off On/Off Regional Regional/Motorway Motorway/Regional Main fleet structure Single
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