All four sizes of Yokohama’s 103ZR commercial truck tires are now available. The offerings are a part of the company’s eco-friendly, ultra high-tech Z.environment line.
“We are pleased to announce that it is now at full production,” reports John Cooney, director of commercial sales.
“The 103ZR earned one of Heavy Duty Trucking’s 2008 Nifty Fifty awards, and was chosen for being a longer-lasting, fuel-efficient tire,” he points out.
“The Z.environment line, which also includes the 703ZL and 501ZA, has been a great success, and we feel that the 103ZR will achieve the same result. It has the deepest tread depth and lowest rolling resistance of any regional, all-position tire I know of in the industry,” Cooney says.
The 103ZR offers a compound, tread design and casing construction that delivers longer treadwear and low rolling resistance, he adds. “The casing innovations actually predict changes in tire shape that occur in early stages of wear,” Cooney continues. “The result is increased durability due to stabilized performance over the wear of the tire.”
He describes other features, including rock-ejector platforms that keep stones and debris out of the grooves to enhance durability; superior fuel economy due to stronger and more pliable rubber that reduces heat generation and provides low rolling resistance; and a wide tread, partnered with a 23/32-inch tread depth, that promotes long, even wear.
The four sizes of the 103ZR are:
- 295/75R22.5 14(G) and 16(H) ply
- 11R22.5 14(G) and 16(H) ply
- 285/75R24.5 14(G) ply
- 11R24.5 14(G) and 16(H) ply
