Now offering a full line of Cooper PRO Series tractor/trailer fitments
FINDLAY, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cooper Tire has introduced a new long haul trailer (LHT) tire, which
completes the company’s signature Cooper® PRO Series™
product lineup with fitments at each tractor/trailer wheel position. The
Cooper PRO Series LHT joins the Cooper PRO Series long haul drive and
long haul steer tires that were previously introduced. The new trailer
tire is available in size 295/75R22.5 with additional sizes becoming
available later this summer.
“High performance with low cost of ownership is what our Cooper PRO
Series is all about,” said Gary Schroeder, Executive Director of
Cooper’s Global Truck and Bus Tire Business. “Our signature PRO Series
is complete with the arrival of our long haul trailer tire, so fleets
can now find the immediate benefit of running Cooper tires in all
positions. That translates to long miles to removal coupled with optimum
fuel efficiency.”
According to Schroeder, the Cooper PRO Series provides fleets with
outstanding value for long haul operations. “Our benchmarking tests show
the PRO Series’ low cost of ownership, what we call LCO™, is
equal to or lower than competitive Tier 1 tires,” he said.
“Additionally, Cooper’s LCO performance is backed by an
industry-leading, seven-year, two-retread warranty with full replacement
value for the first 50 percent of tread life. This reflects the type of
value Cooper’s Commercial Series tires deliver to fleets and showcases
the confidence we have in our tires.”
Like the Cooper PRO Series LHS steer tire, the new trailer tire features
Cooper’s ECO™ (Energy Conservation Optimization) technology.
This combines tire design, compounding and construction to provide an
ultra-low rolling resistance tire that both exceeds SmartWay standard
requirements by 15 percent and meets the EPA’s greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions requirements set for 2021.
To provide long miles to removal, the tire features 12/32nds of tread
depth, and was designed with a V-shaped tread pattern, with ribs evenly
spaced for better load distribution. The design helps ward off irregular
wear, and its four-belt steel casing construction helps ensure a
long-lasting trailer tire that will provide multiple retreads to drive
down costs.
Helping improve tire maintenance is Cooper’s unique Wear Square®
on the tire’s shoulder ribs. The square shows tread depth through five
different evolving patterns. A “square” shows full tread depth, while an
“L” shape shows that half of the tread remains. The Wear Square will
also show when the tire should be pulled for retreading. Since Wear
Squares are placed on both sides of the tire, they can also indicate
when irregular wear is taking place. If the wear patterns don’t match,
it’s an early warning sign to the technician of a likely axle or camber
issue. This allows the fleet to make the appropriate corrective actions,
ultimately extending tire life and overall mileage.
About Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: CTB) is the parent company of a
global family of companies that specializes in the design, manufacture,
marketing and sale of passenger car, light truck, medium truck,
motorcycle and racing tires. Cooper’s headquarters is in Findlay, Ohio,
with manufacturing, sales, distribution, technical and design operations
within its family of companies located in more than one dozen countries
around the world. For more information on Cooper, visit www.coopertire.com, www.facebook.com/coopertire or
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Contacts
Doug Siefkes
425.392.2611
[email protected]
Megan James
419.424.4251
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