Knowledge base
A better handle on tyre health.
Manufacturer databooks, industry standards and safety guides for tyre inspections, inflation, repair, retreading and wheel hardware. The same reference material backs TyreSync's tyre intelligence.
Safety
- OSHA servicing of multi-piece and single-piece rim wheels (29 CFR 1910.177 + charts)OSHA 29 CFR 1910.177 — the canonical safety procedures for servicing multi-piece and single-piece rim wheels.
- Wheel & rim identification / mounting safety guidesAccuride's rim/wheel safety & service manual: component identification, tyre↔rim matching, torque and out-of-service criteria.
Standards
- Puncture & section repair standards (USTMA procedures, TRMG RPs, BS AU 159 lineage)USTMA and TRMG puncture & section repair procedures: repairable-zone limits, demount-and-inspect and plug+patch requirements.
- Retreading standards & process guides (Bandag / RMA / ECE R108-109)Bandag's 10-step retread process: casing acceptance, precure vs mould-cure and ECE R108/R109 type approval.
- Retreading standards & process guides (TRMG recommended practices / TRIB)TRMG recommended practices and TRIB explainers for retreading: casing inspection, buffing, precure vs mould-cure and final inspection.
- TMC Recommended Practices — tyre & wheel maintenance setThe TMC recommended-practice family for tyre & wheel maintenance: inspection, inflation programmes, torque, dual matching and OOS criteria.
- TRA and ETRTO tyre & rim standards publicationsThe TRA and ETRTO standards manuals that define tyre size designations, load ratings, rim contours and inflation tables worldwide.
- Tyre load & inflation reference tables (TRA/ETRTO-deriviated OEM tables)Industry load & inflation reference tables: maximum load per tyre size at cold inflation pressure, single and dual, TRA and ETRTO conventions.
- Tyre marking & labelling standards (EU label, sidewall codes)Tyre marking & labelling decoded: EU tyre label, sidewall code anatomy, DOT date codes and load-index/speed-symbol tables.
- Tyre technology beyond conditions: regrooving, retreading standards, dual spacingRegrooving rules, tyre rotation patterns, dual matching & spacing, and retread authorisation — the extend-the-casing chapter.
Databooks
- Bridgestone Truck Tire Data Book (commercial)Bridgestone's commercial truck tyre data book: product data, size & availability charts, load & inflation tables and Bandag retread availability.
- Continental Truck, Bus and Van Tyres Technical Data Book / Product Data GuideContinental's truck, bus and van tyre technical data book: construction, markings, load & speed tables and the ContiTread retread range.
- Goodyear Radial Truck Tire and Retread Service ManualGoodyear's radial truck tyre and retread service manual: selection, mounting, inflation, wear diagnosis and repair limits.
- Michelin Truck and Bus Tyre Technical Data Book / Data BookMichelin's truck & bus technical data book: construction, size designations, load & inflation tables, axle-position charts and mounting safety.
- Truck-tyre engineering manuals (casing, compounds, construction)How a truck tyre is engineered — casing anatomy, compounds, tubeless vs tube-type and wide-base construction, per Michelin/Bridgestone/Conti manuals.
- Tyre databooks — downloadable PDF index per brandWhere each tyre manufacturer hosts its technical data book — a per-brand index of downloadable TBR databooks.
Maintenance
- Load/inflation tables & tyre selection guides for fleetsReading load/inflation tables and selecting tyres by application segment, axle position and size-substitution rules.
- Steering & alignment guides (truck alignment, steer-axle wear patterns)Truck steering & alignment guides: toe/caster/camber, thrust angle and the tyre-wear patterns each misalignment produces.
- Suspension & axle systems (air suspension, leaf, lift axles — SAF / BPW)SAF and BPW trailer suspension & axle maintenance manuals: air and leaf-spring series, steering axles and service regimes.
- TMC Radial Tire Conditions Analysis GuideThe TMC guide to reading radial truck-tyre conditions — wear patterns, bead damage, separations and retread conditions, and what each one tells you.
- TPMS & tyre telematics deep-dives — Continental ContiPressureCheck / ContiConnect Live manuals + certification basisContinental ContiPressureCheck and ContiConnect Live manuals: in-tyre sensors, telematics architecture and ADR certification basis.
- Trailer axle & suspension maintenance — BPW maintenance instructions (2024)BPW's 2024 trailer axle & suspension maintenance instructions: lubrication schedules, brake service, air suspension and wear limits.
- Tyre failure analysis & forensic guides (with diagrams)Tyre failure forensics: wear-pattern diagnosis and damage taxonomy from Michelin's condition-analysis guides.
- Tyre pressure / inflation maintenance guides & TPMS specsInflation maintenance guides and TPMS regulation: cold-inflation checks, load vs pressure, underinflation failure mode and UN R141.
- Tyre-pressure monitoring & inflation management — Continental TPMS docs + PSI ATISHow TPMS and automatic tyre-inflation (ATIS) systems work — Continental ContiPressureCheck and PSI ATIS architectures and alert tiers.
- Wheel-end maintenance (hub bearings, seals, lubrication) — SKF TFO guide + STEMCO/TMC RP 631Wheel-end maintenance per SKF, STEMCO and TMC RP 631: inspection intervals, bearing R&I, end-play adjustment and lubrication.
Guides
Glossary
- Tyre glossaryPlain-language definitions of the tyre terms used across this knowledge base — construction, markings, wear, repair, pressure and wheel hardware.
- Tyre glossary & terminology references (ISO 3877/4223, TRMG glossary)The standard tyre-terminology references — ISO 3877/4223 and the TRMG retread & repair glossary — that define industry vocabulary.
29 articles · Sources: OEM databooks, TMC, OSHA, ETRTO, TRA, USTMA, UNECE