Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has bolstered its Roadmaster product lineup of commercial tires with new RM230 WH, capable of fitting the requirements of sanitation trucks.
The new product is stated to be an all-position waste-haul tire in size 315/80R22.5 with load range L.
Cooper's commercial vehicle and OEM sales director Gary Schroeder said: "We designed this tire specifically with the steer position in mind, since the life expectancy for many steer tires on sanitation trucks is often gauged in months, not miles.
"For sanitation operators, tires are often the biggest expense, surpassing even fuel in some severe applications. We are confident that customers will see the RM230 WH as an industry leader for this application when the big picture of life expectancy, affordable price and retreadability is considered."
The new tire is wider by one inch as against its predecessor, displaying a 20% larger footprint.
It has a stone protector ledge in the center groove to fight stone penetration. Its four-rib design is touted to provide excellent traction and is derived from a new wear-resistant tread compound.
Schroeder added: "The wider footprint helps evenly distribute the weight on this tire to enhance tread life... When you have up to 10,000 pounds per tire riding on that footprint, and constant scrubbing and curbing, bigger is better. Years of development went into this tire, and we anticipate that it will serve our customers' needs extremely well moving forward."
