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There are many factors that go into determining the lifespan of your tires. Let's talk about how long new tires last.

Tires should never be neglected. The safety of your vehicle depends on it. Your car’s brakes, along with the tires, are two of the most crucial components of your vehicle. Ensuring you are driving a safe vehicle is important not only for your own safety but for other people on the road as well. Having a tire safety checklist is an important part of making sure you are driving a safe vehicle. When you get behind the wheel, especially to travel long distances, you should perform a quick safety c...

Tires are the only point of contact between your vehicle and the road. They also support the weight of the vehicle. Tires play a vital role in ensuring your car is safe to be driven. Selecting the right tires for your vehicle is an important task. Get it wrong, and you can jeopardize your car's performance and its ability to tackle any type of weather. Car tires usually need to be replaced every three or four years. Your tires must handle a wide variety of climatic conditions, so you need to ma...

United Tire & Service has put together this helpful guide on what to do if you hit a curb and may have tire or wheel damage. Learn more now!

Snow tires keep us safe throughout the snowy winters, but the question remains—do they also work well on black ice?

Colder weather and tire pressure often don't mix—find out why your tires seem deflated on cold days

Your car’s tires are a huge part of your driving experience and a crucial component of the safe performance of your vehicle. Tires are the car's connection to the road. They help you to accelerate, brake, and keep your car under control. A good set of tires can make the difference between a safe, smooth ride and a dangerous vehicle on the road. On the other hand, bad tires can wear out the car and reduce gas mileage by requiring more effort to do its job. Faulty tires can also cause other prob...

Click here if you’re shopping for new tires for your vehicle and unsure what the numbers on the tires mean. This article is for you!

Wheel alignment deals with the smooth operation of your vehicle. It allows all the tires on your vehicle to be set up so that they’re in a perfectly straight line when the steering wheel is set straight. When your vehicle doesn’t have proper alignment, the performance and longevity of your tires are diminished. The suspension system connects your vehicle to its wheels. The alignment of your wheels affects your suspension and your tires. A wheel alignment service will adjust your susp...

The tires on your vehicle and vehicles across the world, was a result of multiple inventors across several decades. Robert William Thomson invented the first vulcanized rubber pneumatic tire in 1845, but it was too costly and ahead of its time and attracted little interest. In the 1880’s John Boyd Dunlop was the inventor of the first practical inflatable tire for bicycles. Several years later, André Michelin and his brother Edouard were the first to use pneumatic tires on an automobile, but th...