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Hankook debuts new drive, trailer tires

Hankook Tire debuted three new commercial truck tires at the Mid-America Trucking Show last week in Louisville, Kentucky.

Two of the new tires are designed for the drive position, while the other is a trailer tire.

Hankook’s SmartFlex DL15 tire is a long- and regional-haul drive tire designed with a self-regenerating siping system that turns out during progressive predictive wear. It also offers improved fuel economy with an updated central rib and semi-block tread pattern.

A closed shoulder tread design and improved rubber technology helps improve fuel efficiency for the new e3 MAX DL21 long-haul drive tire. The tire’s design is meant to minimize irregular wear of the tire over its lifetime.

Finally, the e3 WIDE TL21 is a high-mileage trailer tire with Hankook’s new Spiral-Coil technology to provide strong casing durability over the life of the tire.

Throughout the month of April and until May 5, Hankook is offering a rebate on a number of its passenger and light truck tires as part of its 2019 Great Catch Rebate program.