Sitting at the rear truck tractors on the drive or torque axles, drive tires are the most vital tire for good traction. It’s common for customers to have trouble choosing the best drive tires for semi-trucks in their fleet because they’re trying to tackle all of their goals and challenges. To make it easier, we recommend focusing on one primary objective for your truck drive tires — be it traction, life-cycle cost, fuel economy, on-time arrival, etc.
For example, if you’re deciding between all-position tires and drive tires for fuel economy, deep-tread drive tires often perform similarly to all-position tires — so you have both to choose from. This is because they have a deeper tread with more to wear off than all-position tires before they’re pulled. GCR experts can provide even more helpful information to help you narrow down or consider other options.
Contact your local GCR store for assistance, or shop our selection of drive tires below.
[J-22] The M749 Radial Drive Tire by Bridgestone is designed primarily for use by auto haulers. Its features provide long, even road wear, a quiet ride, reliable traction and damage resistance.
Distribution and P&D, Truckload, Bus & Coach, Less Than Truckload
Engineered for deep drive applications, this tire is recommended for fleets with tandem drive axle tractors that place a high value on achieving a lower cost per mile. Thanks to compound improvements, the M726 ELA outperforms the previous generation Bridgestone product through 5% longer wear life*.
Truckload, Bus & Coach, Less Than Truckload
The M760 Ecopia™ is an ultra-fuel-efficient radial drive tire for long- and regional-haul fleets.
SmartWay® Verified - Bridgestone M760 Ecopia™ drive tire delivers 2% longer removal miles vs. Michelin XDN2
(which is not SmartWay® verified)**
Longer Removal Mileage - M760 Ecopia™ delivers 8% longer removal miles than Michelin X MULTI ENERGY D**
The Greatec M845™ offers features made for high-scrub, urban environments. Because it’s a wide base tire, it allows for heavier loads, which means fewer trips for your trucks.
Severe Service
The Greatec™ M853 455/55R22.5 offers features made for severe service applications.
Severe Service
Featuring an aggressive lug tread design and an enhanced tread compound that contributes to long original tread life, you’ll be on solid ground on or off highway with the wide-base L315.
Severe Service
[J-39] The L317 12.00R24 off-highway drive axle radial tire is designed with severe conditions in mind. Specialized features are built in to help this OTR drive tire perform under demanding conditions. Aggressive lug tread provides strong grip while deep original tread provides traction and long life.
Severe Service
[G/H-31] Designed for heavy-duty commercial use, the Bridgestone L320 tire is built with specialized tread to hold up in on- or off-highway conditions. It has a 65 mph speed rating for higher operating speed during on-highway use.
Distribution and P&D, Truckload, Less Than Truckload
The M724F metro all-position radial tire is suitable for steer and drive axles on delivery vehicles, vans, and moving trucks. Built with extensive lug and shoulder sipes and an aggressive tread pattern, this delivery tire can run in multiple types of weather while maintaining a strong grip on the road.
Distribution and P&D, Truckload, Less Than Truckload
Suitable for long haul, regional haul, and local pickup and delivery, Bridgestone's M726 drive radial tire provides long original life. An aggressive tread pattern and 26/32" tread depth helps provide reliable traction.
Distribution and P&D, Severe Service
The M729F is a drive radial tire featuring cap/base compounding designed to improve durability and retreadability. This truck tire is recommended for high-traction and high-scrub applications such as regional haul and pickup and delivery, with some long-haul applications.
Distribution and P&D, Truckload, Less Than Truckload
The new M770 radial is another of Bridgestone’s innovative solutions for fleets who run single-axle tractors and demand long lasting drives that fight irregular wear.
Severe Service
The Bridgestone M775 starts with extra-deep tread for long original life. Under severe service conditions, it will help you move forward with confidence.
Distribution and P&D, Severe Service, Less Than Truckload
The M799™ mixed service drive radial is built to give dump trucks and other vehicles excellent traction, long life and legendary Bridgestone retreadability.
[J-23] The M840™ 12.00R24 is an all-position tire recommended for steer, drive, and trailer positions in on- and off-highway service. Its combination rib-lug pattern gives it solid grip on any axle, while the tough tread compounds resist damage and irregular wear.
Choose the Bridgestone M843 tire for its versatility and durability. Suitable for on-highway or OTR service, this all-position tire is designed to provide aggressive traction, long mileage, and cut and road hazard resistance.
Name any distance, conditions or load, and we've got the right tires to outfit your fleet.
