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2. Les Schwab Tire Centers - Wikipedia

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   Les Schwab Tires entered the Denver metropolitan area with five stores in October 2012, the first in Colorado, bringing the total number of company owned stores to 374. [9] The company does more than $1.6 billion in sales each year, [ 8 ] and is the second largest independent tire retailer in the United States .

3. Siping (rubber) - Wikipedia

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   A US patent to Goodyear [4] also claimed sipes improve tire traction, and tend to close completely in the tire "footprint" on the road. A 1978 study by the US National Safety Council found siping improved stopping distances by 22 percent, breakaway traction by 65 percent, and rolling traction by 28 percent on glare ice. Since then, the council ...

4. Les Schwab - Wikipedia

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   Leslie Bishop Schwab (October 3, 1917 – May 18, 2007) was an American businessman from Oregon. [1] He was the founder of Les Schwab Tire Centers, a company which Modern Tire Dealer called "arguably the most respected independent tire store chain in the United States."

5. First Les Schwab Tire Center location opens in Cheyenne - AOL

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   Mar. 7—CHEYENNE — Oregon-based Les Schwab Tires opened its first Cheyenne location on Dell Range on Wednesday. The facility will have six service bays and anticipates serving more retail ...

6. Uniform Tire Quality Grading - Wikipedia

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   Uniform Tire Quality Grading, commonly abbreviated as UTQG, is a set of standards for passenger car tires that measures a tire's treadwear, temperature resistance and traction. The UTQG was created by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 1978, a branch of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). [ 1 ]

7. Traction (mechanics) - Wikipedia

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   A layer of water in the contact patch can cause a substantial loss of traction. This is one reason for grooves and siping of automotive tires. The traction of trucks, agricultural tractors, wheeled military vehicles, etc. when driving on soft and/or slippery ground has been found to improve significantly by use of Tire Pressure Control Systems ...