Hankook Tire recently unveiled two new regional haul commercial tires, the AH24 and DH06.

The new AH24 is designed as a premium regional haul, all-position tire which focuses on high-scrub situations where endurance, durability and high mileage are vital. AH24 was developed with adverse weather conditions in mind and employs solid wide ribs and an improved kerf design to displace water for outstanding grip. An enhanced sidewall design is intended to prevent damage such as cuts and abrasions and to extend casing durability and tire life cycle performance.

Also debuting is the DH06, a premium deep drive, open shoulder regional haul tire developed for exceptional grip and control. An improved, deeper tread block design allows DH06 to offer extraordinary traction in rain, mud and snow conditions. Particular attention was paid to maximize DH06's casing life cycle mileage performance. Both the AH24 and DH06 will be available by the third quarter of this year.

Both the AH24 and DH06 were designed with Hankook's e3 (pronounced e-Cubed) technology which focuses on three main areas: Energy, Economy and Environment. e3 is part of Hankook's Kontrol Technology philosophy which allows for the design and production of tires that provide a range of benefits across four areas that consumers identified as key when choosing quality tires: Performance, Safety, Comfort and a tire's impact on the Environment.

Hankook currently offers 18 truck tire models providing coverage for all truck and bus tire service applications and is available at more than 700 servicing commercial dealer locations. The tire maker has fitments with several original equipment manufacturers, including Navistar and IC Bus, and trailer companies, such as Vanguard National Trailer Corp., Hyundai Translead, Great Dane Trailers, Cheetah Chassis and Kentucky Trailer Technologies.