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How to stay safe when driving on snow and ice

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When winter approaches it causes quite a bit of anxiety even in experienced drivers. Even though good quality winter tires or all-weather tires are equipped to handle all kinds of winter road conditions, it is still the driver who needs to drive the car on snow and ice. In many areas of the United States winters can come without much warning, which can be quite dangerous if not equipped with proper tires, and it’s useful to have at least some basic knowledge of how to drive on snow and ice. This is why, besides a good quality tire, it is important to know some safety tips for winter driving. Even experienced drivers find driving in winter on snow and ice daunting. There are some things to consider, like how to steer on snowy and icy surfaces. It is important to keep smooth, careful and precise movements of the steering wheel so as not to cause skidding that can also occur with hard accelerations, braking or speeds too fast for the conditions. Braking or stopping on slippery
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Nokian Tyres have a wide range of truck tires to keep you safe on the roads

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Truck tires are some of the most used tires as you have trucks on all continents around the world delivering goods throughout our nations. Everything we find in our stores have come from somewhere and it has all arrived by truck to the stores. Some can come as far away as other continents and shipped via freight containers on our oceans to reach a port for further distribution around the continent. So the trucks will have to travel very long distances and have to endure a lot of different weather conditions. This will put a lot of pressure on the truck tires  to be able to ensure that you get to the end destination on time regardless of weather conditions. When it comes to commercial tires is that they are made to endure long distances, but you will need to make sure that you select tires that have been developed with the highest quality and have been tested to endure the conditions that you will drive your trucks through. If you will experience winter conditions, the ti
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Make sure to take country differences and tire laws into consideration

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When you choose tires for your truck fleet, make sure that you know about weather conditions and local tire regulations of the countries, so that the trucks can handle the weather conditions and that you are not braking any laws. If the law requires that you in a certain country, need to have commercial winter tires , you will need to have it. You also need to have it on all the tires on the truck including the trailer. There is not really any way around that one. The extra safety, should make up for the fact that you might end up having double sets of tires or you can get tires that can be used all year round, even in summer conditions despite being winter-approved. Another important tire decision factor can be, if the truck tires also need to handle both on and off road conditions. This is common in for example forestry, where the trucks have to enter the landing through smaller roads that can be very muddy and can have rocks and other sharp debris. If this is the cas
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What to consider when buying tires for hybrid or electric SUVs

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The first thing to consider when buying tires for hybrid or electric SUVs is the difference between them and regular combustion engine SUVs. Both hybrid or electric SUVs are unique in that they are heavier than traditional cars, which makes grip and traction even more important as the additional weight requires longer braking distance. It is also a good idea to buy from a tire manufacturer that not only knows the unique need of hybrid and electric SUVs, but also from a company with environmental awareness. After all, people who look to buy hybrid or electric cars are people that care about the environment. Nokian Tyres was the first manufacturer in the world to acquire the BS7750 environmental certificate. It also uses only purified oils in the tire production process – no toxic or carcinogenic chemicals at all. This company offers winter, all-season and all-weather tires that come specially recommended for hybrid or electric SUVs. If in the market for all-weather tires , th
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Forest tires need to provide grip in all conditions

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The forest industry is what provides all the wood for furniture and buildings as well as all the paper for office papers, books and newspapers. Since we haven’t reached the paperless offices nor has the Internet taken over from all books and newspapers, there is still a high demand for paper from trees. This is why the forest industry is still growing and the machines tend to get bigger and heavier. The bigger the investment is to heavy equipment the better utilization you want from that asset. It is therefore important to limit any downtime and make sure that it can be fully utilized. The main equipment that you work with and that will need  forest tires  is the harvester and forwarder and the feller buncher and skidder. Each tire will have a bit different requirements based on the tasks that they perform to ensure that you get the best performance with the least problems. If you look at e.g.  skidder tires , they will need to have excellent grip as they climb or descend
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Choosing high performance tires for your SUV

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With the popularity of the SUV, almost every car manufacturer now offers SUVs in their lineup. The traditional reason for owning an SUV is a thing of the past. Most people don’t own an SUV for the four-wheel drive but rather for the additional space and even status. Most people want to enjoy luxurious handling with the possibility to drive fast. With end of summer approaching you want to make sure your SUV is equipped with the best tires possible to allow optimal performance in the fall. The Nokian zLine A/S SUV tires are especially designed to offer safety and performance while offering a luxurious driving experience throughout the year. These SUV all-season tires are made to support the heavier SUVs while maintaining excellent handling and stability. Designed with the high-end sport SUVs in mind.   With their “Silent side wall technology” they offer a silent controlled driving experience. They also offer the “Aramid sidewall technology” which allows for increased protectio
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The importance of the forest for the Nordic countries

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Forestry has been very important source of income for the Nordic countries and it still represent a major industry in those countries. This is the reason why Nokian Tyres the Finnish tire manufacturer has gained such a global position in producing the best forestry tires . The company has worked closely with the industry and with equipment manufacturers to continuously develop better and better tires that area able to get the job done even though the tough circumstances. They are able to satisfy the customers need for very durable and load bearing tires that can work with the bigger and heavier equipment. Working closely with the users where they innovate and collaborate to develop through decades of dedication to forestry the best tires possible. This is why they are today the number one in forestry tires. Through swamps, bogs and rocky terrain that the equipment have to work in, they will need tires that can handle the load and provide the grip without loosing their world
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