That fresh set of tires might be sitting for years. Learn the DOT date code, what “too old” means, and when you should walk away ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation issued 19 new DOT plant identification codes in the past year for tire factories worldwide, including 14 in China and two each in India and Serbia.

MILWAUKEE -- When you buy a set of tires, you expect them to be new -- but how long they've been sitting on the shelf might surprise you! In one case, FOX6's Contact 6 found a set of tires being sold ...

WASHINGTON (Feb. 18, 2014) — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued 24 new tire plant identity codes — necessary for selling road-going tires in the U.S. — during 2013, double that of 2012 ...

If you own a car, you also own at least four tires—five if you’ve got an actual full-size spare in the trunk instead of one of those humiliating donuts. At every level from single-car owner to tire ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In a 9 investigation, Eyewitness News found some stores selling new tires that were actually up to six years old. Each tire has a code on it that will tell you when it was made. Some ...

Discount Tire is rolling out a mobile tire tread depth reader that will be connected to Department of Transportation data. The scanner, which will be deployed across nearly 1,100 Discount Tire stores, ...

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), an innovator at the front line of business with solutions and partners that deliver a performance edge, today ...

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued 27 new plant identification codes in the past year for tire factories worldwide, including 11 in China, three in Sri Lanka and two in ...

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Transportation issued 19 new DOT plant identification codes in the past year for tire factories worldwide, including 14 in China and two each in India and Serbia. Ten ...