Truck tire having tread design with alternating feature for reducing abnormal wear

A tread for a heavy truck tire, comprising:

• a plurality of tread zones that are located at different locations in a lateral direction of the tread, wherein a first tread zone of the plurality of tread zones has a first max tan(δ), wherein the first tread zone is configured for engaging a road;
• wherein a second tread zone is located next to the first tread zone in the lateral direction, wherein the second tread zone has a second max tan(δ) that is different than the first max tan(δ), wherein the second tread zone is configured for engaging the road;
• wherein a third tread zone is located next to the second tread zone in the lateral direction such that the second tread zone is located between the first and third tread zones in the lateral direction, wherein the third tread zone has a third max tan(δ) that is different than the second max tan(δ), wherein the third tread zone is configured for engaging the road;
• wherein the first max tan(δ), the second max tan(δ), and the third max tan(δ) are all within the range from 0.01-0.30;
• wherein either [the third max tan(δ) is the same as the first max tan(δ)] or [the third max tan(δ) and first max tan(δ) are different but not more than 0.05 different from one another];
• wherein either [the first max tan(δ) is at least 0.05 greater than the second max tan(δ)] or [the second max tan(δ) is at least 0.05 greater than the first max tan(δ)];
• wherein if the first max tan (δ) is greater than the second max tan (δ) then the third max tan(δ) is greater than the second max tan(δ), and wherein if the first max tan(δ) is less than the second max tan(δ) then the third max tan(δ) is less than the second max tan(δ).