Truck tire

A pneumatic tire for use on trucks, the tire comprising:

• a tread and a belt reinforcement structure located radially inward of the tread, the belt structure including a first and second working belt, wherein the angle of the first and second working belts range from about 10 degrees to about 50 degrees from the circumferential direction, and wherein the angle of the first working belt is greater than the angle of the second working belt, wherein the belt structure further comprises a low angle belt having reinforcements angled at less than 5 degrees, and further including a top protector belt located radially outwards of the working belts, wherein the top belt has a width greater than 50% of the tread width, and wherein the top protector belt is formed of reinforcement cords having an impact energy absorption of >7.5 J/mm2.

A pneumatic tire for use on trucks, the tire comprising:

• a tread and a belt reinforcement structure located radially inward of the tread, the belt structure including a first and second working belt, wherein the first and second working belt are formed of extensible reinforcements, wherein the angle of the first and second working belts range from about 10 degrees to about 50 degrees as measured relative to the circumferential direction, and wherein the angle of the first working belt is different than the angle of the second working belt, wherein the belt structure further comprises a low angle belt having reinforcements angled at less than 5 degrees relative to the circumferential direction, and wherein the low angle belt has extensible reinforcements, wherein low angle belt has a 4×4×0.22 cord construction.