Whether you’re an owner-operator with one truck or a fleet manager with a whole lineup of commercial trucks, tires will always be one of your biggest concerns. A failed tire means a driver stuck by the side of the road waiting for a service truck to come along; it also means a missed deadline, missed delivery, irritated customer, or possibly much worse. Downtime from a failed tire means lost money, so your operation needs truck tires that are durable and dependable, with year-round performance and a retreadable casing to get the absolute most out of your cost/mile ratio.

The Lancaster AP190 A/P is a great candidate for regional or line haul commercial applications, with features and workmanship that can mean long miles and multiple retread cycles before removal. Let’s go in and get a closer look with this Lancaster AP190 A/P tire review:

Features and Benefits

Let’s explore the features and benefits of the Lancaster AP190 A/P Steering tire:

• Durable tread compound for long wear, damage resistance, heat dispersal
• Year-round traction with four wide circumferential grooves that route water away from the tire’s contact patch to resist hydroplaning
• Solid 16-ply rating construction
• Tread depth 18/32”
• Wide footprint puts more rubber in contact with the road for improved braking, handling and control, traction and even wear properties

Pros and Cons

No doubt, this Lancaster tire looks quite good feature-wise, but what are its strengths and weaknesses? Let’s explore them in the pros and cons section.

PROS:

• Retreadable design for long service
• Dependable grip in wet or dry weather
• Well-suited for regional or line haul applications

CONS:

• Not designed for rough service, mixed service, or off-road applications
• Not good in heavier snow or severe winter weather

SimpleTire’s view on Lancaster AP190 A/P Steering tires

The commercial tire market is overrun with tires for medium and heavy commercial trucks in regional or line haul service, and the Lancaster AP190 A/P is an excellent option for fleets or owner/operators. The Lancaster AP190 A/P is optimized for the steer axle, with a contact patch that delivers great traction and control along with ease of handling and good steering response. Traction on wet or dry roads is great, thanks to its square shoulders and circumferential groove system that resist hydroplaning by routing water away from the tire’s contact patch.

An 18/32” initial tread depth helps to ensure long wear as well as great traction. We should point out that the Lancaster AP190 is best suited for the highway and isn’t a great choice for rough-service applications such as construction, ready-mix, or sanitation trucks.

Vehicles the Lancaster AP190 A/P Steering is a good replacement tire for

The Lancaster AP190 A/P is a good choice for applications such as:

• Regional and line haul buses
• School buses
• Class A motorhomes
• P&D and route trucks in regional or line haul service
• Fleet operations in regional or line haul service