Royal Black DL011 Tires

The Royal Black DL011 is a commercial truck drive-axle tire for regional and line-haul tractors, straight trucks and vocational trucks on 19.5-inch and 22.5-inch wheels. It is built for fleets and owner-operators who buy drive tires on cost per mile.

Drive tires do the pulling, so they need deep tread and lug edges for traction. The 315/80R22.5 has 30/32 inch of tread depth, load range L (20-ply rating), a 157/154 load index and an M speed rating (81 mph). That deep tread is what gives a drive tire its service life and its traction in rain and snow. Sizes run from 265/70R19.5 for medium-duty trucks up to 315/80R22.5 for heavy vocational and severe-service use.

Even wear is what gets the most service life from a drive tire. Drive tires on tandem axles need matched diameters and matched pressures across all eight positions. A mismatch makes one tire drag and scrub, which wastes tread and fuel. The DL011 tread is directional, so it must be mounted in the right rotation direction for traction and water evacuation.

Best-suited for: Class 8 tractors, straight trucks, dump trucks, box trucks and medium-duty trucks on 19.5-inch wheels.

Tire Best Features:

• Deep tread, 30/32 inch on the 315/80R22.5, for long drive-axle service life.
• Load ranges up to L (20-ply rating) for heavy and vocational use.
• A directional tread built for traction and water evacuation on the drive axle.
• Sizes from 19.5-inch medium-duty to 22.5-inch heavy-duty fitments.
• Sized and built for fleets that buy on cost per mile.