Drivers encouraged to prepare tires for icy roads

candy1812 - stock.adobe.com By Josh Mathisen Today at 6:01 PM Listen Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? FARGO — With snow-covered roads on the horizon, it might be time to check your tires. There are several types of tires to consider. The biggest difference is the rubber used to make the tires and the types of weather they can handle. Summer tires and all-season tires can harden, losing traction in extreme cold. ADVERTISEMENT Winter and all-weather tires are designed with this in mind. John Cegla with Fix It Forward Auto Care says all-season tires don't really mean all-season in this region. "The terminology of an all-season tire, a lot of people have heard of. Those are actually really only three-season tires. They're all-season if you live in Texas or Oklahoma or something like that, but they're not all-season for up here. So they've came out with a new subcategory of tires called all-weather tires, and that's something that we highly recommend here," Cegla said. Even if you have all-weather tires, Cegla recommends getting them checked, rotated and having your vehicle's alignment looked at, as a number of factors can make the difference when roads become icy. Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? Tags Tags FARGO By Josh Mathisen Listen to this article Conversation ADVERTISEMENT What To Read Next Fargo RedHawks jerseys auction supports cemetery volunteers 54m ago · By Matthew Freeman Fargo Veterans honored at Fargo Air Museum 54m ago · By Ryan McNamara Fargo NDSU equestrian team remembers Jewel 20h ago · By Ryan McNamara ADVERTISEMENT Get Local Must Reads Prep Preps Plus: Region's athletes ink collegiate future on Signing Day 2h ago · By Andrew Haugland Moorhead Moorhead man accused in deadly shooting says he's ready for second trial 20m ago · By Matt Henson Columns Port: The voters are standing behind North Dakota's property tax cap 13h ago · By Rob Port Women's Sports Bison women's basketball signs two North Dakotans, part of large 2027 signing class 7h ago · By Dom Izzo