Your Guide To The Different Types Of Vehicle Tyres

Passenger, SUV, light truck, commercial, motorcycle, agricultural, and specialty trailer tyres each use different constructions, load tables, and tread philosophies. Using the wrong category risks failure and voids insurance.

Passenger (P-metric)

Optimised for comfort and noise on cars and soft-roaders at placard loads.

Light truck (LT)

Stronger carcass, higher pressures, better for utes, vans, and tow vehicles that work near their limits.

Special trailer (ST)

Designed for trailer axles with stiffer sidewalls to resist sway — not for steering axles.

Commercial and ag

Truck bus radial, implement, and flotation patterns serve load, soil, and speed regimes passenger tyres never see.