Designed for all wheel positions on trucks in mixed service and local/regional applications, the AP2000 from Americus has an exceptional set of features and benefits that makes it an outstanding choice for either fleets or owner-operators. It’s a tough and durable tire that can deliver year-round performance on the highway for either commercial truck or bus use, as well as rough and broken pavement surfaces, and helps fleet operators keep their cost-per-mile ratios in profitable territory. Durable and dependable, the Americus AP2000 is designed for long service before removal or retreading. Let’s go in for a closer look at this product line review:

Features and Benefits

Here are a few of the features that make the Americus AP2000 a good choice for fleet operators:

• Tread formulation engineered for long, even wear and resistance to scrub, punctures, cuts, and other damage
• Enhanced sipe network and tread block design fight hydroplaning, and delivers exceptional water dispersal and dependable traction in all weather conditions
• Solid shoulder design helps to offer good straight-line stability and long, even wear
• Tread formulation optimized to reduce rolling resistance and enhance fuel economy
• Tubeless construction
• Reinforced casing and construction for long wear, damage resistance
• 14 and 16-ply ratings available for a wide range of applications
• Initial tread depth up to 22/32”
• Stone ejectors are built into the tread groove base to protect the casing against stone drilling and damage from rocks and debris

Pros and Cons

When you’re considering any kind of tire, it’s important to weigh the decision carefully and fully take into account its strengths and weaknesses. Americus knows how important a dependable commercial tire is, and the Americus AP2000 is a tire where the Pros definitely outweigh the Cons:

PROS:

• Retreadable casing
• Long, even wear before removal
• Low rolling resistance helps cut fuel costs
• Tough enough for mixed-service use
• Versatile enough for all wheel positions

CONS:

• Not good in severe snow

SimpleTire’s view on Americus AP2000 tires

When it comes to all-position tires for regional and line haul applications, there are a lot of choices out there. The Americus AP2000 is a tire that can provide excellent service for owner-operators or fleets, with dependable traction year-round and a casing that’s damage-resistant and durable. Its system of sipes, grooves, and tread blocks is designed for good water dispersal, routing water, and slush behind the tire’s contact patch to resist hydroplaning and helping to ensure dependable year-round service.

As with non-commercial tires, low rolling resistance is a priority with the Americus AP2000, and it delivers reduced emissions and lower fuel consumption by cutting the amount of friction involved in getting a vehicle rolling and headed down the road. If you’ve got a fleet of vehicles that you rely on for service and revenue daily (or if you have a Class A RV), the Americus AP2000 is an excellent choice in an all-position medium/heavy truck tire

Vehicles the Americus AP2000 is a good replacement tire for

While this tire is not featured as OEM on any vehicles, these would all be good applications for the Americus AP2000:

• Box trucks
• Local or regional P&D trucks
• Refrigerator trucks
• Tankers
• Dump trucks
• Line haul tractor-trailers
• Regional or line-haul commercial buses