Tires
The state strives to procure tires that reduce air emissions and promote resource conservation. Tires that have low rolling resistance may help reduce fuel consumption and tires that participate in take-back programs divert landfill waste. Green your tires for vehicles such as law enforcement, passenger cars, buses, trailers, construction, agriculture, fire engines, crew transports, and light/medium/large duty trucks.
These contracts are considered “green” because they offer tires with low rolling resistance. The offered tires are of standard original equipment manufacturer (OEM) quality or better and are of minimum OEM recommended tread wear rating for each group category. The three category groups are Pursuit Tires, Passenger and Light Truck Tires, and Medium and Heavy Duty Truck, Bus, Transport and Construction/Agriculture Tires. Each territory number has a contract awarded for each group. For more information on groups and territories see the Contract Master List and Territory Map.
Tires Contract Numbers
1-23-26-01A
1-23-26-01B
1-23-26-01C
1-23-26-01D
The following bid specifications are incorporated in the state's contracts and are linked here for informational purposes only.
Tires
The following is a list of applicable tires laws, regulations, and codes.
Laws, Regulations, and Codes
- California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 17, §95300-95312 – Heavy-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Regulation
- CCR, Title 17, §95550 – Regulation for Under Inflated Vehicle Tires
- Health and Safety Code, Article 10.5.1., §25215.6-25215.7 – Lead Wheel Weights
The following are links to the product database of recommended tire ecolabels.
Low Rolling Resistance Tires Ecolabels
The following are applicable tire references and resources that help promote environmentally preferable purchasing.
CalRecycle
US Department of Transportation
Policies
- Executive Order N-19-19 – Redoubling State’s Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
BUYING TIPS
Look for:
- Tires with low rolling resistance and/or have U.S. EPA SmartWay certified low resistance.
- Tires with take-back and/or end-of-life programs.
- Tires that are retreaded.