If you live somewhere north of the Mason-Dixon line, cold weather is an annual reality. And in places like our home state of Michigan, the beginning of fall often means thinking about getting one ...

this marking can appear on all-weather tires and some all-terrain and all-season tires. If you're going to use the tires for winter, the 3PMSF symbol isn't the only thing you should check.

But one bears a symbol on its sidewall that the other ... they fit into a subcategory of all-season tires known as all-weather tires. Qualifying for this label requires the tire to accelerate ...

This symbol can usually be found on all-weather tires as well. If you attempt to drive winter tires in warm and dry ...

It features an all-weather optimized pattern design and compound that promotes longer overall tread life, the company said, as well as the 3PMS symbol. Nexen called the tire "the most versatile ...

All-Terrain and Three-Peak Mountain Snowflake (3PMSF). The 3PMSF symbol means the tire has met specific performance standards for use in harsh snow and weather conditions. “You’ll need to ...

symbol on the sidewall. Goodyear calls this type of tire All Weather, but that's their trademark—Tire Rack refers to these tires as "Premium Traction." Whatever you call them, they're designed ...

AKRON — More and more so-called "all-weather" tires, as well as all-terrain tires, are available in North America sporting the tire industry's Three-Peak Mountain Snowflake (3PMS) symbol for verified ...

In the past, they were designated with just an "M+S" (Mud and Snow) symbol and are sometimes labeled "all-weather" tires even though they're not. However, the Three Peak Mountain Snow Flake ...

not the least of which is whether to buy conventional winter tires, or to go with the latest industry darling, what’s known as an “all-weather” tire. Ask a Mechanic is written by Brian Early ...