Light Truck Load Rating
A light truck tire's ply rating and/or load range does not count the actual number of body plies found inside the tire, but indicates an equivelant strength based on earlier bias ply tires.
Most radial light truck tires actually have one steel or two or three fabric body plies.
| Load Range | Ply Rating | Maximum Load Pressure (PSI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P-Metric Tire | Standard Load | - | 35 |
| Extra Load | - | 41 | |
| Light Truck Tire | B | 4 | 35 |
| C | 6 | 50 | |
| D | 8 | 65 | |
| E | 10 | 80 | |
| F | 12 | 95 |
- Standard load P-metric will not show a load range
- Extra load P-Metric will be identified with an XL, as in P235/75R15XL
- Light truck (LT) and flotation tires have their load range listed with a letter, as in LT235/85R16/E or 31x10.50R15/C
