Hankook Vantra Tires

Founded in 1941, Hankook has gone on to become South Korea’s premier tire manufacturer and is now a multinational corporation with worldwide distribution and manufacturing. With their cutting-edge design and R&D, Hankook has partnered with automakers like Audi, Ford, Lincoln and BMW to develop [commercial tires](https://simpletire.com/types/commercial-tires that are designed for tomorrow’s vehicles and the needs of tomorrow’s drivers.

Hankook Vantra LT (RA18)

Hankook Vantra LT (RA18) is designed for commercial vans and is a great tire for applications such as service trucks, P&D trucks, route vans and cargo haulers, vehicles that need dependable year-round performance along with durability and extra load rating. The Vantra LT (RA18) features a wide, flat contact patch with a larger squared profile and advanced tread formulation for durability and dependable traction and braking performance. Internally, the Vantra LT (RA18) is designed with a foldable belt edge tape that wraps around the edges of an internal steel belt ply for enhanced stability on the highway, along with slim bead fillers and an optimized bead design for reduced stress around the tire’s bead area. A network of three wide circumferential grooves and angled grooves efficiently evacuates water from the tire’s tread patch to resist hydroplaning on wet pavement. A protective sidewall flange guards against curb rash and other lateral damage, and 3D lateral grooves give the Vantra LT capable traction in winter conditions. The optimized tread design of the Vantra LT helps keep road noise to a minimum, and its tough internal construction makes the tire a good choice for hauling heavy loads. Designed for fleet operators, the Hankook Vantra LT (RA18) is a tire that’s ready to work as hard as your drivers and your commercial vans do.

Hankook Vantra Trailer (TH31)

The Hankook Vantra Trailer (TH31) is a trailer tire designed for medium-weight towing duties, such as flatbed equipment trailers, campers, livestock and utility trailers. The Vantra Trailer TH31 has a long-wearing tread formulation and an all-season tread design that features zigzag grooves that resist hydroplaning by routing water away from the tire’s contact patch. The asymmetric design of the grooves ejects stones from the groove base to help protect the casing, and the slanted design of the zigzags helps prevent chunking. An improved bead helps with durability and reduces stress around the tire’s bead area, and an optimized footprint gives the Vantra Trailer TH31 improved traction and braking performance as well as even wear patterns. The tread formulation uses Hankook’s proprietary Innovation Mixing System for improved wear properties and resistance to oxidation, with a steel-belted carcass for long wear and enhanced load rating. Like all trailer tires, the Vantra Trailer TH31 is designed specifically for trailer use and should never be used on vehicles.

Hankook Vantra ST01

Hankook’s Vantra ST01 is a special trailer tire designed for medium-weight noncommercial towing duties such as campers, 5th wheels, utility trailers and flatbeds. Its all-season tread is designed with a high stiffness pattern block for enhanced load rating and great stability at highway speed. An optimized decoupling groove aids in heat dispersal towards the tire’s shoulder, and a belt edge tape is designed for stronger bonding between belt layers for improved stability at highway speed. The tread formulation has an advanced blend of carbon black, functionalized polymers, natural rubber and synthetic rubber for long wear and low rolling resistance, and its optimized contact patch is designed for long, even wear and improved braking and handling performance. Like all trailer tires, the Hankook Vantra ST01 is designed specifically for trailer applications and should never be used on vehicles.