Are these tires legal?

Uh no those tires are toast top pic shows cords as well as not having enough tread depth. The second pic assuming those are retreads looks like it is separating yeah I can see a company say oh yeah they are fine. Either the tech is lazy and dose not to change them or they don't have the money to.

 

The tread depth is indeed deep enough on the top photo. But since you can see the steel cord it is out of service.

In the second photo, caps will do that a lot. for me it all depends on how far up the side the cap is lifting. If the thicker part of the cap is lifting then I would not run it. If it is just the thin part that drapes over the side then I would still run it. The tire may look ugly but that does not mean it is unsafe.

 

I would run them both .

 

Ok, here is the law... https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/title49/section/393.75

"(2) Has any tread or sidewall separation," - So that says the second one cannot be used.
"(1) Has body ply or belt material exposed through the tread or sidewall," so that nixes the first one.

-Steven

 

If you think that is sidewall separation keep your company driver job because you will go broke replacing tires.

 

Top one is definitely unsat.

 

Wrong. I have pulled trailers with tires just like both that have been posted with no issues, call it the luck of the draw, but the top picture (first picture ) I have ran and been inspected AND issue a CVSA sticker on the equipment. Like mentioned above, if your going to worry about minor stuff like that, keep your company job cause will go broke replacing tires.

 

Right.