The invention relates to a utility vehicle tyre having a tread with at least one peripheral groove (2, 2', 2'') with a groove base (5) and groove walls (4, 4'). Base elevations (7, 7', 7'') with a height (h1, h3) of 25% to 60% of the profile depth (T1) and a greater extent in the peripheral direction than in the axial direction are formed on the groove base (5) in a manner distributed over the periphery and acting centrally as stone ejectors, said base elevations (7, 7', 7'') either contacting the groove walls (4, 4') or having distances (a) of up to 4.0 mm therefrom in the axial direction andbeing delimited in the radial direction by a cover face (8, 8', 8'') having a peripheral face edge. The groove walls (4, 4'), between the base elevations (7, 7', 7''), have wall portions (4a, 4'a) that converge towards one another. The cover face (8, 8', 8'') of the base elevations (7, 7', 7'') slopes away uniformly towards the face edge, the groove walls (4, 4') laterally of the base elevations(7, 7', 7'') having wall portions (4b, 4'b) that are curved convexly towards one another in plan view, and the face edge of the cover face (8, 8', 8'') following the course of the wall portions (4b, 4'b) that are curved convexly towards one another in such a way that the width of the base elevations (7, 7', 7'') decreases towards their ends disposed in the peripheral direction.