<p>The running surface contains staple fibres (6) forming will at 10 to 70 deg. to travel direction. The adjacent threads (6) run in the same direction and are twisted in alternate ones. The belt also has portions absorbing the tension loads and which are contained in the textile material or enclosed by the staple-fibre threads. The textile material can contain a single-thread weft, and the chain-type threads can have a minimum strength of Nm 34/2.</p>