According to Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions, retreads are not only the lowest price option in most cases, but also the lowest cost option for fleets over time, especially with today's longer ...

There’s little difference in retreading a wide-base tire, provided the retreading shop has the tools to accommodate them. “Obviously with the wider tires, some of the machine settings change and the ...

Tires are a major expense for truck fleets. Replacement tires are often the second-highest expense after fuel. But there are strategies to make tires last longer, reducing the expense to replace them.

Old habits die hard, as well as negative perceptions. Such is the case with unfavorable views of retread tires. But many fleets are choosing retreads over new tires due to improvements in product ...

AKRON — By most industry metrics, the commercial trucking industry — and by direct association, the commercial tire and retreading sector — is on track for a solid year as the North American economy ...

Retreading, recapping, or remolding is the process of removing the worn-out treads of an old tire and replacing them with new ...

The disposal of tires represents a significant burden on the environment, so companies like Marangoni developed methods to recycle and reuse old tires. Watch how retreading machines make old tires ...

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Continental Tire the Americas (CTA) has opened its Retread Solutions Development Center, a unit focused on retread process improvements and technology development. The goal of the ...

This story appears in the May 26 print edition of Transport Topics. As fuel prices have skyrocketed, trucking companies have been forced to look closer at other parts of their businesses to trim costs ...

Choosing the right retread for a specific truck application has gotten a lot simpler for fleets. For one thing, with Bridgestone's acquisition of Bandag last year, three of the industry's major tire ...