Retread giant Bandag’s recent announcement to reduce the headcount of its U.S. workforce by 15% and freeze pension plans for U.S. and Canadian workers reflects the new competitiveness of the retread ...

Retreaders inspect casings to determine their suitability for retreading. Well-maintained and properly repaired casing will go on to fight another day. If retreaded tires are such a bad idea, why do ...

Michelin X One Line Energy D2 Pre-Mold, Michelin’s lowest rolling resistance heavy truck drive retread to date, is designed for the long haul market across the U.S. to optimize fuel efficiency. “The ...

The domestic retreaded truck tire market was down in 2015 compared to 2014, no matter how you analyze it. The number of units declined nearly 4%, to 14.8 million units. And the average price of a ...

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 ...

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 ones. The treads are the grooved parts that touch the ground and will wear ...

Michelin recently introduced a new pre-mold drive position retread in the Michelin Retread Technologies on-road/off-road line. The company said the new Michelin X Works D retread "is designed to be ...

Low-cost truck tire imports, particularly those from China, have cut into domestic new-tire sales over the past five years. But they’ve had an even more dramatic effect on the U.S. retread tire ...

Michelin introduced its TreadVision retread platform and Smart Predictive Tire monitoring system at the Technology & Maintenance Council’s 2026 meeting in Nashville. The technologies aim to cut fleet ...

RALEIGH, N.C.—A study commissioned by the North Carolina legislature has proposed the state consider multi-award contracts for retreaded tires—a development that has led the commercial tire dealership ...

Most people go through multiple sets of tires during the life of their car. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 1.2 million tons of tires ended up in the landfill in 2018 alone. But is ...