With all the hype surrounding battery-electric and hydrogen-powered trucks, a discussion on retreaded tires may seem like yesterday’s news. But tires will be with us until they invent magnetic ...

The last time retread tires outsold replacement truck tires was 2009. Before that, it was 2004. Tire market data from 2013, published by our sister publication, Modern Tire Dealer, shows replacement ...

Retreads account for about half of all the truck tires on the road today, according to Michelin Americas Truck Tires and Oliver Rubber, which it acquired in 2007. “Retreading is paramount to our ...

Michelin has new tools and data available to fleets to help them better manage their retreading programs. And some of those tools were demonstrated at Michelin’s Innovation in Motion road show, which ...

ROCK HILL, S.C.—Continental has been in the retreading business in its home European market for decades. But it's only been active in the U.S. retreading sector since 2011, and the firm's Continental ...

I recently spent several days alone with my mother who lives two states away in Pennsylvania. She's 94 years old, still sharp as a tack and able to get around—albeit slower than she used to. Mom and I ...

ROCK HILL, S.C.—At its very base, retreading hasn't changed that much. The process still involves stripping the tread off a tire, preparing the casing, applying a new tread, and sending the tire back ...

The 1960s and '70s were turbulent periods-not only for our nation and my family, but for retreading as well. While the retread plant population began the decade at well over 12,000, the number of ...

After fuel and labor costs, tires remain a fleet's biggest expense. To help fleets get the longest life not only out of their new tires, but out of their retreads as well, tire manufacturers are now ...