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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Continental Tire the Americas opened its latest venture into the retreading business in March, its Retread Solutions Development Center in Rock Hill, focused on improving the retread ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...