Using retreaded tires, except on the front, can save $2,800 to $4,000 per truck. Retreaded tires are used on commercial aircraft and on Air Force One, the plane that carries President Bush, said ...

Retreading is the process in which new tread rubber is bonded to a refurbished tire body, or a casing. The retread process is not new — it was invented in the early 1900s.

In the meantime, fuel-efficient retreads provide a great opportunity to lower tire costs while lessening the fleet’s carbon footprint. If that’s not your prime directive, saving money on fuel ...

Steer tires should be retreaded when tread depth gets to 6/32nds, and drive and trailer tires at 5/32nds. The potential for retread-limiting road hazard damage increases at tread depths below 4 ...

The tire companies have some data based on what’s currently on the road and in testing, but it takes millions of real-world miles to get the most accurate picture of how a truck tire will perform.

Dear Editor:Dear Editor: The article How fleets & O/Os plan to optimize tire costs in the Did you know? section in a recent issue was interesting because tires happen to be the third highest cost of ...

If there is a prevalent frustration in the commercial tire industry today, it’s that many fleet owners and truck drivers remain suspicious of retreads. As a consequence, some fleets lack a ...

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 ...

If you've done any highway driving whatsoever, you're probably familiar with those curved hunks of rubber, known as retreads or "alligators", that can most often be observed along the side of the ...

One retread costs between $175-200, where a brand new tire costs anywhere from $400-600. When you drive long distances, retreads are at risk for overheating or falling apart, making it crucial for ...

LanOTR, founded in 1976, was acquired by Marleau in 2009, changing the company's focus to retreading and repairing heavy machinery tires. LanOTR introduced an agricultural tire retread in 2011 and has ...

Few things make sense in Washington, D.C., these days. But one thing that does make sense — and in turn should benefit many stakeholders in the tire and rubber industry — is recently introduced ...