Retread News Updates

Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Focus on Tire Recycling Renews as BEV Numbers Swell

Retreading is a key instrument in a fleet manager’s cost management toolbox, but what happens after tires reach the end of their life span?

May 29, 2024
Equipment

The Whys, Whats, and Hows of Fleet Tire Tread Wear Monitoring

Fleet managers have a long list of factors to consider in maintaining safe and efficient operations. In this webinar, the benefits of implementing tire tread wear monitoring in a fleet will be discussed, along with a review of technology options for achieving such monitoring.

March 10, 2021
Business, Equipment

Marangoni Tread North America Announces Tennessee Plant Expansion

Marangoni Tread North America, a full-service retread products supplier, announced it had begun expanding its tread manufacturing plant in Tennessee.

December 21, 2018
Business, Equipment

Harvey Brodsky, ‘Voice of Retreading,’ Dies at Age 81

Harvey Brodsky, known around the world as the “voice of retreading†and who was the former managing director of the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau and the Retread Tire Association, died Sept. 17 of complications from lung cancer at his home in Pacific Grove, Calif. He was 81.

September 28, 2017
Technology, Equipment, Safety

Fleets Weigh the Benefits of Retreads Versus New Tires

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 quality combined with cost savings.

July 24, 2017
Business

Oliver Rubber Offers New Drive-Position Retread

Oliver Rubber Co., a provider of rubber products to the tire-retreading industry,  introduced PD Drive, an open-shoulder, SmartWay-verified, drive-position retread for linehaul and regional applications.

September 17, 2015
Business

First Commercial Tire Retread Facility Opens In Western Canada

Continental Tire and Quality Tire Service, the largest independent tire dealer in Saskatchewan, said they have opened the first commercial tire retread facility in western Canada.

September 2, 2015