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 ...

The domestic retreaded truck tire market was down in 2015 compared to 2014, however, the health of the truck tire market also depends on new truck tire shipments. They were up 4%. The domestic ...

Part of the reason for the suspicion is the myth that all “alligators” – blown tire parts on highways – come from retreads. In reality, up to 75 percent of them are new tires or tires in their first ...

LONDON, Feb. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Credence Research Inc. announces the release of its latest study on the Global Retread Tires Market, which was valued at USD 9,600.00 million in 2018, reached USD ...

Imagine the frustration of a retread tire vendor. He or she has proven money-saving products, yet half the industry won’t even look at them because of a bad experience they had 20 years ago with maybe ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Old habits die hard, as well as negative perceptions. Such is the case with unfavorable views of retread tires. But many fleets are ...

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 ...

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 ...

As automakers roll out bigger and bigger trucks, many farmers are getting frustrated with the growing price tag of the tires that support them. Enter retread tires, which manufacturers say can save ...

“It‘s pretty simple when you lay the facts out about retreads to fleets: they‘ll save them a lot of dad-gum money.” -Robert “Bobby” Ford, assistant center manager, Goodyear Truck Care Center, Dallas ...

The idea that a retread is far inferior to a new tire is a bit like Bigfoot – some people don’t believe in it, some do, and don’t confuse those true believers with the facts because their minds are ...