Stringent safety and compliance regulations are reshaping the tire retreading market by elevating quality certification, ...

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 ...

•Retreading contributes to the productive life cycle of a tire using fewer materials•Less energy is required to build a retread tire•Conti Urban an urban concept tire will be retreadable Tire Retread ...

Retreading tires is not new. The process dates back more than 100 years. In 1912, Martin Oliver developed and patented a tire retreading method: pre-cured treads. Today, 89% of fleets with 500 or more ...

Editor's note: This is part two of an article exploring today's commercial vehicle tire trends, issues, and innovations. Read part one. With more digital tools to track efficiency gains, fleets are ...

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association's recent congressional virtual fly-in event consisted of 28 meetings held over three days from June 14-16. Advocates met via Zoom with 18 Senate ...

Drivers encounter potentially dangerous hunks of rubber and steel strewn on and along highways here in the Miami Valley. These tire pieces — and sometimes nearly full tires — are often blamed on ...

American manufacturing has long played a vital role in our nation’s economic strength and innovation. This is especially evident in the commercial trucking industry — a sector that plays a critical ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Columbia, Miss.-based Southern Tire Mart L.L.C. is facing $341,195 in fines after the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited the company for alleged safety ...

In the current environment of high fuel prices and a technology shift looming over many companies regarding last-mile delivery, fleets are challenged to develop a strategy toward tire management. For ...