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Retread Update
By Joanne Draus Klein
March 12, 2013
Added cost savings for fleets and improved technology have boosted the retread market.
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West Va.'s King of Retreading Opens Doors With a New Partner
By David Moniz
October 14, 2011
King's Tire Service, based in Bluefield, W.Va., employs 150 experienced tire personnel at eight locations in West Virginia and southwestern Virginia. After successfully selling commercial truck, OTR, passenger and light truck tires since 1972, King's...
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Pulling a Tire for Retreading
July 12, 2011
According to the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB), experts advise that tires be pulled when they reach 6/32nds tread depth. By pulling tires for retreading when the remaining tread gets to 6/32nds instead of waiting until 4/32nds o...
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Giant Earthmover Tire Retreading Saves Huge Amounts of Raw Materials
By Harvey Brodsky
May 4, 2011
Every time a giant earthmover tire is retreaded an enormous amount of rubber is saved and the tire can then be put back into full service, saving thousands of dollars for the end user. ...
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CTA Launches Retread System with Exact Conti Brand Copies
By Jim Smith
April 18, 2011
As they battle toe-to-toe in the North American truck tire market, major tiremakers have always stressed the importance of tire lifecycle costs.
Backing that point, Bridgestone, Goodyear and Michelin all have their retreading systems, ...
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Who Should Dealers Consult for Fleet Tire Maintenance Programs?
By Al Cohn
February 14, 2011
Tire responsibility - whose is it anyway? Is it the tire technicians, the truck drivers, the director of maintenance or the tire program manager?
The answer is all of the above. The director of fleet maintenance typically oversees the...
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Retreading Market Grows as Fleets Look to Reduce Costs
By Denise Koeth
November 18, 2010
After a slight dip in sales in 2009, the retread market has already recovered and resumed its pattern of steady growth. And even during that blip, the segment picked up new customers as fleets looked for ways to cut costs in the face of hard tim...
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Moving Business: Container Handling Niche Offers Dealers Unique Opportunities
By Denise Koeth
November 23, 2009
In a global economy where products are imported and exported worldwide, it takes a multitude of resources to keep things moving and on track. F...
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The Most Important Environmentally Friendly Products In The World
By Harvey Brodsky
November 16, 2009
Every time a tire is retreaded many gallons of oil are saved and one more tire is kept out of scrap tire piles.
Hundreds of millions of passenger cars, trucks and all types of commercial vehicles worldwide have safely been using retre...
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Still Strong: Retreading Market Remains Steady Amid Ownership Changes
By Denise Koeth
January 25, 2008
For the retread market, 2007 was a year of significant activity and change, with Bridgestone Corp. acquiring Bandag in June, followed the very next month by Michelin North America’s acquisition of Oliver Rubber Co.
Both actions were...
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Survival Mode: Significant Changes in Retreading Forcing Independents to Adapt
By Mary Aichlmayr
January 10, 2007
They expected it to happen eventually. It was just a matter of time, industry insiders said. So, it wasn’t a total surprise when Bridgestone Americas Holding (BAH) announced its intent to purchase retread giant Bandag.
After a...
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What Are Retreaders Doing to Improve Fuel Efficiency?
By Hank Inman
December 11, 2006
If trucks are kings of the road, then retreaded tires are their scepters.
The Tire Industry Association estimates that approximately 17.6 million retreaded truck tires were sold in North America in 2005, with total sales exceeding $3...
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A Fresh Look: Supply Problems and Advancing Technologies Fuel Retreading Growth
By Asa Sharp
November 28, 2005
Suppose for a moment that you’re the owner of a candy store, and that, for quite some time, you’ve been selling all of the quality candy that you can possibly stock in your limited storage space. And, suppose that your customers se...
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Second Skin: For Retreaders, Technology and Service are the ‘Differentiators’ in Tough Market
By Steve LaFerre
April 15, 2005
Wherever the market for new truck tires decides it is headed, the retreading industry is hot on its heels.
Of course, that job is a bit easier for Bridgestone/Firestone, Goodyear and Michelin, because they are involved in both. But ...
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Next Big Thing: Fleets Still Want Retreads But Prefer Greater Cost Efficiencies
By Asa Sharp
July 5, 2004
Today, retreading is an integral part of most successful commercial tire servicing operations. The synergy gained from combining replacement tire sales with tire/wheel servicing and retreading makes good business sense from the viewpoints of both ...
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