Border Recapping to Provide Oliver Rubber Retreads
Michelin North America announced El Paso, Texas-based Border Recapping is the newest Oliver Rubber retread facility. Operating under the Border International umbrella of companies, Border Recapping features a 32,000-square-foot facility. In addition to Oliver retread products, the location will offer Michelin, BFGoodrich and Uniroyal brands. “Border Recapping/Border International has a clear commitment to fleet service
Fleets Still Benefit From Solid Retread Program
Even as consolidation continues within the North American retread industry, statistics show growth for those retreaders that are investing dollars every year into new processes, equipment and technology that benefit trucking fleets. According to Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau estimates, the number of retread facilities in the U.S. has decreased by half since 1990.
Bridgestone Names New Bandag Leader
Bridgestone Americas has hired Gary Nye as director of operations for the company’s Bandag retread business. In his new position, Nye will lead Bandag brand operational strategies and efforts to enhance franchise operations in the U.S. and globally. Nye will also work closely with the Bridgestone commercial truck and bus tire team to better join
Conti Partners with CMC Tire for Retread Facility
CMC Tire Inc. and Continental Tire the Americas’ commercial vehicle tire group partnered to open a commercial tire retread facility in Las Vegas. “The partnership is critical for our aggressive growth plans and is perfectly aligned with ContiLifeCycle’s aggressive growth strategy,” said Mike Morast, co-owner of CMC Tire. “With all new equipment that includes the
Retreading Faces Pressures
When I was asked to contribute an article forecasting what the future held for the truck tire retread market during the next 12 months the first thought that came to my mind was “China.” Although I am writing this while sitting in my office in California, I am well aware that Tire Review has
Oliver Rubber Offers New Retread
Oliver Rubber Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Michelin North America, has rolled out a new SmartWay-verified drive position retread—the Oliver PD Drive. The open-shouldered retread is designed specifically for line-haul and regional applications. The retread offers low rolling resistance, tread life and increased traction, the company said. Designed for single- and tandem-axle tractors, the PD
Michelin Releases Regional SmartWay-verified Retread
Michelin North Americas launched the new SmartWay-verified Michelin X Multi Energy D Pre-Mold retread for regional and super-regional applications. The X Multi Energy D retread complements the previously launched X Multi Energy D drive tire and features long mileage, excellent fuel efficiency, scrub resistance in regional applications and Michelin’s inter-locking Matrix Siping for great traction
Bridgestone Hires New VP of Sales
Bridgestone Americas welcomes Bryant Davis as new vice president of sales for the company’s truck, bus and retread tire business. Davis holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of New Hampshire and an MBA in finance from Babcock School of Management at Wake Forest University. Prior to joining Bridgestone, Davis had a 20-year
Fire at Columbus Tire Co. Causes Minor Damage
Columbus Tire Co. in Columbus, Ga., caught on fire Aug. 28 after rubber dust burst into flames outside the facility, according to WRBL-TV. The shop’s owner said the fire started when a foreign material inside a tire that was being buffed for retreading sparked, igniting the particles. This is the shop’s second fire; it had
Michelin Launches New SmartWay-verified Retread
Michelin North America Inc. has launched the SmartWay-verified Michelin X Multi Energy D Pre-Mold retread for regional and superregional applications. Michelin said the retread is guaranteed for a second retread when retreaded on a Michelin casing and comes with inter-locking Matrix Siping for better traction and even wear. The retread also has a dual energy
New Mixed Service UniCircle Retread Out
Goodyear’s new UniCircle tread stock, keyed to mixed service fleets, promises to deliver better traction and greater removal mileage, according to the tiremaker. The Goodyear G186 MSA is a spliceless procure tread with zig-zag circumferential grooves for all-weather traction, and a tough long-wearing tread compound for durability and increased treadlife, Goodyear claimed.
Retread Industry Under Constant Pressure
Even as consolidation continues within the North American retread industry, statistics show growth for those retreaders that are investing dollars every year into new processes, equipment and technology that benefit trucking fleets. According to Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau estimates, the number of retread facilities in the U.S. has decreased by half since 1990.
