Bridgestone Commercial introduced the Bandag B760 FuelTech drive tire retread, designed for tandem-axle tractors in truckload and less-than-truckload applications. Bridgestone Commercial introduced ...

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 ...

Retreads account for about half of all the truck tires on the road today, according to Michelin Americas Truck Tires and Oliver Rubber, which it acquired in 2007. “Retreading is paramount to our ...

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 ...

With all the hype surrounding battery-electric and hydrogen-powered trucks, a discussion on retreaded tires may seem like yesterday’s news. But tires will be with us until they invent magnetic ...

Bridgestone Commercial, a division of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, today introduced its newest retread product, the Bandag B760 FuelTech. The B760 FuelTech is a premium drive retread designed ...

[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 ...

Part 1 of the Back from the Dead series on retreaded tires covers the benefits — and little or no downside — of using retreaded tires and how to implement a retread program at your fleet. Part 2 will ...

AKRON-In a nutshell, retreading in 2001 is all about prices. New truck tire prices, impacted by the near collapse of new tractor and trailer sales, have fallen to a point where fleets are rethinking ...

Recently a colleague emailed me to ask: “Have you seen the latest list of SmartWay-approved low-rolling-resistance commercial vehicle tires? The number has doubled since the previous version! “Judging ...

Retreading, recapping, or remolding is the process of removing the worn-out treads of an old tire and replacing them with new ...