King Tire Service Inc., Bluefield, W.V., has reopened the doors of its 25,000-square-foot retread tire facility as the first ContiLifeCycle licensee in the U.S.

Tags: ContiLifeCycle, Continental Tire the Americas LLC, Retreading

Truck and OTR tire casings are in short supply, particularly out of Japan. That was the case even before an earthquake and tsunami devastated the country in March. Now, it’s just worse.

Tags: Retreading, Top 100 retreaders

What is the best medium truck tire brand in terms of quality?” This question has been the subject of intense debate for a long time. The tire industry now has an answer, straight from the mouth of the people who are on the front lines: independent commercial tire dealers.

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When you preside over a $200 million a year enterprise with 40 locations in nine states, making big decisions is part and parcel of daily life.

Tags: Bandag, Commercial Tire Dealer, John Snider, Michelin, Retreading, Tire Dealer of the Year, Truck tires

Prevailing thought has always been when fleet budgets are stretched thin, retreads — and the cost savings they represent — become that much more attractive.

Tags: Bridgestone, Bridgestone Bandag, Retreading, Scott Damon

"If I had to break it down, I’d say we’re pursuing two key objectives, which is to serve the end user and also serve the dealer,” says Marc Laferriere, vice president of marketing for Michelin Americas Truck Tires, whose Michelin Retread Technologies Inc. (MRTI) arm signed several big retreaders last year.

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Domestic retreaders produced more than 13 million truck tire retreads last year, down 10% from the year before. By comparison, new replacement truck tire shipments totaled 12.5 million units, down 19.3%.

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