No bus shall be operated with regrooved, recapped or retreaded tires on the front wheels.” Other than the redundancy of including “retreaded” and “recapped” in the same sentence, Title 49, Part 393.75 (d) of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations is quite clear.

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Despite operating in the worst climate for commercial tires in many years, Service Tire Truck Centers (STTC) is moving forward.

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In units produced, the retread market in Europe is slightly more than half the size of the retread market in the United States — 7.5 million units per year versus 14.7 million units per year, respectively. However, retreads are used on more vehicles in the European Union (EU) than in the U.S.

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