Choosing the right retread for a specific truck application has gotten a lot simpler for fleets. For one thing, with Bridgestone's acquisition of Bandag last year, three of the industry's major tire ...

The Tread Rubber and Tire Repair Materials Manufacturers Group has completed additional recommended practices for retreading and repairing tires and is making them available online. The new ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Bridgestone Americas Inc. continues to make major capital investments in the U.S., announcing a $60 million expansion of its Bridgestone Bandag L.L.C. tread rubber plant in Abilene, ...

Different sectors of the tire industry are reacting to Michelin North America Inc.'s opposition to discussions about raising the allowable minimum tread depth for tires, and those reactions range from ...

I recently spent several days alone with my mother who lives two states away in Pennsylvania. She's 94 years old, still sharp as a tack and able to get around-albeit slower than she used to. Mom and I ...

QUERETARO, Mexico (July 9) — Michelin opened its Michelin Retread Technologies tread manufacturing plant in Queretaro today, the company announced. The new plant is adjacent to Michelin´s current ...

Indag Rubber Ltd is engaged in manufacturing and selling of precured tread rubber bonding repair and extrusion gum, rubber cement and allied products, which are used for fixing on old used tyres. The ...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber has patented a process for manufacturing a tread molding element for tires. This involves modeling a 3D shape, using thermoplastic polymers with a melting point of at least ...

The following was published in CCJ's Equipment Maintenance Toolkit, 8th edition, sponsored by Valvoline Heavy Duty. CCJ's Equipment Maintenance Toolkit is a complementary industry resource, courtesy ...

The debate over the value of low rolling resistance (LRR) tires has subsided to a dull roar since they were first introduced about 20 years ago. Initial concerns about fewer miles to removal and ...