Bridgestone launches ‘Fleets We Depend On’ campaign in push for retreading
Bridgestone Americas Inc. has launched a new, industry-wide campaign focused on educating small-to-medium sized fleets on the advantages of retreads. The campaign focuses on the cost savings and environmental advantages of retreading, Bridgestone said. The initiative, called the “Fleets We Depend On” campaign, spotlights the fleets we all depend on most—from fire departments to first
Bridgestone launches new drive position retread for severe service applications
Bridgestone Americas Inc. has introduced the Bandag BLSS retread, which the company says is designed for fleets that travel in both on and off-road environments. The new retread is made for the drive tire position and according to Bridgestone utilizes a specialized tread compound to resist cutting and chipping, for a longer read life in
Bridgestone releases all-position on/off highway retread
Bridgestone Americas, Inc. has introduced the Bandag BRSS all-position retread, which the company says is designed for fleets that work in on and off-road environments, from pavement to dirt and gravel. According to Bridgestone, the retread is engineered for long wear life on multiple surfaces, and is a reliable solution for fleets looking to extend tire
Bridgestone launches Bandag BDM3 retread for refuse fleets
Bridgestone Americas has announced the launch of the all-new Bandag BDM3 retread for refuse applications. The Bandag BDM3 drive position retread is designed with a new proprietary tread compound for extended wear life, enhanced traction and cut/chip resistance. The Bandag BDM3 retread also features a non-directional tread pattern that delivers traction in various on/off-highway environments
Retread Instead applauds USITC decision on TBR tires
Retread Instead, a coalition of retread industry supporters created to enhance the awareness of the environmental and economic benefits of retreading throughout North America, praised the decision of the U.S. Court of International Trade’s decision to remand the negative U.S. Court of International Trade injury determination on truck and bus tires from China. The USITC will
Watch: Let’s talk tire retreading
Let’s talk tire retreading. As you probably know, tires are the second-highest cost for fleets, behind fuel. And with a typical on-highway Class 8 truck running 18 wheel positions, keeping those assets in the best possible shape can be very valuable. Clearly, it’s important to have a program in place to manage the tires for
Assessing truck tire casing quality can mean more retreads, more profit
When it comes to medium- and heavy-duty trucks, small increases in cost-per-mile can have a major effect on the bottom line. After all, you can’t shrink the distance between two points, and driving and maintenance improvements can only improve the lifespan of a single tread by so much. To get better returns beyond that, you
The Retread Tires in the US & Canada Report releases retreading infographic
A new infographic taken from “Retread Tires in the U.S. and Canada,” a report developed in partnership with researchers from Duke University, East Carolina University, North Carolina State University and University of Michigan has been released. The report addresses a number of misconceptions about retreads, including: Myth #1: Hardly anyone uses retreads. The report found
Bridgestone names new president of truck, bus and retread tires
Bridgestone Americas has announced that Eric Higgs, currently the vice president of marketing for the commercial group for U.S. and Canada with Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO), has been named BATO’s president of truck, bus and retread tires for U.S. and Canada, effective Sept. 1. Eric succeeds Joseph Saoud, who recently assumed the position of
TravelCenters of America holds grand opening of new retread center
TravelCenters of America held the grand opening of its TA Commercial Tire Network Retread Center on July 12. The new retread center is now open and producing retread tires, and is part of the Goodyear Authorized Retread Network. Customer-owned casings can be retreaded with premium performance Goodyear treads. The 32,000-sq. ft. TA Commercial Tire Network
