This story appears in the May 26 print edition of Transport Topics. As fuel prices have skyrocketed, trucking companies have been forced to look closer at other parts of their businesses to trim costs ...

Retread giant Bandag’s recent announcement to reduce the headcount of its U.S. workforce by 15% and freeze pension plans for U.S. and Canadian workers reflects the new competitiveness of the retread ...

•Retreading contributes to the productive life cycle of a tire using fewer materials•Less energy is required to build a retread tire•Conti Urban an urban concept tire will be retreadable Tire Retread ...

Drivers encounter potentially dangerous hunks of rubber and steel strewn on and along highways here in the Miami Valley. These tire pieces — and sometimes nearly full tires — are often blamed on ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued its final report on its Commercial Medium Truck Tire Debris Study. This study examined 300 discarded tire casings from truck stops and ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Columbia, Miss.-based Southern Tire Mart L.L.C. is facing $341,195 in fines after the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited the company for alleged safety ...

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 ...

A team led by a mechanical engineering professor has been selected by the REMADE Institute and Virginia Tech to receive $1.5 million for enhancements in the efficiencies of tire retreading. When ...

In the current environment of high fuel prices and a technology shift looming over many companies regarding last-mile delivery, fleets are challenged to develop a strategy toward tire management. For ...