The Truth about Heat and Retreading

PACIFIC GROVE, CA – There are many issues surrounding heat and tire failure, according to TRIB, including heat caused from brakes, improper speed, and inflation. However, those that check air pressure regularly are more likely to experience less tire failure.

Hercules Tires Enters Rugged Terrain Market with TIS RT1

Hercules Tires and TIS Offroad have partnered to launch the TIS RT1 by Hercules, a tire built for performance and durability while bridging the gap between all-terrain and mud-terrain tire capabilities.

How to Select the Best Retread Truck Tire

Retread tires are a fixture of many large fleets and offer a range of benefits. Understanding what to look for and top factors to consider during the selection process is important.

Subaru B9 Tribeca Voted “Best Interior”

Bill to Ban Retreads in Florida Dies

TALLAHASEE, FL – Florida Sen. Victor Crist's recently proposed bill to ban the use of retreaded tires by most trucks in Florida is now a dead issue, according to Harvey Brodsky, managing director of the Tire Retread Information Bureau (TRIB). A required House companion bill was not forthcoming by the March deadline and this effectively tabled the Senate bill.

Florida Considers Banning Retreads on Trucks

Bill is aimed at reducing tire debris on highways; TRIB counters that debris comes from lack of maintenance, not retreads.

Last-Mile's Growing Impact on Retread Tires

Truck fleets have spoken, and the use of retread tires is growing in popularity. Medium-duty, last-mile fleets are seeing it to promote sustainability and reduce fleet tire costs, too.

Florida Considers Banning Retreads on Trucks

TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Tire Retread Information Bureau (TRIB) has responded to a bill introduced by Florida State Senator Victor Crist that would prohibit the use of retreaded tires on most commercial vehicles on Florida highways.

Voice of Retreading Brodsky Passes Away

Harvey Brodsky, longtime managing director of the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB) and then the Retread Tire Association (RTA), has died in Pacific Grove, Calif. He was 81.