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NewsSeptember 4, 2015

Continental Tire Opens Retreading Facility in Western Canada

Continental Tire the Americas, LLC’s Commercial Vehicle Tire group and Quality Tire Service LTD, an independent tire dealer in Saskatchewan, have announced a partnership with the opening of the first commercial tire retread facility in western Canada.

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NewsJanuary 20, 2015

Power Retreads Opens Plant in New Zealand

Vipal Rubber’s partner, Power Retreads, has opened a new production plant in New Zealand.

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Market Trendsby Mike AntichJanuary 4, 2012

Rising Tire Prices Take a Bite Out of Fleet Budgets

Tire industry experts foresee another round of tire price increases during calendar-year 2012. In the past, national account tire manufacturers have done their best to shield the fleet industry from price increases by holding prices for a 12-month period. Nowadays, there is concern that national account vendors will no longer be able to continue to absorb these cost increases.

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NewsMarch 8, 2011

NAFA Pacific Southwest Chapter Talks Tires at March Meeting

SANTA ANA, CA – At the March 1 meeting of the NAFA Pacific Southwest Chapter, fleet managers and other attendees saw presentations about tires and got the chance to tour a tire retreading plant.

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NewsFebruary 10, 2011

NAFA Pacific-Southwest Mar. 1 Chapter Meeting to Discuss Tires

SANTA ANA, CA - Topics include tire construction and retreading, TPMS, tire number and letter meanings, and how to reduce costs and improve safety.

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NewsJune 19, 2009

USPS Keeps Vehicle Costs Down by Retreading Tires

WASHINGTON – With tires the third highest cost of running any fleet, the savings offered by the use of retreads adds up to be very significant, according to the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau.

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NewsMay 12, 2009

Continental's New ContiTread Available through Dealers

Continental's new ContiTread, a retread product manufactured by Marangoni with the same rubber compounding, tread designs and fuel-saving technologies as new Continental tires, will be available in the U.S. and Canada for fleet customers through current Continental and MTNA dealers.

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Articlesby Joe BohnMarch 1, 2007

How to Maximize Commercial Truck Tire Life

While tires are depreciating equipment, fleet managers can control how fast tire value drops. The best way is to write, communicate, and enforce a tire management and maintenance program.

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