Should You Go With New Tires or Retreads?

Your budget for new rubber and ability to deal with occasional blowouts may be determining factors in your decision on how to keep rolling down the road.
Should You Go With New Tires or Retreads?
Ronnie and Jennifer Tamez are owners of First Call Septic Services in Battle Ground, Washington. Send your Truck Corner questions to editor@pumper.com.

It’s an age-old question in the world of trucking: Should I buy new tires or consider retreads?

First, I should explain what a retread tire is for those who might not know. There’s a part of the tire that rarely gets talked about. It’s called the casing. That’s the sidewalls,...

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