Why should your company consider retreading?

Read the why retread section and discover for yourself why Kal Tire does it BEST.

Retreading can represent a huge cost savings for your company. There are three common myths about retreading; retreads are unsafe, retreads are not cost efficient, and retreads cannot withstand heat. These myths are usually perpetuated by the amount of rubber found on the road. It is believed that the rubber on the road resulted from retread failure caused by high heat, or because the retread was not bonded properly. Both of these beliefs are usually false.

It is important to know that rubber that is found on the road comes from both retreads and un-retreaded tires. While retreads usually get the blame, tire failure can mostly be attributed to a poor pre-trip inspection or poor maintenance because the proper inflation pressures and other critical factors were not maintained.

The facts about retreading are that they are safe, cost efficient and can withstand heat as well as a new tire. Retreads are used world wide on vehicles such as school buses, emergency vehicles, and commercial airplanes. Retreading is cost efficient in two ways; it lowers a fleet cost per kilometer and cost per hour and it reduces the amount of tires disposed of in landfills thereby limiting the cost of disposal.



Kal Tire Retread Warranty

The Kal Tire/Bandag Warranty backs all retreads supplied to your company.

Kal Tire retreads are guaranteed against failure due to workmanship and or materials (retread portion) until 2/32nds remains.

Casings purchased from Kal Tire are guaranteed against failure due to workmanship and or materials until 2/32nds remains.

Kal Tire will guarantee against retread failure caused by casing separation (not road hazard) for the first 2/32nds of tread wear, excluding cost of the casing on all retreading.

Casing purchases

Kal Tire is able to create a casing program to specifically suit your needs. For example, should your company specify 1st time retreads for all drive axle positions and no more than 2nd time retreads for trailer axle positions, we are able to accommodate this through the use of our NDI machine.