Decide where retreads run before you buy them
Retreading saves money only if the retreads go somewhere sensible. A fleet that collects casings without deciding where the results will run ends up fitting them wherever a tire happens to be needed, and that is how a retread program gets blamed for problems it did not cause.
The decision is a written position policy, made once:
Which positions take retreads. Many fleets run them on trailer and drive positions. Whatever your fleet decides, write it down so it is applied the same way every time a tire is replaced.
Which tread design goes where. A drive position wants traction. A trailer position wants even, slow wear. Asking for a retread suited to the position, rather than a retread in general, is what makes the second tread last.
How retreads are paired. On a dual, a retread should be matched in size and wear to the tire beside it, the same as a new tire would be.
How many lives a casing gets. Some fleets retread a casing once, others more, depending on how it has been looked after. Decide a limit and record it.
Once the policy exists, the roadside technician, the shop and a mobile visit all fit retreads the same way, and the results become comparable.
Where the work happens
This store works with Purcell's retreading program. Casings are collected here in Ogden, retreaded at the Salt Lake City retread plant, and returned ready to run. Ogden does not retread on site.
Collecting stores nearby
Tremonton also collects casings to the north, and so does the Salt Lake City Truck Tire Center to the south.
About this store
The Ogden store carries all nine Purcell tire categories and is managed by Mike Theis.
See the national retreading page for how the program works and for all 54 collecting locations.