Decide where retreads go before you buy them
Retreads work well for a fleet that knows where to put them, and the fleets that are unhappy with retreads have usually put them everywhere or nowhere in particular.
The common pattern among fleets that use them well is a clear policy by position. Trailer positions and drive positions are where retreads are widely used. The steer position is where many fleets choose new tires, because it carries the steering and the front axle. Whatever your policy, writing it down means every tire decision follows the same rule rather than whatever was on the shelf.
The other half: which casings come back
A policy by position decides where retreads go. It also tells you which casings to send. A fleet that pulls its drive tires at a sensible depth and looks after their pressures will produce casings worth sending, and those casings feed straight back into the positions the policy reserves for retreads.
That loop is the point. Tires come off the drive axle, casings go to the plant, retreads come back to the trailer or drive positions, and the fleet buys fewer new tires for positions that do not need them.
Where the work happens
This location works with Purcell's retreading program. Casings are collected at the Truck Tire Center and retreaded at the Salt Lake City retread plant at 3350 W 2100 S, on the same road, then returned ready to run. The Truck Tire Center does not retread on site.
A retreaded set that is wearing unevenly is worth an alignment check or a look at trailer alignment, since the casing is only as good as the axle it runs on.
Other collecting stores nearby
The Salt Lake City commercial and consumer store and Ogden also collect casings.
About this store
This is the Truck Tire Center listing, open Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Distribution Services shares its address and handles tire supply only. See the Salt Lake City page for all four listings.
See the national retreading page for how the program works and for all 54 collecting locations.