Start with the trailer positions
A fleet new to retreading does not have to decide everything at once. The usual starting point is the position where a retread is easiest to justify and least demanding on the tire: the trailer.
Trailer tires roll rather than steer or drive. They carry load but do not transmit power and do not set the direction of the truck. That makes them the position where a retread is asked to do the least, and where the saving over a new tire adds up quickly across a trailer fleet with many wheel positions.
Drive positions are the common second step. Many fleets run retreads there once they have seen how their casings perform on trailers.
The steer position is where most fleets keep new tires, and that is a sensible place to stay. A fleet that wants to change it should talk to the store first rather than deciding on price.
Make the policy simple
Write it down in a line or two so that whoever replaces tires applies it the same way:
- Trailer positions: retreads.
- Drive positions: retreads, once the trailer results are known.
- Steer positions: new.
A written policy also tells the yard which casings to keep. A casing from a position you intend to retread is worth setting aside dry and undamaged until it is collected.
Where the work happens
This store works with Purcell's retreading program. Casings are collected here and retreaded at the Purcell plant in Salt Lake City, then returned ready to run.
Pair it with a fleet account so retreads go on by position without a conversation each time, and with trailer alignment, since a trailer out of line wears any tire, new or retreaded, before its time.
Other collecting stores nearby
Ogden also collects casings, and so does Twin Falls, ID.
About this store
The Tremonton store carries all nine Purcell tire categories and is managed by Ryan Smith.
See the national retreading page for how the program works and for all 54 collecting locations.