Bridgestone Americas recently added the FuelTech Drive retread for the drive wheel position to its Bandag MaxTread line, a SmartWay-verified, closed-shoulder retread that is also California Air Resources Board (CARB) compliant.
Has the U.S. SmartWay Program Helped Retreading?
With regulations affecting how fleets fit their wheels, the retreading industry is still deciding whether or not the inclusion of verified low-rolling-resistance tires on the EPA's SmartWay list has helped the industry.