Based on feedback from tire retailers in our network and industry interviews and reports, the beginning of 2018 should be a challenging year in relation to supply of certain sizes of earthmover (OTR) tires. It appears that global demand for…

LanOTR has been retreading agricultural tires with snow treads for 7 years now. The tractor you see here is the first equipped with our tires retreaded in October 2011. Since our treads are designed for earthmover (OTR) tires, they will…

The wear of a tire tells us a lot about its use. The example here shows a typical wear of an overloaded or under-inflated tire… how can we prevent this? Here are some simple tips that are worth their weight…

Last September, I had the chance to return to China where I could see that the Chinese government was very serious with its environmental objectives. In fact, the Chinese people I talked with are supportive of this plan, as they…

En septembre j’ai eu la chance de retourner en Chine. J’ai pu constater que le gouvernement Chinois était très sérieux avec ses objectifs environnementaux. En fait, les chinois avec qui j’ai discuté sont favorables à ce plan, eux qui ne voient…

  Graders are capricious equipment when it comes to tires. Could it be worse if a side blade is added to a grader? The answer is obvious when we look at this picture. For our northern climate, snow clearers and government bodies…

Since the beginning of 2017, tire price increases have followed one another, both for major manufacturers and low-end tires… I would even say that it’s worse for low-end tires … which makes retreading and repair more attractive and interesting! Moreover,…

  You probably already noticed that the price of tires (regardless of the brand) has increased… If one of your tires shows signs of injuries, it’s now time to correct the situation, before the busy season! Whether you need rubber…

  What’s going on with the price of tires? What are the reasons behind such increases? Beginning of 2017, most tire manufacturers announced a price increase. And it’s not likely to be the last. For those that have not yet…

Important message :   We invite you to take advantage of our actual prices because there will be a price increase effective February 24th. The price of raw materials including natural rubber (NR) has increased since last August. As a matter…