I was a very slow learner, but I finally got the lesson.  In the 1980's I thought Bandag was going to be my ticket to making a fortune in the trucking business.  But then I had a little experience running down I-55 somewhere north of Jackson, MS in the tall trees where you feel like nobody lives.  I blew a cap (threw the tread) on the refer trailer and cut a hole all the way through the insulation and into the aluminum foor with a full load of produce.  Not Good!

Well, that was a coincidence, probably wouldn't happen again.  Only lost one clean refer that time.  The second cap threw a tread and wiped out my 1/4 fender and fuel tank.  The third one took out the mudflap and light box on another trailer.  Boy these retreads are really saving me money.  Then I lost count of the times I threw a tread and suffered very expensive damage.  But hey, those tires had so much tread left on them and they really looked good.

Guess what,            since I learned my slow and expensive lesson about retreads, I have not had one  tread throw and wipe out anything.  It's been about 25 years and several trucks in the fleet since without needing to get rich owning "Bandag" anything.  I don't buy them and I don't run them.  Never again.  And yes, I watch tire pressures like a hawk.  Retreads belong on the pivot and other salooooww moving wheels.