2015 HDT Fact Book: Parts and Service
In 2013, U.S. replacement tires sales totaled
$37.4 billion.
Benchmark price reflects a price range from $50 to $950 per tire, retail, but includes discounts for wholesale purchases.
The dealer is the preferred outlet for parts with 46% of aftermarket demand.
53% of aftermarket parts demand is attributed to fleets with over 100 trucks.
For-hire and private fleets account for nearly half of aftermarket parts demand of Class 6-8 trucks and trailers.
In 2014, the average price of a retreaded truck tire in the U.S. was $237.48. The average price of a new tire was $381.50. Before 2009, the number of retreaded truck tires produced last topped new truck tire shipments in 2004.
Tire makers don’t typically share this information, but here’s how industry analyst IbisWorld sees the top 10 North American commercial tire producers.