Umm, then why the hell work in the industry. If you can't afford to run the truck except by putting garbage retreads on, DON'T. Not just singling out truckies, plenty of nongs driving cars that can't afford to run them, but they do and they are generally dangerous POS. And in Pigtoria they don't even have annual rego checks. ← I'm in the industry also mate and most of the tucks you see on the road are from big companys. If the can save $40 a tyre over a fleet of 100 trucks there is big savings to be had and hence more profit. Chooka