Northeastern Pennsylvania's flagship commercial tire and fleet service campus. Truck tires, Bandag retreads, OTR repair, mechanical service, and 24/7 roadside dispatch — all run from our 340 Kidder Street headquarters.
McCarthy Tire's 340 Kidder Street location is more than a tire store — it's the operational heart of a fourth-generation, family-owned commercial tire and fleet service company. Founded in Wilkes-Barre in 1926, when Joseph McCarthy won the contract to supply truck tires to the city's first six motor buses, this address now houses our corporate offices, flagship retail and commercial operations, OTR and industrial departments, heavy-duty truck repair shop, mounted-wheel program, mobile units, regional distribution center, and a Bandag retread manufacturing plant a half-mile down the road that ranks as the largest in Bridgestone's North American Bandag program.
The Kidder Street campus sits in a uniquely strategic spot for fleet customers. We're minutes from Interstate 81, Interstate 80, and the PA Turnpike Northeast Extension (I-476) — the three corridors that move freight between New York Harbor, the Mid-Atlantic ports, and the inland Midwest. That geography, combined with the largest mounted-wheel inventory in the region, is why distribution fleets, refuse haulers, construction outfits, and regional LTL carriers stage their tire program here.
Inside the facility, fleets find 7 commercial service bays, one dedicated alignment lane with Hunter HawkEye Elite equipment, a full Hofmann geodyna 980L heavy-duty wheel balancing line, a complete Truck Shop for DOT inspections, PM service, brake and air system work, suspension, and diesel engine repair, and the McCarthy Mounted Wheel Program — ready-to-roll tire-and-rim assemblies that let participating fleets swap units on their own dock and ship the cores back for retread credit. It's a true one-stop campus for commercial transportation, industrial equipment, off-the-road, and forestry customers across the region.
The Wilkes-Barre campus is one of the few McCarthy locations equipped to handle the full range of commercial tire and fleet work — from a single steer tire repair to multi-trailer mounted-wheel programs and on-site OTR section repairs at quarry job sites.
Steer, drive, and trailer positions in Bridgestone, Firestone, Continental, General, Hankook, Yokohama, Michelin, and Defiance. Largest mounted-wheel inventory in NEPA — ready-to-swap assemblies cut your fleet's downtime to under 30 minutes per axle.
Truck Tire Programs →The Wilkes-Barre Bandag plant — half a mile from this store — is the largest in Bridgestone's North American program. Drive, trailer, and OTR retreads with full warranty pass-through and 5–7 day turnaround. Average customer savings: 50% per casing vs. new.
Retread Program →On-site OTR section repairs and retreading for quarry, construction, and aggregate customers across NEPA. Boom-truck dispatch to your job site, plus full inspection and warranty facilitation. Save up to 70% vs. casing replacement on repairable injuries.
OTR Services →DOT inspections, PM services, brakes, air systems, suspension, alignments, and diesel engine repair on Class 6–8 vehicles. Mobile mechanical units available for in-yard work.
Truck Shop Services →Full DOT-compliant annual inspections for Class 6–8 commercial trucks, trailers, and fleet vehicles. Our PA-licensed inspectors handle CVSA-level checks, brake performance testing, lighting, suspension, and air system audits — all completed in one visit to minimize downtime.
Truck Inspections →One of the few NEPA shops with a dedicated, on-site P-endorsed mechanic to perform Pennsylvania commercial passenger vehicle inspections. School buses, shuttles, paratransit vans, and passenger fleets — handled by a single qualified inspector with no scheduling lag.
Passenger Inspections →Emergency dispatch any day, any hour — including holidays. Coverage across I-81, I-80, I-476, US-11, and US-309 corridors with average on-scene time under 75 minutes inside our service radius.
Roadside Network →Hunter HawkEye Elite alignment system and Hofmann geodyna 980L heavy-duty balancers. Routine alignments are the single most effective lever on tire and fuel cost.
Alignment Service →McCarthy's industry-leading powder-coat refinishing line is headquartered at this campus — 1,000+ wheels per day, OSHA-compliant, fast fleet turnaround.
Wheel Refinishing →
We moved our entire retread program to McCarthy's Wilkes-Barre Bandag plant two years ago after a side-by-side trial. Tread mileage came in roughly 12% higher than our previous supplier, and the mounted-wheel exchange cut our shop time per casing in half. The team treats our truck like it's their own.
A 35/65R33 cut down on a Friday at our Mountain Top quarry. McCarthy's OTR team had a boom truck on-site within two hours, performed a section repair on the spot, and saved us a $14,000 casing. They're the only call we make for OTR work in this region.
Jay has run the Kidder Street commercial truck service operation since 2023 and spent 16 years with McCarthy Tire across the business — from retread to mounted tire to warehouse & distribution and transportation. He grew up in Plains, PA, started at McCarthy after obtaining a degree in organizational management, and now oversees a crew of 13 certified technicians handling everything from single-axle steer tire changes to multi-month fleet contracts and OTR vehicles.
Jay also coordinates with the heavy-duty truck repair, mobile repair, and trailer teams (comprised of 10 additional certified techs) to deliver a comprehensive solution for our commercial customers.
The Wilkes-Barre team holds a depth of certification you won't find at most independent shops:
"Got our tractor-trailer back on the road in under 90 minutes after a blowout on I-81. Dispatcher kept me informed the whole time."
Local Guide · 3 weeks ago"Front desk treated my college daughter like family when she came in with a slow leak after practice. They stayed past close to make sure she got home safe."
2 months ago"Best Bandag retreads in the region, hands down. Tread life on our trailer drives is easily 20% better than our previous supplier."
Fleet Manager · 5 weeks ago"OTR section repair on a $13K casing in our quarry — saved a fortune. Boom truck was on-site in 2 hours. Will use them again."
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