Last year, Ricardo Caraballo, an owner operator-operator, was quoted in a New York Times article, “A few years ago $500 would have kept me rolling for two weeks. Now, I’ll be lucky to make it three days.”
Owner-operators as well as trucking fleets of all sizes are facing unprecedented costs, to the point that it’s becoming hard to pay their bills, let along make a decent living.
Although the retread industry can’t solve all the problems for truckers, we can help to cut their tire costs in half, all without sacrificing safety, performance or handling.
Top quality retreads produced by top quality retreaders will perform as well as the best new tires, but at a far lower cost and often with an adjustment rate actually lower than comparable new tires.
“We realize this is a bold statement and that many truckers will not believe it, which is why we want truckers and fleet managers to take us up on our offer to visit a retread plant in their area,” said Harvey Brodsky, managing director of the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau (TRIB). “In fact, we are so confident that they will be impressed with the modern technology they see and the care that goes into producing a top quality retread, we will make a contribution to their favorite charity if they consider their visit a waste of time. No questions asked, we really mean it,” Brodsky added.
There has never been a better time to take another look at retreads for your fleet, whether it’s a fleet of one or one thousand. The money that can be saved drops directly to your bottom line – a pretty good idea during these tough times.
Times may be tough, but retreads are tougher.
