RETREADING IN THE FUTURE
This article examines the future of the retreading industry. Truck retreading forecasts are very encouraging considering that some 13 million truck tire units were retreaded in 1983 and 1984--and will be even better with projections in the area of 13.8-14.5 million units. The exciting thing in truck retreading is the great acceptance and increase in radials by the trucking industry. The higher initial cost of the radial tire has proven to pay for itself in fuel savings as well as greater retreadability. Passenger retreading is currently of great concern. Pricing has become so competitive on new passenger radials that a retreaded radial is no longer 50 to 60 percent of the cost of a new tire but closer to 70 to 85 percent. Passenger retreaders who have not yet updated their equipment for radial retreading will most likely be out of business by the end of 1984. Passenger retreading is a sleeping giant--in-plant efficiencies must improve, production costs must be reduced, and marketing and selling must be tackled as never before.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Presented to the 125th meeting of the American Chemical Society, Rubber Division, May 9, 1984.
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Corporate Authors:
Communication Channels, Incorporated
6151 Powers Ferry Road, N.W.
Atlanta, GA United States 30339-2941 -
Authors:
- Eckart, R W
- Publication Date: 1984-12
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 26-29
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Serial:
- Elastomerics
- Volume: 116
- Issue Number: 12
- Publisher: Communication Channels, Incorporated
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Costs; Forecasting; Marketing; Pricing; Production; Radial ply tires; Retreaded tires; Tires; Trucking
- Uncontrolled Terms: Future growth
- Old TRIS Terms: Radial tires
- Subject Areas: Finance; Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00399041
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 245
- Files: HSL, USDOT
- Created Date: Aug 31 1985 12:00AM