TRIB calls Truck World 2006 a success

TORONTO — The Tire Retread Information Bureau made its debut appearance at Canada’s national truck show in Toronto in April, and by all accounts, Truck World 2006 was an impressive event, according to TRIB, which was featured both as a presenter and an exhibitor.

Truck World 2006, the second Truck World show owned and operated by Today’s Trucking parent company Newcom Business Media, attracted just shy of 20,000 trucking industry senior executives, fleet managers, owner-operators and drivers.

“This was our first time at the show,” said Harvey Brodsky, TRIB’s managing director, “and we will be back. The reception TRIB received was more than we ever expected.”

TRIB is a non-profit, member-supported industry association dedicated to the recycling of tires through retreading and repairing, and to promoting proper tire maintenance for all tires.

Brodsky made two separate presentations at Truck World — one specifically for transportation fleets, the other targeted to owner-operators. Each presentation focused on ways to reduce operating costs by using retreaded tires and properly maintaining and repairing tires.

In addition, TRIB had an exhibit at the show where it displayed a variety of retreaded tires and distributed TRIB Information Packets. These packets contained information and resources on retreaded tires, tire repairing and tire maintenance, as well as materials about products and services offered by TRIB’s member companies.

“We knew there would be a lot of interest because as the costs associated with owning and operating trucks and equipment continue to rise, truckers are seeking ways to control expenses,” Brodsky said. “Retreaded tires provide the same safety, reliability, performance and handling as new tires but at a far lower cost – as much as 50 percent less.”

Retreading also helps the environment by reducing solid waste disposal problems, continued Brodsky. With retreading, tires stay on the road longer so fewer worn tires require disposal instead of many, which helps reduce scrap tire disposal problems.

The manufacturing of quality retreaded tires is far more complex and sophisticated than most people imagine, Brodsky said. And new technology has significantly improved quality over the years.

Part of TRIB’s goal is dispelling some of the negative myths regarding retreads, and the bureau was able to convert a few skeptics. One vocal critic as the TRIB presentation, promised he would reconsider his position on retreads after the presenation.

TRIB’s web site — www.retread.org — contains information and resources about retreading, as well as tire maintenance and tire repairing.