David Stevens, Managing Director of TRIB is a regular participant in the conferences and events that we organise and he once again participated in our seminar programme at The Tire Cologne.
David Stevens Presents at The Tire Cologne
David’s presentation was named “The Sustainable Revolution in Retreading”. David’s full presentation from The Tire Cologne can be viewed on YouTube now.
Chapters:
00:00 Titles and Introduction
00:18 David Stevens begins his presentation
01:29 Breakdown of types of retreading in the US
02:15 US market share of retreading market
03:57 Results of US TRIB member survey
08:31 Cost savings that can be gained through retreading
09:19 Issues driving the US retreading market
09:39 How TRIB are promoting retreading careers across the country and internationally
10:19 Consolidation in the US retreading market
11:25 Last mile delivery becoming increasing important in the US
12:00 Myths facing retreading
12:29 Examples of cost benefits of retreading
14:55 Independent studies supporting retreading
16:06 Where are retreads used in the US?
17:18 Retreading is the greenest of green industries
19:24 TRIB’s sustainability calculator
20:11 Vaculug and Kal Tire‘s sustainability calculators
22:00 TRIB increasingly focusing on sustainability efforts
24:28 AI in retreading
27:00 Robotics in retreading
28:30 Conclusion
