Goodyear Adds Texas Dealer as Authorized Retreader

Heintschel Tire & Service Inc. is converting its commercial truck tyre retreading operation to Goodyear’s pre-cure and patented UniCircle retreading processes at its retreading plant. “We feel Goodyear offers customers products that help provide fleets and truck operators the cradle-to-grave tire solutions they want,” said Garry Heintschel, vice president and co-owner of Heintschel Tire. “That’s why we decided to make the move to Goodyear. We feel Goodyear is moving in the same direction that we need to go and at the speed in which we need to respond to our customers.

Pat Demianenko, national sales manager for Goodyear Retread Systems, said Goodyear is pleased to have Heintschel Tire as an authorized Goodyear retreader. “Heintschel Tire has a strong reputation among its customers and its peers as a leading tire retreader that’s committed to producing quality products and supporting them with great service,” Demianenko said.

Heintschel Tire operates a 20,000 square-foot commercial truck tyre retreading plant with three production chambers and a 15,000 square-foot warehouse, all under one roof in Texarkana, Texas. It will be producing retreaded medium-duty and heavy-duty truck tyres using the Goodyear UniCircle and pre-cure retreading processes.

According to Goodyear, UniCircle features a seamless construction in which the tread section is molded into one circular piece and stretched over the buffed casing. To create the tread, a precise amount of non-vulcanized rubber is placed into a mold and is then cured in a chamber for a specific time at a designated temperature and pressure. The pre-cure process features a section of vulcanized tread rubber that is firmly bonded to a buffed casing and then placed in a curing chamber where the tread becomes securely adhered to the tyre.

The retreading plant currently retreads about 120 truck tyres per day, and plans to increase production as customers become more familiar with Goodyear retreads.

“Goodyear was the first tire manufacturer in the industry to really adopt a cradle-to-grave standard,” Heintschel said. “And recently, the company has added new tire treads and compounds that meet the specific needs of truck operators in different applications.”

Heintschel Tires serves a variety of fleets and truck operators involved in long haul and regional haul applications, in addition to vocational applications such as mining and logging. The company is managed by Garry and Amanda Heintschel. (Tire Review/Akron)