No one can deny that
one of the most problematic issues or pieces of equipment for Modern
Day Trucks are the tires. In fact something really needs to be done.
All too often the Truckers suffer from breakdowns due to blow outs,
stuck on the side of the road for hours - sometimes in very dangerous
places too.
"One major problem with trucks are the tires!"
Indeed this was one of the opening statements as
our Online Think Tank discussed how best to solve the challenges
of tires in the trucking industry. It is known that tires are not
a serious consideration in trucking. Certainly they are a huge factor.
Dr. Nathalie Fiset explains the problem of blow-out truck tires
causing flying debris on the highway;
"Hence, so often you have to steer on the
highway to avoid a tire truck that had exploded because they are
made of recycled material. The other problem is the pollution these
cause. If you can create a truck tire that would not leave dangerous
debris on the road and would be 100% biodegradable, you would be
my hero!"
Indeed and since everyone wants to be a hero our
T-5 Group (The Truck Think Tank Team) took this as a challenge.
Much of our conversation originally centered how to make tires better
and what material to use to make them stronger. |