Tyreline - New and Refurbished Earthmoving and Off-the-Road (OTR) Tyres

Tyreline is a supplier of high quality new and refurbished earthmoving and off the road (OTR) tyres to a worldwide client base. The company purchases used tyres all over the world and performs repairs and refurbishments in their facility in South Africa, which is equipped with the latest in advanced OTR tyre technology. High quality new and refurbished tyres are shipped from there to anywhere in the world. Tyreline has already established an international clientele spanning many countries and continents.

OTR tyre repair and services

The members of Tyreline's management team are not only experienced businessmen but collectively have more than 30 years' exposure to the OTR tyre industry. They lead a professional team of staff members to achieve their vision of being one of the most innovative repair centres, delivering premium quality products and service excellence while achieving good value for money for their clients.

Services offered include:

• OTR tyre repairs
• Supply of used OTR tyres
• Supply of stock OTR tyres
• Supply of stock OTR retreads
• Scrap OTR tyre analysis
• On-site OTR technical support

The company's shareholders are totally committed to the company to the extent that they form part of the management team. Tyreline is also committed to broad based black economic empowerment and complies with all requisite codes in this regard.

Tyre monitoring

This operator-oriented service has the objective of providing the operator with a comprehensive monitoring tool and linking the operator with the tyre management agent on a quasi-continuous basis. While the tyre management agent will physically provide inspection of the operator's fleet of tyres once every two to four weeks, the database developed by the agent will provide real-time information with regards to advisable actions in order to maintain high reliability and efficiency of the operator's fleet tyres.

Tyre monitoring consists of the following:

• Daily maintenance (servicing, inspection and troubleshooting)
• Periodic in-depth inspections
• Periodic fleet evaluation
• Records of performance for each tyre as well as for the fleet as a whole
• Reliability reviews
• Operation audits
• Recommendations regarding maintenance, repair, matching, etc.

OTR tyre training

While daily maintenance requirements are obviously borne by the operator, Tyreline is prepared to provide qualified advice and training whenever required. The aim of our training is to increase the level of understanding of the construction of the tyre, the way of operation, limitations of operation (load, inflation pressure, temperature, acceptable damages and implied risk) and safety measures.

Fleet evaluation and inspection reports

Fleet evaluation is provided by Tyreline on a regular basis to identify nonconformities like damage on the surface of not-yet-failed tyres, mismatching, under-inflation, etc. at a stage when corrective action is possible and highly advisable in order to reduce risk and operational costs.

Since prevention is better than cure, Tyreline is of the opinion that corrective action should be taken at the earliest stage possible. Following fleet evaluation, Tyreline will present the operator with a preliminary inspection report that formally informs the operator about the nonconformities found and possible corrective action.

Tyre repairs

The actual repair, whether carried out at Tyreline workshops or on site, is designed to follow the procedures, limitations and recommendations of REMA TIP TOP, Germany, an ISO 9001 TUV certified company and one of the best OTR tyre repair authorities in the world. The specific tools and materials used during repair are manufactured by REMA TIP TOP as well. The certifying specialists are trained and certified by REMA TIP TOP.

Repair services offered by Tyreline proceed through the following stages to ensure every customer is completely satisfied:

• Tyre inspection and mapping of all damage
• Pre-selection of the appropriate repair schemes
• Evaluation of repair costs and the commercial opportunity of repair
• Customer agreement (disagreement) with the quotation
• Preparation for the repair (cleaning, cutting, buffing, etc.)
• Inspection of the prepared area
• Selection of the appropriate repair schemes, materials, vulcanizing machine and vulcanization
• Provision of adequate supervision during curing
• After cure inspection, tests and trimming
• Recording of all inspection and repair details on specially edited inspection / job cards

All the above-described stages of repair are well controlled and documented in accordance with ISO 9000 series quality systems' requirements.