Thanks to an exclusive deal between leading U.S. off-the-road (OTR) tire wholesaler World Trade Association (WTA) and Italian-based Uzmai International, OTR servicing dealers throughout North America now have access to “major brand quality” OTR tires at below major brand cost.
Coral Springs, Florida-based WTA is now the exclusive North American distributor of Uzmai’s rugged brand of Maitech All Steel Radial OTR Tires for a wide range of industries, including construction, mining and fire-and-rescue.
Manufactured in Turkey, the Maitech line is ideally suited for a number of heavy duty vehicles, including earthmovers, bulldozers, loaders, tractors, dumpers, cranes and fire-and-rescue transport vehicles. Maitech extended-life design features sturdy shoulders and ultra-hard wearing tread compounds – making them highly resistant to cuts and punctures. The tires’ flat profiles and increased contact footprints enable superior traction and floatation, even wearing and reduced vehicle stress.
Sizes will range from 15.5R25 to 445/95R25. Currently, the sizes in production are 15.5R25**UM3/L3, 17.5R25**UM3/L3, 20.5R25**UM3/L3, 23.5R25**UM3/L3 and 26.5R25**UM3/L3. Other developments are in process. For information about other sizes that will be available in 2007, contact Jim DeChene, vice president of WTA.
WTA also offers its new XTREME line of bias tires. Produced under heavily monitored conditions in China, the bias line is a cost-effective option for earthmovers, bulldozers and loaders. Sizes range from 14.00-24/12 TL to 40.00-57/68 E4 TL.
“This partnership means that World Trade Association is now a ‘one-stop shop’ for servicing dealers supplying both radial and bias tires to their OTR customers,” said DeChene.
WTA’s OTR program offers a unique twist. Both the Maitech brand and WTA’s own XTREME brand come with product liability insurance and warranty.
“With our ability to deliver superior quality, high value radial and bias tires with product liability insurance and warranty, WTA is poised to become a top supplier of lower cost, high-quality OTR tires in the North American market,” said DeChene.
Servicing dealers can contact Jim DeChene of World Trade Association at 1-800-444-5001 or via e-mail for more information.
ABOUT WTA
Established in 1998, World Trade Association (WTA) is a leading U.S. importer/exporter of industrial, commercial and passenger vehicle tires and related automotive products. WTA is a one-stop source for OTR tires with a growing network of servicing dealers in the U.S. and Canada. It is the exclusive North American distributor of Maitech All Steel Radial OTR Tires, and is also a distributor of bias OTR tires under the private label XTREME OTR Tires. WTA’s corporate headquarters are located at 11711 NW 39th St., Coral Springs, FL 33065; Phone: (800) 444-5001; Fax: (954) 755-2506; Internet: www.wtahome.com.