Vipal Promotes Retreading at School Transportation Event

Vipal Rubber highlighted transportation safety and its U.S. tire retreading operations at a recent NCPT (North Carolina Pupil Transportation) event.

July 1, 2026

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Vipal promoted tire retreading as a key solution for safer, more sustainable school transportation operations.
The company is expanding its Made in the USA production, with 59% of treads sold in the U.S. produced domestically.
Vipal emphasizes the importance of safety and predictability in pupil transportation operations.

'Participating in a meeting such as NCPT allows us to be closer to the needs of this ecosystem and stress how efficient tire management can contribute to safer, economically sustainable operations aligned with the current mobility needs,' said Leonardo Oliveira, commercial manager of Vipal for the United States, Canada and Caribbean. — "Participating in a meeting such as NCPT allows us to be closer to the needs of this ecosystem and stress how efficient tire management can contribute to safer, economically sustainable operations aligned with the current mobility needs," said Leonardo Oliveira, commercial manager of Vipal for the United States, Canada and Caribbean.

Vipal Rubber recently participated in a NCPT (North Carolina Pupil Transportation) event targeted at school transportation in Asheville, N.C., which brought together professionals across school bus operations and safety in pupil transportation.

During the event, Vipal promoted tire retreading "as a solution that contributes to safer operations, in addition to reducing costs and collaborating to more sustainable practices in the segment."

The company also reinforced its "Made in the USA" strategy and domestic production expansion at its plant in Madison, Tenn. Vipal says 59% of the treads sold by Vipal Rubber in the United States are produced locally – a number "expected to increase in the coming months."

Vipal is continuing to invest in local production, portfolio expansion and new technologies to improve performance, say company officials.

“School transportation is an operation where safety and predictability are not negotiable," said Leonardo Oliveira, commercial manager of Vipal for the United States, Canada and Caribbean. "Participating in a meeting such as NCPT allows us to be closer to the needs of this ecosystem and stress how efficient tire management can contribute to safer, economically sustainable operations aligned with the current mobility needs."