Utilização de pneus reformados por empresas de transporte rodoviário de cargas em Dourados-MS

Abstract

Road transport is the dominant transport of freight in Brazil, many factors are related to high logistics costs, including maintenance and replacement tires. This study have how goal to identify the level of use of the reformed tires by road freight transport companies that acting in Dourados-MS city, the consequences and the environmental and economic benefits of to choose the tire reform in the moment of replace them. The methodology presented in this study is characterized as an exploratory research and through collection of bibliographic data and documentary aiming a better understanding the current situation of the pneumatic reform sector as well as the transport companies vision in relative their use. This research is characterized as descriptive qualitative, realized through the questionnaires and interviews with those responsible for the acquisition and replacement of the tires in the transport companies operating in the Dourados region with the intention to evidence their position on the theme addressed. The results show that the use of retreaded tires contributes to the road transport undertakings loads, both in economic terms, as in the generation of positive environmental impacts.