Talk about an interesting juxtaposition . . . the 360-degree virtual video tour of the new Double Coin TBR and OTR plant in Thailand begins with rubber sap being collected from trees much the way it was done by the Mayans and Aztecs a thousand years ago.

Have you ever seen rubber sap extracted from a tree? How about a robot building tires?

Many components on Class 8 tractors are evolving at an unbelievable technological pace. You can count tires in that category.