Wilkerson Tire Inc

What Wilkerson Tire Inc does

Wilkerson Tire, Inc. is a privately held, for-profit U.S. company headquartered in Crewe, Virginia, with a workforce of 1–10 employees. Its stated business is the sale, retreading, and recycling of aircraft tires, together with the purchase of worn aircraft tire casings for resale and exchange programs. The company operates in the aerospace tire aftermarket — a regulated niche serving aviation operators, maintenance/repair/overhaul (MRO) facilities, and fixed-base operators (FBOs) that require certified retreaded tires and a reliable supply of serviceable casings.

The core operating model is a combination of product sales (new and retreaded aircraft tires) and a circular casing exchange program in which worn tires are acquired, retreaded or recycled, and reintroduced into the supply chain. This is a capital-light, service-oriented business dependent on aerospace certifications, retread approvals, and access to a steady flow of used casings. The company operates without a disclosed product catalog, pricing structure, e-commerce platform, or technology stack; its public website at wilkersonaircrafttires.com was inaccessible at the time of analysis, displaying only a security verification/loading screen.

No revenue, funding, headcount detail, customer logos, management team, partnership, certification, or M&A history was disclosed in the available sources. The broader global aircraft tire market — in which Wilkerson operates — is projected to grow from USD 2.3 billion in 2024 to USD 3.1 billion by 2030 at a 5.3% CAGR, but this is a market-level, not company-level, indicator. As a result, Wilkerson Tire's specific scale, growth dynamics, and competitive position cannot be triangulated beyond its stated function and small firmographic footprint.

Name

Wilkerson Tire Inc

Website

https://wilkersonaircrafttires.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wilkerson Tire, Inc. is a privately held, 1–10 employee U.S. company in Crewe, Virginia that sells, retreads, and recycles aircraft tires and buys worn aircraft tire casings for resale and exchange programs serving the aviation aftermarket.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aircraft Tire Services

NAICS

Tire Retreading (326212), Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers (42313), Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers (423130)

SIC

Tires & Inner Tubes (3011), Wholesale-Motor Vehicle Supplies & New Parts (5013)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Tires (OTR, Industrial, Agricultural, Mining, Aviation, Marine) (TLAKADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Retread & Tire Recapping Manufacturing (IMANAKAK), Tire Recycling, Disposal & Sustainability Services (TLAKADAI), Tire Recycling & Processing (Shredding, TDF, Pyrolysis Feedstock) (IMANAMAF)

Keywords

• Aircraft tire sales
• Tire retreading services
• Aircraft tire recycling
• Tire casing exchange
• Aviation tire distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Crewe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Others

Core offering

Wilkerson Tire, Inc. sells aircraft tires, retreads used aircraft tires, and recycles end-of-life aircraft tires. The company also buys worn aircraft tire casings for resale and operates exchange programs that allow aviation customers to swap used casings for usable inventory.

Product overview

Unable to extract product overview from available source data. The company website (wilkersonaircrafttires.com) displayed only a verification/loading page, and no product, service, or company information was accessible.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aircraft Tire Sales Sale of aircraft tires to aviation operators and maintenance organizations.
• Aircraft Tire Retreading Retreading of used aircraft tires for reuse by aviation customers.
• Aircraft Tire Recycling Recycling of end-of-life aircraft tires for aviation customers.
• Tire Casing Exchange and Resale Program Program that buys worn aircraft tire casings from customers and resells/exchanges them for usable inventory.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Emerging players

• Trelleborg Wheel Systems: Specialty tire maker with aviation and industrial tire lines. Overlaps with Wilkerson in specialty/aviation tire manufacturing and retread service capability.
• Marangoni Retreading Systems: Italy-based tire retreading technology and service provider with industrial/commercial applications. Comparable in the retread process expertise, though more weighted toward commercial/industrial than aviation.
• Aviation Tire & Rubber Technologies: Smaller specialty aviation tire service provider focused on retread and exchange. Closest 'like-for-like' smaller peer to Wilkerson, although exact current operating status warrants caution.

Direct peers

• Specialty Tires of America: U.S. manufacturer of specialty tires including aviation and military aircraft tires. Comparable to Wilkerson in its focus on non-passenger, specialty aviation tire categories.
• Desser Tire & Rubber Co. U.S.-based distributor and retreader of aircraft tires with an exchange/casing program. Closest direct peer to Wilkerson in business model: aviation tire sales, retreading, and casings exchange for airlines, FBOs, and MROs.

Broad incumbents

• Michelin Aircraft Tire: Global aviation tire manufacturer (part of Michelin) that also operates retread/exchange programs. Directly competes with Wilkerson for airline retread business and represents the scale benchmark in the niche.
• Bridgestone Aircraft Tire: Bridgestone's aviation tire unit covering new tires and retread/exchange programs, including the Bandag retread heritage. A scale competitor in aircraft tire service.
• Goodyear Aviation: Aviation tire division of Goodyear, manufacturing and retreading aircraft tires globally with established airline retread contracts. Competes head-to-head with Wilkerson in the retread and exchange services market.
• Dunlop Aircraft Tyres: Specialist aircraft tire manufacturer (owned by Sumitomo Rubber Industries) with its own retread network. Directly competes with Wilkerson for retread volumes and casing supply.

Regional players

• Aircraft Spruce & Specialty: U.S. aircraft parts distributor that carries aviation tires among a broad catalog. Competes with Wilkerson for retail/FBO-level tire sales though Wilkerson's retread/recycle focus is more service-oriented.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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