Nashville, Tenn.-based Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) is a business unit of Bridgestone Americas, Inc., whose parent company, Bridgestone Corporation, is the world's largest tire and rubber company. Reporting into the BATO business unit are the company's Latin American tire operations; the U.S. and Canadian consumer tire businesses; the U.S. and Canadian commercial tire businesses; and Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC, which operates the largest network of company-owned automotive service providers in the world. BATO develops, manufactures and markets Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand tires. The business unit is focused on retail, wholesale and original equipment markets, supplying passenger, light truck, commercial vehicle, off road, motorcycle, agricultural and other tires, as well as retreads, to its customers in the Americas.
Using Azure will enable Bridgestone to create value for fleet and OEM customers by integrating advanced tire analytics to better understand tire wear and casing health to maximize...
The partnership paves the way for the companies to explore synergies in their service offerings, including pairing Bridgestone’s 2,200+ company-owned automotive service stores...
The acquisition will advance Bridgestone’s solutions for small to enterprise-sized fleets, providing real-time vehicle operations insights and data analytics that will improve...
The R213 Ecopia tire is engineered to reduce operating costs by delivering fuel efficiency in combination with significant improvements in wear performance.
The Bandag MaxTread FuelTech Drive retread is designed to lower rolling resistance for fleets operating in truckload and less-than-truckload applications.
The Bandag MaxTread retread line includes eight tread patterns for light truck, waste, long haul, severe service, and pickup and delivery applications.
May 20-27 is National Tire Safety Week – a tire industry initiative aimed at educating the public on the critically important role tires play in driving safety.
The new tire, which is debuting and demoing at WasteExpo, is certified to support the transition to a circular economy and bioeconomy, while the Drive-Over System can help fleets...
Closing the LaVergne tire, bus, and radial tire plant is part of Bridgestone's rebuilding target to right-size its business footprint and improve overall quality.
Several Bridgestone leaders attended the groundbreaking at the retread tire plant, including Chris Daniel, executive director, Bandag Manufacturing, and Jason Roanhouse, vice ...
After forming its DE&I Center of Excellence in 2022, Bridgestone Americas has continued its commitment to diversity and inclusion in its work with the Women in Trucking Association...
Bridgestone projects its Bandag retread tire sales will be up 9% year-over-year. The company has been investing heavily in retreading operations to meet both market demand and...
The growth of Bridgestone's tire retread business has called for an expansion of the company's Abilene, Texas-based plant, adding greater operational capability to the facility...
The Warren County Tire Plant's expansion will support Bridgestone America's educational and environmental goals as well as bolstering the economy of its home state.
The Bridgestone Bandag MaxTread Tire Line features a complete lineup comprised of single unit retreads that offer reliability comparable to new tires. The retread line includes...
The Bridgestone Firestone FD692 Drive Tire offers 400 percent more biting edges than its predecessor and helps fleets reduce fuel costs without compromising on durability, the...
The Bridgestone M713 Ecopia Tire is a SmartWay verified and California Air Resources Board (CARB) compliant drive tire designed for tandem-axle applications in long-haul and regional...
The Bridgestone M704 All-Position Tire is designed to provide optimal performance in wet weather conditions. Engineered for regional pickup and delivery service applications, ...
