Bridgestone TBR tire plant celebrates 30 years
Bridgestone‘s truck and bus radial (TBR) tire manufacturing plant in Warren County, Tennessee recently celebrated 30 years of operations. The Warren County tire plant began manufacturing TBR tires in 1990 and today employs more than 1,000 people. The plant is located in Morrison, Tennessee. In 2018, Bridgestone announced a $40 million investment in the plant
Five steps to bring retread savings to vocational truck tire applications
Rolling through rugged construction sites, cornering in cramped city streets, or tackling rough-and-tumble, stop-and-go refuse tasks, you demand performance from your vocational tires above all. While the ROI that their long-haul brethren reap from retreads is well documented, that same value prop can be true for vocational tires. And you don’t have to just take
Bridgestone to restart North American commercial tire operations
Bridgestone Americas has announced plans to restart its North American commercial tire plants as well as its North American Firestone Industrial Products and Firestone Building Products manufacturing facilities on April 13. Bridgestone says its start-up plans reflect the performance trend in several key areas of its commercial and diversified products businesses not as severely affected
Maximize fuel economy with wheel position in mind
Here’s a fleet fuel efficiency tire hack: Maximize the impact of wheel position on fuel efficiency. “The trailer wheel position, which carries the most weight, contributes the most to the overall fuel efficiency of a commercial truck at approximately 43%. This is followed by the drive position at 39% and the steer position at 18%,”
Bridgestone releases M713 Ecopia drive tire for long-haul, regional service
Bridgestone says the M713 Ecopia tire offers fleets enhanced performance through an 8% improvement in rolling resistance and a 15% longer tread life.
Bridgestone launches all-position tire for regional fleets
Engineered for regional pickup and delivery service applications, the Bridgestone M704 tire is suited for the steer and drive axle positions.
Solving the puzzle: Eagle Transport is using fleet management technology to put all the right pieces together
Primarily, Eagle Transport hauls raw milk from farms and plants to production facilities. The niche carrier also works with organic and smaller farms. In addition, it handles some loads of liquid sugar.
Bridgestone introduces FT492 Firestone trailer tire
Available in five sizes, the Firestone FT492 tire is California Air Resources Board (CARB) compliant and features a fuel-efficient tread design to promote low rolling resistance, Bridgestone says. The trailer tire is also engineered with tough sidewall protection and a wide tread footprint.
Closing the retread gap for commercial trucks
Tire manufacturers are constantly exploring ways to make the retread process more cost-effective while increasing productivity.
Bridgestone launches R123 Ecopia trailer tire
Bridgestone Americas, Inc. has introduced the R123 Ecopia tire, a SmartWay-verified trailer tire that the company says is engineered to deliver low rolling resistance and exceptional wear in long-haul and regional service applications.