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Firestone truck tire prices set to increase Feb. 1
Firestone truck and bus radial tire prices will increase by 4 percent due to âincreased business costs and other market dynamics,â the company says.
January 4, 2019
Business
Bridgestone set to increase truck tire prices next month
Business costs prompted the increase on all Bridgestone and Firestone truck and bus radial tires, Bandag retreads and tire-related services. More details here.
October 11, 2018
Business
Firestone trailer tire being recalled
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations says it will recall some of its Firestone FS561 tire sold in the U.S. and Canada between April 2015 and January 2016.
February 1, 2016
Business
Firestone giving away truck, touring baseball and football games
Bridgestone Commercial Solutions announced this week it will be giving away a 2013 Peterbilt to a Class 8 CDL holder in its Drive a Firestone Sweepstakes, which is part of the companyâs Firestone Drivers America tour that kicks off this month.
July 2, 2013
Life
Lucas Oil sponsoring car in Indy 500
Lucas Oil will be the primary sponsor for rising race star Tristan Vautier, driving the No. 55 Honda-powered Dallara, in the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 26.
May 17, 2013
Business
Final Showdown
Four kings of chrome crowned at culmination of inaugural Pride & Polish National Championship Series.
October 1, 2011
Business
Bridgestone introduces three new mixed-service tires
Bridgestone has introduced two new truck tires and a wide-based trailer tire, the company announced Aug. 26 at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas. The M799 mixed-service drive tireâs primary use is on-highway service, but the tire can be used for occasional gravel applications.    The tire has an all-steel casing for durability and [âŚ]
August 25, 2011
Business
SmartWay certified drive tire
The FD695 PLUS drive tire, made for tandem axle drive tractors in long-haul and regional operations, features a cap/base tread compounding design and deep 26/32-in. tread depth. The tire has continuous shoulder ribs to help distribute weight and torque evenly. The tire can be retreaded for either trailer or drive axle and is certified by [âŚ]
May 31, 2011
Business
Firestone announces price increase
Prices on air springs for the North American heavy-duty aftermarket will increase up to 5 percent July 1.
April 19, 2010
Channel 19
Tire termites?
The termite-damage-like crevices in this tire are the result of extreme voltage, âelectricity that âburrowedâ through this tireâ when a boom truck hit a high wire and the electricity made its way through the frame on its way to the ground, wrote the editors of Real Answers, where the pic first appeared. If you think of rubber as the ultimate insulator, think again, they added. âEven insulators will conduct electricity if the voltage is high enough.â (The operator walked away from this incident unharmed.)
December 16, 2009
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