Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions Offers New Products at UMA Motorcoach Expo 2009Mileage Sales Group Offers New Tire Designs Imported from Europe in Booth 3301
ORLANDO, Fla. (Jan. 22, 2009) — Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS) will display a wide variety of all position and drive radial tires available through its Mileage Sales Group January 22-24 at the UMA Motorcoach Expo 2009 held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. BBTS is a silver sponsor of this United Motorcoach Association event, which represents North America's largest association for operators of motorcoach companies providing charter, tour and regular route services.
Included in the lineup of new tires on display are two designs imported from Europe. “We’re introducing two Bridgestone-brand all-position radial tires now available in the North American market on a limited basis through our Mileage Sales service and leasing program,” says Seth Walters, General Manager, Mileage Sales Group, BBTS, a division of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (BATO).
A time-tested favorite from Europe, the Bridgestone R249 All-Position Radial is a fuel-efficient design with excellent wet handling and braking features. The Bridgestone R274 II All-Position Radial is designed specifically for long-distance fleets running on low traffic routes. The R274 II has been in use with European fleets for more than one year.
“Motorcoach fleets continue to tell us they are looking for ways to control operating costs including fuel consumption. Our approach is to look at the fleet’s entire tire program, which includes training, maintenance and tire selection,” says Walters. As part of its service offering, Mileage Sales conducts fleet analysis surveys and tire removal analysis, which provide fleet managers with data for fuel-friendly maintenance decisions. Also on display will be BASys Fleet Analyzer, a fleet survey tool that has been in use with 50 motorcoach fleet customers since September 2008.
“For fleets that have minimum non-rolling equipment with consistent routes and terminals, the Mileage Sales Group is a great way to lower operating costs. You simply can pay for the miles used. We offer a complete tire management program including training, maintenance and tire leasing,” says Walters.
About Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions:
Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS), a division of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, manufactures, markets and sells medium and heavy duty truck tires for the original equipment and replacement markets in the United States and in Canada through Bridgestone Canada Inc. Bridgestone, Firestone and Dayton brand truck tires are available through more than 2,500 dealers and truck stops across the U.S. and Canada. In addition, through its Bandag brand, Bandag retreading dealers have access to industry-leading research and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales expertise. This combination of new and retread product offerings, combined with BBTS’ commercial retail operations doing business as TDS, GCR Tire Centers and White Tire, provides trucking customers with total tire solutions.