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ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS

High performance products matter. A partnership that helps you move more? That's what really matters.

At Bridgestone, our goal, as a sustainable solutions company, is to co-create with our customers to AMPLIFY VALUE through our products, solutions, and expertise that helps deliver our business aspirations.  

We know that productivity is tied directly to the dependability of your tires. That’s why we’re committed to arming you with solutions that keep you moving forward. Bridgestone Engineering Solutions offers expert field engineers that partner with you to optimize your tires. As a customer, you get a suite of engineering solutions designed to help you move more with less.

The Value of a Dedicated Partnership

A Data-Informed Approach to Optimizing Operations

Bridgestone Off the Road Field Engineer, Ian Mackichan is just one of the many field engineers Bridgestone deploys to provide dedicated on-site support to its partners. Whether you need answers for recurring tire problems, are looking to better understand your environment, or simply want to elevate your uptime, Bridgestone Engineering Solutions exists to help your operations excel.

How Vulcan Materials Built a World-Class Tire Program

When the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, Vulcan Materials, set out to build a world-class tire program, they knew they needed a company that was aligned with their goals. Bridgestone fit the bill. Lonnie Sullivan, Strategic Sourcing Manager at Vulcan Materials shares the impact of a Bridgestone partnership on Vulcan’s operations.

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NEW CUSTOMERS: 1-833-733-1754.

CURRENT CUSTOMERS: Contact your Bridgestone sales rep to learn more.

Take the uncertainty out of tire management

Engineering solutions offered

SITE & EQUIPMENT ASSESSMENT & CONSULTING

Leveraging our expertise beyond tires, Bridgestone field engineers are prepared to help identify opportunities to enhance surface and road conditions plus equipment maintenance.

IN-SERVICE TIRE INSPECTIONS

By analyzing the pressure, wear patterns, and tread depth, our field engineers can proactively identify operational conditions impacting tire life.

OUT-OF-SERVICE TIRE INSPECTIONS

Get ahead of downtime and reduce operational costs by identifying the root cause of tire damage with Out-of-Service Tire Inspections. 

HEAT STUDIES

Learn how operating conditions and equipment usage could be leading to excess heat that negatively impacts tire life. Plus, correlate heat to TPMS and optimize alarm levels to help improve productivity.

WEIGHT STUDIES

Find the optimal payload weight to help reduce excess hauling cycles without overloading your tires and leading to premature removal. Plus, our team can calibrate on-site equipment to better ensure accurate analytics that impact performance.

GPS ASSESSMENT & TMPH/TKPH CALCULATION

With insight into the haul patterns and speed as well as the load and distance requirements of your operation, engineers can recommend the optimal tire pattern and compound combustion for your site.

G-FORCE STUDIES

Help improve uptime and maximize productivity with site-specific assessments of the G-Force exerted during operation that can negatively impact tire performance.

DRONE SURVEYS

Understand your site operations in real time with image and video captures via drone. Aerial photography gives us the ability to monitor site performance without impacting productivity.

DATA ANALYSIS & REPORTING

Combining the power of tire and fleet management systems, dispatch, TPMS and vehicle data, our data analysis tools can give you a comprehensive evaluation of your operation, leading to proactive decision making and moving more.

MARKET PERFORMANCE & INSIGHTS

Our design and engineering teams leverage market insights and performance data to improve future products.

BRIDGESTONE SERVES THE WORLD’S LARGEST MINING & QUARRY OPERATIONS

From providing routine maintenance and training to technical services that include state-of-the-art mine site studies, Bridgestone offers everything you need to maximize your uptime:

  • Certified Tire Technicians
  • Certified Instructors
  • Engineers
  • Supply Chain Managers
  • Data Analysts
  • Site Managers
  • Certified Repair Technicians
  • Tire and Wheel Supplier
  • Equipment Supplier
  • Sales Technicians 

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NEW CUSTOMERS: 1-833-733-1754.

CURRENT CUSTOMERS: Contact your Bridgestone sales rep to learn more.

Bridgestone Commercial Dealer Network (BCDN)

Our Bridgestone Commercial Dealer Network has 2,500+ points of service to ensure customers have consistent experiences across the dealer network, all while maintaining a safe, sustainable environment1.

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TRAINING & EDUCATION SOLUTIONS

Our dedicated training team develops educational content, learning games, videos, and interactive quizzes about all our newest products, technologies, and tools. Our goal is to keep you engaged and learning how to get the most out of OTR tire investments.

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TIRE MONITORING SYSTEMS

Bridgestone Mining Solutions and Fleet Care provide customers data-driven technologies to help manage their life-cycle assets, get realtime pressure and temperature insights to help reduce downtime, optimize total cost of ownership, and maximize productivity.

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Disclaimer: 1www.commercial.bridgestone.com. As compared to the 2022 U.S. Replacement and Retreaded Medium/Heavy Truck Tire Brands with similar market share as listed in the January 2023 Modern Tire Dealer (page 34).