CSCMP Jacksonville Roundtable Event

25-Oct-2010 CSCMP Jacksonville Roundtable Event: BRIDGESTONE TOUR

The Jacksonville Bridgestone Distribution Center began operations in June of 2008. With a capacity of 1.3 million tires ranging from passenger and light truck to commercial truck tires and agricultural use tires, this center supplies tires and automotive parts to Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina, Alabama, and parts of Virginia. In addition, the distribution center also supplies the entire United States with imports from Latin America and the eastern half of the United States with tires from Europe, Japan, and other Asian countries. The facility is located in the Cecil Field Industrial Center. The Jacksonville facility is the largest Bridgestone distribution center in the country at over one million square feet.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC (BATO) is a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas, Inc., whose parent company, Bridgestone Corporation, is the world’s largest tire and rubber company. BATO develops, manufactures and markets Bridgestone, Firestone and associate brand tires. The company is focused on wholesale and original equipment markets, supplying passenger, light truck, commercial vehicle, off road, motorcycle, agricultural, and other tires to its customers in North America. In addition, through its Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions unit, retreading customers have access to industry-leading research and development, manufacturing, marketing, and sales expertise, providing them with a total tire solution.

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