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The first Bridgestone tire was produced on 9 April 1930, by the Japanese "Tabi" Socks Tire Division (actually made jika-tabi). One year later on 1 March 1931, the founder, Shojiro Ishibashi, made the "Tabi" Socks Tire Division independent and established the Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd. [9] in the city of Kurume
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey S. Firestone (1868–1938) in 1900 initially to supply solid rubber side-wire tires [2] for fire apparatus, [3] and later, pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era.
In July 2018, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and Bridgestone Americas announced the creation of TireHub, a joint wholesale distribution network across the United States. [1] At the same time, Goodyear also announced that it was ending its distribution relationship with American Tire Distributors, which is the largest tire wholesaler in the US ...
Nashville-based Bridgestone Americas plans to shutter its tire plant located in La Vergne, Tennessee, later this year, which will leave 700 workers based in Rutherford County without jobs. The U.S ...
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In 1929, the Liberian legislature received a complaint from King Maya Gedebeo of Twansiebo that, in addition to destroying nine towns in the area, the Firestone project made people "choose between forced labor and emigration." [4] In addition to agricultural land itself, Firestone infrastructure required additional clearing.
The tires that were involved in these accidents were P235/75R15 ATX and ATX II tires and P235/75R15 and P255/70R16 Wilderness AT tires. These tires were installed as OEM equipment on the Ford Explorer, Mercury Mountaineer, Ford Bronco, Ford Ranger, Ford F-series pickup trucks, Mazda B-series pickup trucks, and Mazda Navajo between 1991 and 2000.
A former Washington inmate is suing the state and prison officials after she says they forced her into a cell with a biological male who molested her.