- The BDR-AS3 tread is the latest Bandag offering for Package
& Delivery and Last-Mile Delivery applications.
- The tread is designed to keep vehicles on the road longer
with an innovative non-directional tread pattern that delivers an
18% improvement in wear over the previous generation
product.
- The BDR-AS3 is just the latest example of innovation back by
Bandag's industry-leading brand, which represents one in every five
truck tires on American roads.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 9, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) today
introduced the new BDR-AD3 retread, Bandag's premier solution for
the demanding challenges of Package & Delivery and Last-Mile
Delivery applications. The BDR-AS3 is designed with impressive
durability and increased traction in mind, no matter the season or
condition.
"We are thrilled to add the new BDR-AS3 to Bridgestone's full
portfolio of Bandag retreads," said Steve
Hoeft, President, Commercial Truck Group, Bridgestone
Americas. "The P&D and LMD segments are a vital component to
the supply chain and require a unique tread product to stay on the
roads, with substantial improvements in runout and cost per mile.
The BDR-AS3 meets the needs of these applications with its durable
and dependable design."
The BDR-AS3's innovative non-directional tread pattern enhances
wear, helping to keep P&D and LMD fleets on the road longer.
Other features of the BDR-AS3 include:
- Enhanced Tread Design: Non-directional tread design with
22/32nd tread design delivers an 18% improvement in wear over the
Bandag BDR-AS.1
- Dependable Traction: 3D Siping allows for exceptional
traction down to the pull points, for confident all-season
traction.
- Impeccable Winter Traction: Bandag's BDR-AS3 is 3-Peak
Mountain Snowflake (3PMSF) certified with a traction index 73%
higher than the required certification2, keeping P&D
and Last Mile Delivery Fleets moving year-round despite harsh
winter conditions.
Bandag continues tradition of setting the standard in
retreads
The new BDR-AS3 is the latest example of an innovative product
or technology solution backed by Bandag's industry-leading brand.
Bandag remains the world's leading supplier of retread rubber,
representing one in every five truck tires driving on American
roads.
- Bandag boasts more than twice as many retread manufacturing
plants as any other retread brand, with more than 200 franchise
dealers producing our retreaded tires across North America.
- With more than 2,500 points of service in the U.S., Bridgestone
and Bandag feature the industry's largest service network. The
Bandag Technical Service Group, the largest and most experience
group of retread technicians, inspects and maintains dealer
equipment that make up the industry's only vertically integrated
retread system.
- Bandag continues to innovate its manufacturing footprint and
provide customers with the latest in retread technology.
Bridgestone's 50,000-square-foot, $60
million expansion of its Abilene,
Texas retread manufacturing plant includes an immediate
increase in operational activity by running on six and seven-day
production schedules, as well as the construction of new mixing
operations at the facility. Bridgestone also recently introduced
its new Bandag Virtual Plant Tour, which provides a step-by-step
walkthrough of Bandag's retreading process for customers who are
unable to visit a Bandag retreading facility in person.
The new Bandag BDR-AS3 aligns with the Bridgestone E8
Commitment, which consists of eight Bridgestone-like values
starting with the letter "E" (Energy, Ecology, Efficiency,
Extension, Economy, Emotion, Ease and Empowerment).
1Based on wear projections from internal
testing comparing the Bandag BDR-AS3 to the predecessor product.
Results may vary depending upon proper tire and vehicle
maintenance, road conditions and driving habits.
2Industry standard based on a 3 Peak
Mountain Snowflake (3PMSF) qualification of greater than 125 snow
index. Tire size 245/70R19.5 with a tread width of 210mm.
About Bridgestone Americas, Inc.:
Bridgestone Americas, Inc. is the U.S.-based subsidiary of
Bridgestone Corporation, a global leader in tires and rubber,
building on its expertise to provide solutions for safe and
sustainable mobility. Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., Bridgestone Americas employs
more than 45,000 people across its worldwide operations.
Bridgestone offers a diverse product portfolio of premium tires and
advanced solutions backed by innovative technologies, improving the
way people around the world move, live, work and play.
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