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Article: BFS looks for commercial profits.(News)
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- Tire Business
- Article date:
- April 9, 2007
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Byline: Vera Linsalata
Mindful of global competition and the changing needs of fleets, Bridgestone/Firestone (BFS) plans to continue to expand its truck tire business in the Americas and strive for profitability.
BFS executives reiterated this message to more than 700 dealer attendees at its Bizcon 11 commercial truck tire meeting, held April 2-4 in San Francisco.
Art Campagnoni, vice president of North American commercial sales, called Bizcon 11 the largest gathering of BFS dealers in the conference's history. He told attendees that Bridgestone/Firestone Truck Tire Co. met its sales goals in 2006 despite a 3-percent decline in radial truck and ...