MUSCATINE, Iowa (Feb. 2, 2011)—Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions, a division of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, said it raised prices in the U.S. on Bridgestone- and Firestone-brand truck and bus radial tires by 12 percent, effective immediately.
Escalating raw material, energy and other costs were blamed for the increase.
Bridgestone didn't comment on prices in Canada. The company last raised prices on truck and bus tires on Nov. 1, 2010, by up to 8 percent.