Bridgestone/Firestone Off Road Tire Company

Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. is an international manufacturer with 38 production facilities throughout the Americas. The Nashville, Tennessee-based company was formed in 1990 when Bridgestone U.S.A. merged with The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company. We are a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation.
We trace our roots to the establishment of The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company in 1900. It was then that 31-year-old Harvey S. Firestone started tire production with 12 employees in Akron, Ohio.

On the other side of the globe in 1931, Shojiro Ishibashi created Bridgestone Tire Company Ltd. He created the company name by reversing the English translation of his own; "Ishibashi," which literally means "stone bridge" in Japanese.

Bridgestone/Firestone is proud to carry on the tradition of excellence established by its founders, blending Japanese and American methods to provide quality products. Our philosophy is summed up by the mottos of Bridgestone's and Firestone's former leaders.

Shojiro Ishibashi of Bridgestone challenged his associates to "Serve Society with Products of Superior Quality."

Harvey Firestone's constant goal for his company was to be "Best Today - Still Better Tomorrow."