Relocation to a bigger facilities will support larger customer base with greater inventory
Atlanta, Georgia – TireHub LLC, the US-based tire distributor co-founded in 2018 by Bridgestone Americas Inc. and Goodyear, has relocated two distribution centres in Texas, in Houston and Arlington.
The Houston centre relocated to a larger facility in order to serve more customers with a greater inventory, the company said. In the Dallas market, the Dallas, Texas, location moved to a facility in Arlington to expand service to nearby customers in Fort Worth.
TireHub did not disclose details about the facilities' size or warehousing capacity.
"We are navigating unprecedented times due to the current pandemic, and our customers need us more than ever,” said Sylvia Wilks, vice president, operations.
Establishing a greater presence in Houston and Arlington, she added, is another way to support customers throughout Texas.
TireHub launched in July 2018 and operates 71 logistics centres in the US.
It offers full passenger and light truck tire product lines from the Goodyear and Bridgestone portfolios, including Bridgestone, Goodyear, Dunlop, Firestone, Fuzion, Kelly and LeMans brands, in addition to Toyo, as well as Goodyear and Kelly commercial tires.
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