LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridgestone
Commercial Solutions (a business of Bridgestone Americas Tire
Operations), today announced that Roger Errett of Mount
Pleasant, Penn. is the grand prize winner of a special
Dayton™ commercial truck tires competition held at the Mid America
Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville,
KY. Errett consumed close to three lbs. of bone-in, buffalo
chicken wings in 10 minutes and won the grand prize, a set of ten
Dayton commercial truck tires
valued at USD $3,000. The buffalo
wing eating contest was hosted by Bridgestone in celebration of the
new Dayton campaign, Tires for
Truckers™, and the introduction of eight new Dayton tire patterns.
"Congratulations to Roger for being our grand prize winner and
special thanks to all of the contestants for their participation,"
said Matt Loos, Director of Truck
& Bus Marketing, Bridgestone Commercial. "Bridgestone knows how
hard truckers work and we salute all of the drivers that competed
today, as well as the drivers in the audience. Today's truckers are
focused on getting the job done with as little down time as
possible. The new Dayton line
keeps truckers moving. We launched eight new patterns, doubling the
product coverage of the former lineup in January. Dayton tires are quality-proven, affordable
and designed to support small fleets and owner-operators so they
can keep focused on the bottom line."
Errett competed against seven other contest participants to win
the grand prize. The participants were required to eat all of the
meat from every chicken wing on their plate in 10 minutes or less.
All contestants are drivers with a valid U.S. commercial driver's
license (CDL) who were attending the tradeshow from across the
country. Consolation prizes totaling more than $700 were given to all of the participants
including, a $275 Speedco gift card
and a $500 truck stop gift card.
"This is great, really great," said Roger Errett, contest winner. "I grew up working
around farming and took up driving to stay close to the farming
environment. This is the second contest I've ever won and it's
great. Thank you Dayton."
The next generation of Dayton
tires delivers the affordability and dependability today's truckers
rely on to keep them moving day-in and day-out. Truckers have a
wide range of responsibilities and must maximize their
transportation assets with as little down time as possible. The new
Dayton tire lineup delivers a full
range of quality products offering excellent value at competitive
prices. The lineup features additional size options and ply rating
offerings, and three SmartWay® verified options
available across the United States
and Canada and supported by the
largest distribution network in the industry.
To learn more about the new Dayton lineup and for product availability
information, visit www.daytontrucktires.com.
About Bridgestone Commercial Solutions:
Bridgestone Commercial Solutions, a business of Bridgestone
Americas Tire Operations, provides tires and services for trucking,
construction, mining, aggregates and industrial operations across
the Americas. The division manufactures markets and sells medium
and heavy duty truck tires for the original equipment and
replacement markets in the United
States and in Canada
through Bridgestone Canada Inc. Bridgestone and Firestone brand
truck tires are available through more than 2,500 dealers and truck
stops across the U.S. and Canada.
Bridgestone Commercial Solutions, Mining offers products and
services to the mining industry. In addition, through its Bandag
brand, Bandag retreading dealers have access to industry-leading
retreading research and development, manufacturing, marketing and
sales expertise. Bandag retreaded tires are sold through
approximately 1,600 point of sale locations in North America. This combination of new and
retread product offering provides customers with total tire
solutions.
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