Portland,ORE,USA -Transport Topics -1 March 2011: -- As truck manufacturing expands, Daimler Trucks North America will hire 1,300 workers this year as part of a worldwide plan to hire 10,000 workers during 2011... The Feb. 24 announcement by Daimler, Stuttgart, Germany, said that the hiring plans worldwide would be a blend of skilled workers and younger people to be apprentices... North American hiring includes 700 workers in North Carolina and 600 in Mexico... “We are making enormous investment not only in research and development but also in the recruitment and training of the best young talent and skilled workers,” Wilfried Porth, a member of Daimler’s board of management and its human resources and labor relations director, said in a statement...
* USA - Comment: 2011 Orders Bounce Back
New York,NY,USA -iMarket News, by Claudia Hirsch -February 23, 2011: -- U.S. orders for heavy-duty trucks are bouncing back, as a firming economy and rising truck tonnage prompt replacements in aging fleets, according to manufacturers and dealers... Truck makers said sales of heavy-duty rigs, also known as class-8 vehicles, have spiked this year, building on a nascent recovery in 2010... While new purchases are finally back, truckers are opting for fewer add-ons and making more frugal buying decisions... Meanwhile, still-tight credit is also limiting some of the sales upside, manufacturers and dealers said... For Daimler Trucks North America, the Portland, Oregon-based maker of market-leading Freightliner big rigs, long-delayed replacement purchases, recession-shrunken industry capacity and growing freight tonnage have combined to amplify and broaden heavy-duty truck demand so far this year, according to Mark Lampert, senior vice president of sales and marketing. He said, a solid turnaround became evident in the fourth quarter, then evolved this year with more broad-based demand, including from full-service truck leasing companies, truckload and less-than-truckload carriers... But even with an improved outlook, Lampert does not foresee demand returning to normal this year. Though last year saw the beginnings of recovery, class-8 retail sales for the industry across the U.S., Canada and Mexico still stood some 60% below the peak of 2006, he said... (Image from mota.ru: A Mercedes-Actros truck )
* Canada - Hino to unveil new hybrid truck next month
Mississauga,ONT,CAN -Truck News (CAN)-Feb 24, 2011: -- Hino Motors Canada will be unveiling its diesel-electric hybrid system in a newly designed Class 4 and 5 cabover engine (COE) truck line-up during the 2011 Work Truck Show in Indianapolis... Hino officials say the hybrid COE has been specifically engineered to meet the unique needs of the US and Canadian markets... The unveiling will take place at the Work Truck Show in the Indiana Convention Center March 8. This event will be the first world debut of a North American diesel-electric hybrid COE truck, Hino said... (Photo: c.ak.fbcdn: Hino Trucks prepares for the World Debut of the first medium duty diesel-hybrid cab over engine truck)
* Canada - Kenworth offers extended warranty on MD trucks financed by Paccar
Toronto,ONT,CAN -Truck News -Mar 1, 2011: -- Canadian customer who purchase qualifying medium-duty Kenworth trucks will receive extended warranty coverage, courtesy of Kenworth and Paccar Financial... The trucks must be financed by Paccar Financial and ordered by Dec. 31, 2011. Classes 5-7 Kenworth trucks from the factory or dealer stocks are eligible for the deal, which includes two-year/320,000-kilometre coverage... "This program provides excellent value. Qualifying Class 5-7 customers receive an additional one year and 160,000 kilometres of warranty coverage per eligible truck under this joint Kenworth and Paccar Financial program," said Gary Moore, Kenworth assistant general manager for marketing and sales... (Photo: The Kenworth T270 is among the models eligible for free extended warranty coverage when financed through Paccar)
* USA - Al Jaber Group Selects Oshkosh Defense Global Heavy Equipment Transporter for UAE Armed Forces
Oshkosh,WIS,USA -EON: Enhanced Online News -February 28, 2011: -- Al Jaber Group, a privately owned, multi-faceted group of companies based in Abu Dhabi (UAE), has selected Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, to provide the Global Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) vehicle to support United Arab Emirates Armed Forces... The new Global HET from Oshkosh Defense is a high-performance 6x6 transport vehicle with a 70 metric ton payload capability. With a powerful 700-horsepower engine, the Global HET is able to transport a main battle tank, armored vehicles, construction equipment and more. By transporting large-scale equipment on the Global HET, the military can reduce the wear on equipment and crew fatigue that typically occurs over long distances. Working closely with the Al Jaber Group, the new Global HET was designed to meet the requirements of the UAE Armed Forces and was rigorously tested and evaluated in extreme desert conditions...
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