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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * USA
* Kenworth Tops
New JD Power Heavy-Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study released: Kenworth best in over-the-road, pickup/delivery and vocational truck segmentsCAL,USA -JD Power.com, Press Release -22 Aug 2007: -- JD Power study in 12th year surveying owner/operators and small fleets on product and dealer service... Quality of heavy duty trucks overall has increased markedly since 2006... Kenworth tops over-the-road and pickup/delivery segments for 3rd year running. Kenworth did especially well in performance, quality and ownership cost factors... Sterling outperforms others in customer satisfaction. Sterling owners indicate higher level of satisfaction than others w/ dealer facility. 8 of 10 customers report work done right during 1st trip to dealer service. However, cumulative amount of specific problems has risen since 2005. Engine-related problems tops list of issues w/ resulting downtime causing dissatisfaction...
* Kenworth Class 8 customers are being offered a new package combining maintenance and warranty, to safeguard customers
Kirkland,Wash,USA -Truck News (Canada), by Steven Macleod -30 Aug 2007: -- The new Kenworth PremierCare Freedom Package provides Kenworth Class 8 on-highway truck owners with a combined preventive maintenance and extended warranty program... It is the first time Kenworth has combined an extended basic vehicle warranty with a two-to five-year preventive maintenance program... The Freedom Package can be purchased with the Kenworth truck and wrapped into a finance package...
* Mack installs 50,000th remanufactured carrier
Houston,TX,USA -Truck News, by Adam Ledlow -31 Aug 2007: -- For 20 years, Williams Brothers Construction Company in Houston, Texas, has been buying REMACK remanufactured parts for its fleet of 360-plus Mack trucks from Vanguard Truck Center of Houston. So it was little surprise to Eugene “Red” Moore, Williams Brothers’ transportation supervisor, when he learned the company had installed REMACK’s 50,000th remanufactured carrier on one of its trucks...
* Freightliner says independent testing validates Cascadia's aerodynamic superiority
Portland,OR,USA -Truck News (Canada) -30 Aug 2007: -- When Freightliner introduced its new Cascadia Class 8 tractor in May, it said it was confident the new truck boasted best-in-class aerodynamics. Now, it says it has the proof... Freightliner officials say independent testing by the Auto Research Center has proven the Cascadia is more aerodynamic than the International ProStar, Kenworth T660, Peterbilt 386 and Volvo 780. Testing was conducted at Freightliner's own wind tunnel in Portland, a wind tunnel built exclusively for the testing of Class 8 vehicles...
* Chinese trucks being built in Oklahoma
USA -Europe Trucks News (Germany) -30 Aug 2007: -- It was supposed to happen in Texas, but things didn't pan out for Tiger Trucks in the Lone Star State... Oklahoma quickly swooped in and wooed the builder of trucks designed by China's ChangAn... In an era when manufacturing is increasingly ...
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