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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS WORLWIDE
* Sweden - New Volvo Trucks investment in cab plantUmeå,Sweden -Biglorryblog (UK) -14 Sept 2007: -- Volvo trucks it’s investing almost SEK 1.1 billion ( £74.3m) in its cab factory in Umeå... According to the official blurb the large dollop of dosh will be spent on: …"new production equipment as well as measures designed to increase capacity and flexibility in the production plant" ... Now it is the turn of the bodyshop to be modernised and redesigned to suit an entirely new level of technological advancement"... Previous investments have included the installation of a modern assembly line and a new paintshop – the world’s cleanest in terms of solvent emissions... The new adjusted permit to expand to 66,000 cabs per year was granted in April 2007...
* Navistar wins $71.5M contract to support MaxxPro parts in Marine MRAPsUSA -CCJ/eTrucker.com -17 Sept 2007: -- Navistar International Corp. announced Friday, Sept. 14, that its military affiliate, International Military and Government, has won a contract from the U.S. Marine Corps for $71.5 million to provide parts support for the Marine Corps’ International MaxxPro mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles... The contract builds on the more than $1 billion in total contracts the Navistar unit previously has announced to deliver 1,971 MaxxPro units to the Marine Corps. The MaxxPro is designed to protect troops from roadside bombs, improvised explosive devices and other threats...
* USA - International cabs pass test
USA -Fleet Owner -Sep 14, 2007: -- International Truck and Engine Corp. has announced the cabs of its DuraStar and WorkStar trucks now officially meet the roof-strength requirements of both the European ECE R29 and SAE J2422 rollover crash tests... The OEM said these tests evaluate the overall structural and roof strength of truck cabs to ensure they can withstand forces from different directions as well as a 180-degree rollover to ensure firefighters are protected from injury. The cabs provide the required occupant survival space when tested with roof loads up to 25,000 lbs– exceeding the maximum requirement of 22,000 lbs by a comfortable margin...
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