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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* Australia - Kenworth Trucks to cut 80 jobs
Melbourne,Victoria,Australia -News Limited newspapers /The Age -August 26, 2008: -- Kenworth Trucks has announced it will cut 80 manufacturing staff from its Melbourne factory in a further blow to Australia's automotive industry... Kenworth spokesman Robert Brierley blamed the slowing economy, high fuel prices and interest rate hikes for the job losses... Australian Manufacturing Workers Union shop steward at Kenworth Les Takacs said the job losses would cut production from 23 trucks a day to eight... The company had cut 380 contractors since last year, he said...
* USA - Holland FWAL Aluminum Fifth Wheel For Volvo VN
USA -TruckingInfo -25 Aug 2008: -- Saf-Holland announced that the FWAL aluminum fifth wheel is now an available option for the Volvo VN from Volvo Trucks North America. The Holland aluminum fifth wheel is designed for standard duty applications and forged from the same aluminum alloy as Alcoa's aluminum truck wheels. It's rated for 55,000 pounds maximum vertical load and 150,000 pounds maximum drawbar pull and is backed by Saf-Holland's five-year/500,000 mile performance guarantee...* USA - Stainless Steel Accessories Available From Western Star
USA -TruckingInfo -25 Aug 2008: -- Western Star Trucks Sales introduced a new line of premium stainless steel accessories featuring more that 300 mirror-finish items designed for Western Star trucks... Manufactured using the highest grade of non-magnetic 304 stainless steel, all of the accessories contain a highly corrosion-resistant property that protects against the extremely corrosive anti-icing agents used on most roads today. All Western Star accessories are laser cut to reduce the sharp edges typically found when stamping out accessory parts on a press... (Photo from Western Star/Owners) Labels: truckmakers' news worldwide
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