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TRUCKMAKERS ' NEWS * USA
* Peterbilt's Models 348, 337 come with new aerodynamic options
Denton,TX,USA -Truck News (CAN) -15 Dec 2009: -- Peterbilt says new fuel-efficiency options for its Model 348 allow it to achieve 12% better fuel mileage than the same truck without the options... The Peterbilt Model 348 is aimed at a wide range of specialty vocations... New options include proprietary roof fariings and aerodynamic mirrors which together direct airflow up, over and around the cab, the company claims. Packaged together, Peterbilt says the options result in a 12% decrease in fuel consumption... The new options are also available for the Model 337, Peterbilt announced. Both the Models 348 and 337 are also available in hybrid-electric configurations for even greater fuel savings... (Image from Peterbilt: Model 348) 
* Mercedes-Benz has Sprinter at the starting gate
Montvale, NJ.,USA -Fleet Owner, by Jim Mele -Dec 17, 2009: -- In just five months, Mercedes-Benz USA has put together a dealer, parts and distribution network ready to take over sales and support of the Sprinter commercial van on January 1, according to officials at Daimler AG’s American automotive operation... The current Sprinter is available in cargo van, chassis cab and passenger configurations with a choice of two roof heights and GVWs up to 11,000 lbs. Standard features for the North American market include a 3-liter V6 turbo diesel engine, automatic transmission and advanced electronic stability control. The diesel will be fully compliant with 2010 emissions, using selective catalytic reduction to meet the new Federal regulations... The van will continued to be manufactured at a Daimler plant in Germany and assembled at a dedicated van plant in Charleston, SC.... (Photo from egmcartech: Mercedes Benz sprinter wide main)
* Truck maker Paccar sets 9-cent quarterly dividend
Bellevue,WASH,USA -AP -December 8, 2009: -- Paccar Inc., which makes trucks and truck parts, said Monday its board declared a regular dividend of 9 cents... The company, said it pay the dividend March 5 to shareholders of record as of Feb. 19...
* Pentagon contract saves jobs at Wisconsin truckmaker
Oshkosh,WIS,USA -The Washington Post, by Dana Hedgpeth -December 19, 2009: -- Just as the recession was threatening the Oshkosh Corp. with ruin, a bid to build a 24,700-pound armored truck for the front lines of Afghanistan pitted Oshkosh against much bigger and better-known contractors... Oshkosh won the $3.2 billion deal this summer and hired 600 workers, helping to lower the city's unemployment rate to 7.6 percent this fall from a high of 9.5 percent. And after taking a $1 billion loss in fiscal 2009, the company is on the mend. It landed several other military deals as well, most recently for 400 more armored trucks, and in November reported its first profit from continuing operations after three quarterly losses. It says it expects to be "solidly profitable" next year... (Photo: A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected-ATV or M-ATV is driven on the test grounds at Oshkosh Corporation in Oshkosh, Wis. Oshkosh was awarded a Department of Defense contract to build M-ATVs for use in Afghanistan)Labels: truckmakers news USA
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