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Nov 2, 2010

TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * USA - Daimler Vans USA rolls out Sprinter Crew Van

Ladson,South Carolina,USA -Fleet Owner -Nov 3, 2010: -- Daimler Vans USA has added its fifth new Sprinter model – the Crew Van, which joins the Cargo Van, Passenger Van, MiniBus and Cab Chassis offerings. Featuring many Mercedes-Benz safety and convenience features, the Sprinter Crew Van seats five, with all the remaining room set up for cargo, according to Daimler Vans...  With a “three-place second row seat, the Sprinter Crew Van can carry an entire work crew to the job site and back, plus all their tools and materials,” noted the company. Like other Sprinter models, the Crew Van is powered by a 3.0-liter V6 diesel that gets 30%better fuel economy than a comparable gasoline engine, according to Daimler vans...  Sprinters offer up to 547 sq. ft. of cargo capacity and payload capacity of up to 5,375 lbs, depending on model. Doors open a full 270 deg. with a rear door opening that is 5 ft. 2 in. wide and 6 ft. tall... 


* Illinois - Navistar’s UAW Employees Approve Four-Year Labor Agreement

Warrensville,ILL,USA -Transport Topics -2 Nov 2010: -- Navistar International Corp. employees represented by the United Auto Workers union approved a new four-year contract, the company said...   Navistar said that the contract’s provisions include:


• Increased truck and engine model flexibility to better utilize manufacturing capacity at all facilities;
• Investment in new technology center on existing campus in Melrose Park, Ill., to perform important test and validation work for current and developmental products;
• Healthcare cost sharing by employees; and
• Flexibility in managing non-core activities;
 • Significantly improved “new hire” package featuring more competitive and predictable cost structure.

Navistar said it will offer one-time financial packages to certain groups of employees who choose to separate or retire from the company, thus facilitating quicker utilization of the more competitive wage and benefit structure...


* Illinois - Navistar Agrees To Build Heavy-Duty Trucks At Ohio Plant


Warrensville,ILL,USA -Dow Jones Newswires, by Bob Tita -2 Nov 2010: -- Navistar International Corp.'s new contract with the United Auto Workers Union gives the truck maker a green light to move production of heavy-duty vehicles to an Ohio assembly plant, further lessening the company's need to restart truck production at an idle Canadian plant...  The company agreed to minimal production volumes at its sprawling Springfield, Ohio, assembly plant, which has been severely under-used in recent years. The company pledged to build at least 30 trucks a day at the plant through July. After that, the minimum volume will increase to 50 trucks day until the contract expires in October 2014... The Springfield plant has been limited to production of medium-duty trucks. But under the latest contract, Navistar will add heavy-duty trucks as well, a move that could raise the plant's capacity utilization rate and work force, which has dropped to about 500 employees from 1,000 two years ago...


* Omaha - Semi-tractors get clean-green transformation

Council Bluffs,Omaha,USA -Nonpareil Online, by Tim Rohwer -November 2, 2010: -- A truck spokesman pointed out a large exhaust pipe from the engine of a parked semi-trailer truck... There were no visible fumes coming from the exhaust even though the engine was running at full speed... What was coming out was virtually invisible water and nitrogen gas, according to Tom Schoening, communications manager for Peterbilt Motors... While much has been publicized about the push for cleaner, more fuel-efficient engines in passenger cars, the trucking industry also is working hard on the same goals. It has to, according to Schoening... The highlight was the PACCAR MX heavy-duty diesel engine... The E.P.A. this year set a new standard for diesel engines that calls for reduced levels of NOx, a smog-causing pollutant and greenhouse gas. The leading solution to meet this standard is new technology called Selective Catalytic Reduction... The SCR equipment doesn’t change the design or basic operation of the engine, but transforms NOx vapors into harmless substances. Tests have also shown SCR to increase fuel mileage by up to 5 percent... Even the engines themselves are improved for fuel efficiency and power, Schoening said. They’re lighter weight, and the block is built with the same materials as those in racecars, he said... (Photo by Tim Rohwer - Tom Schoening, a spokesman for Peterbilt Motors, stands by a new lighter weight, more fuel efficient diesel engine for semi-tractors)

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