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Oct 26, 2011

TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * USA

* Washington -  Paccar’s 3Q Profit More Than Doubles

Bellevue,WA,USA -Transport Topics -25 Oct 2011: -- Truck and engine maker Paccar Inc. said Tuesday its third-quarter profit more than doubled from a year ago, on higher truck sales... Net income rose to $281.6 million, or 77 cents per share, from $119.9 million, or 33 cents, a year ago. Revenue jumped to a record $4.26 billion, from $2.54 billion... Paccar held its industrywide 2011 North American Class 8 truck sales forecast to between 180,000 and 200,000 trucks, and its “customers are benefiting from higher freight tonnage and improved freight rates,” Paccar Executive Vice President Dan Sobic said in a statement... For the nine months of 2011, Paccar — the parent company of Kenworth Truck Co. and Peterbilt Motors Co., as well as Europe-based DAF — said it had a Class 8 market share of 27.7% in the U.S. and Canada, up a percentage point from the first half of the year...


* Washington - Pete rolls out Model 210, 220 design changes

(Photo: The 210 model was designed to complete Peterbilt's medium-duty vehicle range)
Bellevue,WASH,USA -Fleet Owner -Oct 21, 2011: -- Peterbilt Motors Co. has announced new design enhancements for its 2012 medium- duty cabover Models 210 and 220, which serve the Class 6-7 market in such applications as P&D, wrecker and sweeper...  According to the OEM, the 2012 designs pair a lightweight chassis and frame rail with a strategically positioned electrical system to optimize body installation and increase payload capacity. The Models 210 and 220 use selective catalytic reduction (SCR) exhaust-aftertreatment technology and are EPA 2010 emissions-compliant...  The Model 210 is available as a Class 6 straight truck with GVW rated at 26,000 lbs...  The Class 7 Model 220 is recommended for bodies between 20- and 26-ft. in length...  Both vehicles are powered by the Paccar PX-6 diesel with horsepower ratings up to 250 and torque ratings up to 660 lbs.-ft. Peterbilt said the engine is ideal for medium-duty truck owners...

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