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TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * USA: Mack's & MRAP
* Washington - Paccar posts higher Q4 profit, lifted by European truck demand
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Bellevue,WASH ,USA -Reuters -Jan 31, 2014: -- Paccar Inc reported higher quarterly profit on Friday as the maker of commercial trucks and engines benefited from recovering demand in Europe... The company, which makes vehicles sold under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF brand names, posted a fourth-quarter net profit of $334.2 million, or 94 cents a share, up from $253.5, or 72 cents a share, last year... Sales of trucks, engines and accessories as well as revenue from financial services rose 15 percent to $4.6 billion...
* Nevada - Mack Trucks unveils air disk brake option for vocational trucks at World of Concrete
Las Vegas,NV,USA -Overdrive/Better Roads, by AMANDA BAYHI -JAN 21, 2014: -- Mack Trucks unveiled an air disc brake option for it’s vocational trucks Tuesday at World of Concrete... The new brake option is designed to offer better stopping power and resistance to fade, as well as less maintenance compared to conventional S-cam designs... Mack’s air disc brake design uses two pistons to drive the pad against the rotor, delivering better balanced pressure and even wear. The flat rotor prevents heat distortion, increasing service life...
* DC - Pentagon giving away 13,000 armored trucks. And that's bad news for defense contractors
Washington,DC,USA -MSN Money Partner/AP, by Alice Keeney/The Wall Street Journal, by Bob Tita -Jan 23, 2014: -- The Pentagon wants to give away 13,000 mine-resistant, ambush-protected trucks because the vehicles, which cost about $500,000 new, have outlived their original purpose, officials say... Unclaimed trucks are probably destined for the scrap heap -- bad news for the defense contractors that keep the vehicles supplied with suspensions, engine parts and transmissions. Truck makers are cutting jobs as revenue drops... Although the trucks' armored bodies are credited with protecting U.S. troops from roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan, military planners want more-versatile vehicles that can be deployed quickly as troop levels decrease. A full-size MRAP weighs about 40,000 pounds, stands 10 feet tall and costs the Pentagon about $500,000 new...
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