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May 25, 2015

TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * USA: Navistar's - Mack's

* Illinois - Navistar opens new proving grounds to test heavy trucks

-- Navistar, maker of International Trucks, announced Monday the opening of its new proving grounds in New Carlisle, Ind., where the company will test commercial trucks, school buses and military vehicles... Recently purchased from Robert Bosch LLC, the 668-acre site includes: 
* A three-mile paved and banked oval with brake testing capabilities that include infrastructure, complete instrumentation and computerized data acquisition. 
* Structural durability testing/accelerated mile accumulation with road profile capability using accelerometer and strain gage data and multiple road surfaces including chatter, impact, cobblestone, undulating, resonance road surfaces, high speed oval, gravel, body/chassis twist event and off- road surfaces 
* And specialized testing such as vehicle noise and handling, center-of-gravity, rollover and roof crush testing, grade-ability up to 60 percent, traction control, powertrain durability among others ... Bill Kozek, president, Navistar Truck and Parts, says the new Navistar Proving Grounds is a strategic addition to product development operations... 
 Warrensville, ILL, USA - CCJ Digital, by Lucas Deal - May 21, 2015


* Pennsylvania - Mack Trucks has deliveries increase 14 percent
-- Mack Trucks assembles several truck models at its facility in Lower Macungie Township, including the Mack Pinnacle. Through the first four months of the year, Mack has delivered 8,895 heavy-duty trucks, up 14 percent from last year... Mack Trucks is hauling a double-digit increase in deliveries through the first four months of the year... So far this year, Mack deliveries are up 14 percent. Here is the market breakdown: 
 • North America: 8,228 (up from 7,326) 
 • South America: 393 (up from 218) 
 • Asia: 23 (up from 3) 
 • Other Markets: 251 (down from 280) 
 Total Trucks Delivered: 8,895 (up from 7,827). 
(Mack Trucks' Photo: A Mack's truck. Deliveries jump 14 percent)   --   Lower Macungie Township, - The Morning Call, by Jon Harris - 22 May 2015

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