TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * USA: Mack's - John Deere's
* North Carolina - Mack Trucks deliveries stall in May
-- A slow month for Mack: Truck deliveries decline in North America... Mack delivered 2,230 heavy-duty trucks worldwide in May, up only 1.2 percent from 2,203 one year earlier, according to a report released Thursday by the Sweden-based Volvo Group, Mack's parent company... Solid gains in South America — deliveries jumped from 53 to 144 over the last year — helped offset a 2.6 percent decline in North America, where deliveries declined from 2,051 in May 2014 to 1,998 last month... Despite the decrease in North America in May, John Walsh, Mack's vice president of marketing pointed to year-to-date deliveries, which indicate the heavy-duty truck manufacturer is still well ahead of last year's production pace... So far this year, Mack has delivered 11,125 trucks worldwide, up 1,095 — or nearly 11 percent — from the same period in 2014. In North America, 10,226 trucks have been delivered this year, a 9 percent increase over last year...
(Mack Trucks, Contributed Photo: Mack Trucks logo at the headquarters' main entrance) -- Greensboro, CN, USA - The Morning Call, by Jon Harris - 19 June 2015
* Illinois - John Deere E-Series articulated dump trucks feature a load of new updates
-- Bolstered with big updates, the new 370E, 410E and 460E articulated dump trucks (ADTs) are designed to keep materials moving and profits flowing. The three models are highlighted by an EPA Final Tier 4 (FT4)/EU Stage IV John Deere PowerTech™ diesel engine and a pressurized Deere-designed cab – both of which combine to boost productivity and uptime, while minimizing daily operating costs... All three models feature a redesigned cab that is sealed and pressurized to keep out dust and noise...
(Photo: A John Deere 410E Articulated Dump Truck rolls along) -- Moline, ILL, USA - John Deere, P.R. - June 16, 2015
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