Archive for August 21st, 2008
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
International Truck and Engine Corporation was introduced as the world’s biggest production pickup truck.International Truck and Engine is the leading producer of mid range diesel engines in North America, producing engines for commercial International trucks and buses as well as heavy duty pick up trucks, vans, SUV’s and commercial vehicles for other equipment manufacturers. Notably, International Truck and Engine Corporation and its bus manufacturing affiliate, Corporation have been building trucks and school buses and remains one of the industry’s largest manufacturers.This is the first heavy duty Classic truck engine designed in and for the 21st century, taking advantage of recent materials and technology advances.The company also is a private label designer and manufacturer of diesel engines for the pickup truck, van and SUV markets. Through its finance subsidiary, the company also provides financing and liability insurance for its dealers and customers.
International is the world’s No.1 diesel-engine maker across the 160 to 350 horsepower range. In North America, International has nearly a 50 percent share of the diesel pickup engine market and 40 percent of the market for medium duty classic trucks and buses. In South America, International has more than a 50 percent market share in the mid sized pickup/SUV segment and accounts for nearly 40 percent of all diesel engines produced.International is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in the development of new technologies for all the markets where engines are sold.International Green Diesel Technology was first introduced with demonstrations that showed particulate emissions 50 percent lower than the best compressed natural gas engine. Hydrocarbons were reduced below measurable levels, eliminating the odor often associated with diesel engines. Overall, the technology reduced particulate emissions by more than 90 percent.International Green Diesel Technology is based on a history of innovations.The new technology relies on improvements in several diesel engine systems, including fuel injection, air management, turbocharging and combustion.International’s line of severe service trucks is built specifically to meet the demanding needs of customers in heavy duty vocational segments such as construction, waste, oil field and municipalities.
International is well positioned to support a diverse range of customers in segments beyond Vocational with the proper parts and service support, so customers can get their trucks back on the road as quickly as possible to avoid downtime.International Truck and Engine Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of International Corporation,a holding company whose wholly owned subsidiaries produce International brand commercial trucks, Maxx Force brand diesel engines, brand school and commercial buses, and Workhorse brand chassis for motor homes and step vans. It also is a private label designer and manufacturer of diesel engines for the pickup truck, van and SUV markets. The company also provides truck and diesel engine parts and service. Another wholly owned subsidiary offers financing services. The International pickup is a truck for businesses that want to promote themselves as much as they can perform.
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
The newest truck entry in the fuel oil industry is the Sterling. Sterling Trucks is a manufacturer of heavy duty trucks. It was originally the heavy truck division of Ford Motor Company, purchased and rebranded.There is a new look on the highways, a look best described by the name “Sterling [TM]“. The Sterling name was originally used by an independent truck manufacturer, bought by the White Motor Company .It is a look defined by toughness, inspired by technology, refined by design and backed by commitment to customers. Sterling trucks are as distinctive as the company that owns them and the dealers chosen to represent them. These vehicles are used for everything from freight distribution to heavy vocational uses, such as construction, snow plowing,etc. The company specializes in vocational trucks those which are designed to perform jobs other than straight freight hauling.The Sterling family includes the line of highway trucks, the back line of highway or off-road tractors, and the Sterling Set Forward which is perfect for the dump, utility and government/ municipality markets.Sterling Truck Corporation announces the availability of the Dana Spicer Central Tire Inflation (CTI) System for Sterling L-Line vehicles.The factoryinstalled technology gives truck operators the flexibility to quickly and easily change tire pressure while in motion. The option further enhances the capabilities of Sterling vehicles to meet demanding off-road applications and the challenges of navigating soft terrain.
Sterling was created as a subsidiary of Freightliner Corporation to market and sell the line of heavy trucks from Ford Motor Company.Freightliner Corporation recognized Sterling as a significant opportunity to combine Ford’s recently developed line of technologically advanced trucks with its own strengths in product engineering and customer support systems.The benefits to Western Sterling from being a subsidiary of a dedicated truck manufacturer are great.Freightliner Corporation supplies Sterling with a central core of expertise in manufacturing, engineering, finance, management information systems, human resources, purchasing, corporate communications, marketing strategy and government sales. Sterling is able to concentrate on its customers and its products. The company plans to gain market leadership and to keep that leadership by doing things differently in two major respects.The first way is through Sterling’s ability to custom engineer solutions to truck operators’ needs and special applications. Every truck Sterling builds will have this custom truck identity engineered right into it. The benefits to Sterling from being a subsidiary of a dedicated truck manufacturer are great. Freightliner Corporation Sterling Trucks intends to be the dominant
manufacturer of vocationally oriented . The company offers truck operators a level of product technology and customer support previously unavailable to vocational truck buyers.
The Sterling Truck Corporation announces an important new optional feature for its versatile Acterra medium duty and vocational truck. Sterling now offers a factory authorized All Wheel Drive Conversion for Acterra trucks. Sterling Truck Corporations vehicles are not the only place to see a bold new look. The new styling introduced Sterling’s trucks and tractors is now complemented online by a redesigned look for the company’s website.The website gains new functionality with its new design. There has to be more than just great looks to be part of Sterling. The site now has a rich visual feel that echoes Sterling’s commitment to technology and industry leading design.Information about trucks is now arranged by application. This means the customer or potential customer only has to know what job the truck will be used for to find out which Sterling models are suited for the application, whether they are looking for a dump truck, long-haul tractor or a bulk hauler.All of Sterling’s current and soon to be available models are contained on the website, including the all new Acterra family of medium duty trucks and tractors. Sterling Truck Corporation launched a Web site to assist municipalities in selecting truck specifications.Some agencies dont purchase trucks on regular basis, they just keep up with the latest products and options on the market. Times are changing in the trucking industry. Sterling is concentrating its efforts to become the top work truck manufacturer by servicing core vocational markets.
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Kenworth Truck Company is a recognized leader of innovative design concepts utilizing state of the art engineering technologies in the design of heavy duty trucks. The company maintains its headquarters manufactures plants in Chillicothe, Ohio, etc. Kenworth Truck has introduced a tractor specifically for heavy-haul applications based on its successful T300 classic truck for sale construction chassis.This transportation oriented company offers a variety of career opportunities in the engineering, marketing, research, manufacturing and sales of heavy duty trucks built under the Kenworth nameplate. It includes both decorative and functional items which serve to enhance the truck’s look and the driver’s comfort and enjoyment. There is no charge for the Kenworth Truck Accessories .They also maintain high standards of quality for our products. The new option will provide on-highway and vocational customers with weight-saving components.The latest edition of the Kenworth Truck Accessories Catalog is now available at participating Kenworth dealerships across the United States and Canada. Kenworth ranked highest in dealer service satisfaction for a second consecutive year, with highest scores on dealer attitude, service delivery process, service quality, price of service, service facility, service initiation and service adviser.
Kenworth’s philosophy for building trucks is one of commitment and of superior craftsmanship in its products.They are well engineered, highly customized for particular applications and sell in the premium segment of their markets where they have a reputation for superior performance and pride of ownership.Kenworth Truck Company received the highest customer satisfaction ratings. Overall, satisfaction for medium-duty trucks declined significantly, driven by considerably lower satisfaction among the convesntional truck owners.
The new Kenworth Truck Accessories Catalog featuring parts for all makes of trucks is now available at Kenworth dealerships in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Kenworth catalog offers a large variety of premium Mirrex brand products to enhance a truck’s appearance, and provide driver comfort and satisfaction. Product descriptions are in English, French and Spanish.The catalog features an extensive variety of interior and exterior. For the exterior, trucking professionals can select quarter fenders, bumpers, appearance products, and additional chrome and stainless exterior trim pieces. The catalog contains replacement parts for mirrors, trim panels, wheel covers and other accessories. For the interior, the Kenworth catalog showcases quality steering wheels, mattresses, seats and electronics, along with other products designed to add to the trucking professional’s comfort. Customers will also find interior trim items. A comprehensive Kenworth Truck Co. offers detailed information on Kenworth’s T300 model, with special emphasis on product versatility, reliability, productivity, driver comfort and serviceability.The Kenworth T300 is used in a variety of applications, including long haul over the highway, dump, mixer, heavy haul, tanker, daycab .
Kenworth Manufacturers were concerned because truck downtime translates directly into increased costs and lost revenue for truck owners. so quality has a large impact on satisfaction. With the medium duty truck market being very competitive, even a small decline in repurchase intent can have a big impact on a manufacturer’s bottom line.The decline in engine satisfaction could be attributed to the introduction of new technology in many of the model-year vehicles to meet federal emissions-control regulations. With the introduction of the new low-emission technology engines in both the heavy and medium duty markets. we have seen a marked increase in engine problems and a decline in satisfaction with engine performance. Many of the engine suppliers in the heavy duty market and also compete in the conventional medium duty industry and employ similar technology in their midrange engines.
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