Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) recently broke ground on the future site of a modern logistics center at its Cleveland, N.C. truck manufacturing plant. The new center, expected to be completed early in 2019, represents a $27 million investment, and will create multiple new jobs in Cleveland. The Cleveland facility produces Freightliner and Western Star Class 8 trucks, along with the Freightliner Columbia and Argosy cab-over-engine models for the export market.
“DTNA is committed long-term to doing business in Cleveland, and this is our next step toward continued manufacturing excellence involving end-to-end logistics,” said Henning Bruns, the Cleveland truck manufacturing plant manager. “This is an important investment that helps further our commitment to efficiency in all our processes, which benefits both our employees and our customers.”
A new logistics center is also a part of Freightliner Custom Chassis’s expansion plans. Click here to get a behind-the-scenes look.When the new center opens, it will consolidate multiple existing warehouses and allow for more efficient conveyance of parts to the assembly lines, implementing advanced lean logistics concepts, Daimler said. An additional benefit of the new logistics center is the ability to convert forklifts to tuggers and automated guided vehicles (AGVs). This will create safer and more efficient traffic patterns throughout the plant, the company added.
