ConMet receives Navistar Supplier Excellence award
ConMet recently announced its recognition for a Supplier Excellence award of Navistar, a commercial transportation solutions provider with a vision to accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility. ConMet was awarded Navistar’s Gold Performance award, which recognizes excellence across quality, delivery, cost and continuous improvement. The 2022 Navistar Supplier Excellence Awards recognize suppliers from all around the
Navistar relocates the Chicago Used Truck Center to new Joliet location
Navistar opened a new Used Truck Center in Joliet, Illinois. Previously located in Melrose Park, Illinois, the new Chicago Used Truck Center location at 2691 Mound Road in Joliet is home to the Used Truck Center (UTC) sales facility, as well as a calibration engineering center and eight service bays. Within the past few years,
Navistar, Platform Science partner on Virtual Vehicle solution
Navistar and Platform Science recently announced Navistar’s integration of Platform Science’s Virtual Vehicle, the first open OEM platform that enables fleets to access telematics, software solutions, real-time vehicle data, and third-party applications directly from their vehicles. The collaboration provides International Truck customers with access to a customizable platform that provides capabilities to innovate and utilize,
Navistar prepares Huntsville Plant for powertrain production
Navistar recently announced plans to build an integrated powertrain at its recently expanded Huntsville Powertrain Manufacturing Plant in Huntsville, Ala. Navistar broke ground on a 110,000 sq. ft. expansion of the Huntsville plant in February 2020 with an initial $125 million investment. An additional $65 million has since been contributed to a total capital investment
Navistar highlights service network women who drive female technician recruitment
Navistar highlighted several women within its International Truck and IC Bus service network who are changing the trucking service industry by championing inclusivity and equity. One of which was technician Missy Albin of Taylor and Lloyd Inc., who has worked closely with the TECH EmPOWERment program to angle recruitment toward women. Albin, an International Truck
Navistar on Navistar: The TRATON Impact
It was the day Navistar had waited for since the company had turned year-over-year profitability in 2019 after launching a product refresh. The announcement that the TRATON Group would acquire Navistar shot across the wire in mid-October 2020 and in July 2021, the $3.7 billion deal was done, the ink was dried and the now
Navistar on Navistar: EV expansion–will battery technology win out?
Electrification is the talk of the trucking world and Navistar has thrown its hat into the EV ring with the launch of the eMV. Its battery electric motor provides peak power of over 335 HP, or 250 kilowatts, with continuous power of 215 HP or 160 kW. The eMV has a 210kW capacity high-voltage battery
Navistar’s Fleetrite Parts grows retail locations, extend product lines
Navistar’s all-makes and models aftermarket truck and bus parts brand, Fleetrite, has expanded its retail footprint to 31 locations through partnerships with Navistar’s International truck and IC Bus dealer networks. Fleetrite’s locations provide an expansive line of products to ensure customer access and improved uptime. The latest Fleetrite Truck Parts locations include: Kyrish Truck Center Austin,
Navistar standardizes factory-installed truck telematics device
Navistar continues to pursue a data-driven future with the standardization of a factory-installed telematics device on all new builds of the complete Class 6-8 International Truck and IC Bus vehicle product portfolios, including electric models. This allows all stakeholders access to actionable vehicle data, enhanced capabilities with industry partners and further improved integration for upfitting
Photo gallery: Walk through Navistar’s new San Antonio manufacturing plant
Navistar rolled out the red carpet to cut the Navistar-orange ribbon, announcing the opening of the truck manufacturer’s San Antonio Manufacturing Plant–a more than $250 million investment that broke ground in June 2020 on a nearly 1-million square-foot plant has the capacity to produce Class 6-8 vehicles. I had the chance to walk the line
