PACCAR Parts celebrates 10th anniversary of MX engine
PACCAR Parts is celebrating ten years of providing support to customers of PACCAR MX engines, the company says. In 2010, PACCAR expanded its MX engines to North America and opened the PACCAR Engine Plant in Columbus, Mississippi, to manufacture proprietary engines. Since then, the company says 220,000 engines have been built at the PACCAR Engine
An at-a-glance look at PACCAR OTA engine reprogramming
Peterbilt and Kenworth have both joined the OTA engine reprogramming space since the last time we covered this topic in 2018 (you can find that story here). Here’s a quick run-down on getting started with OTA updates from those companies: Peterbilt Peterbilt Class 8 trucks with a model year 2017 or newer PACCAR MX-13 and
PACCAR Parts opens parts distribution center in Brazil
PACCAR Parts has opened a new 163,000-sq. ft. Parts Distribution Center (PDC) in Ponta Grossa, Brazil. The facility became operational in May and serves all dealerships across Brazil. The new distribution center has six times the capacity of the facility it replaces and is the latest addition to the PACCAR Parts global distribution network, which
PACCAR posts strong earnings despite five weeks of closed factories; shares updates on electric vehicles
PACCAR earned net income of $147.7 million in the second quarter, compared to $619.7 million earned in the same period last year, according to the company’s latest financial statement. Second quarter net sales and financial services revenues were $3.06 billion, compared to $6.63 billion achieved in the second quarter of 2019. “PACCAR closed its factories
PACCAR Parts opens new parts distribution center in Las Vegas
PACCAR Parts announced the opening of a new 250,000-sq-ft parts distribution center (PDC) in Las Vegas. The facility, which includes a 20,000 sq-ft small parts mezzanine, became operational in May and has increased parts availability and uptime to dealers and customers. This PDC serves 95 Kenworth, Peterbilt and TRP locations in the Southwest United States
Dana recognized by PACCAR as 2019 Supplier Performance Management Achiever
Dana Inc. has been recognized by PACCAR as a 2019 Supplier Performance Management Achiever in North America, marking its second consecutive year as a recipient of the award. Suppliers are evaluated on cross-functional key performance indicators in the areas of product development, operations support, and business alignment with PACCAR’s objectives, the company says. “We are
Kenworth T880 adds PACCAR Transmission for vocational applications
The PACCAR transmission will become available in light vocational applications, including construction, mining, refuse, and agriculture for the Kenworth T880.
Bridgestone plants recognized by PACCAR with supplier quality awards
Bridgestone Americas, Inc.’s Warren County, Tennessee and LaVergne, Tennessee truck and bus radial (TBR) tire manufacturing facilities were recently recognized by PACCAR with a 2018 Quality Achievement Award.
Kevin Baney named Kenworth general manager, PACCAR vice president
Before his current position, Baney served for nearly three years as Kenworth assistant general manager for sales and marketing. Prior to that role, he was Kenworth chief engineer for nearly five years.
Meritor earns PACCAR’s 10 PPM Quality Award
Meritor, Inc. has announced four global plants have received a 2018 10 PPM Quality Award from PACCAR recognizing suppliers that meet or exceed its standard of 10 or fewer defective parts for every 1 million parts shipped to the OEM.
