Heavy Duty

Peterbilt Trims Production, Cuts Workforce

Paccar Inc.’s Peterbilt unit is cutting production at its Nashville, TN, truck assembly plant, and will lay off some 670 employees after the first of the new year. Paccar said the moves are being made in anticipation of significantly lower orders for new trucks in 2007. New EPA engine regulations, which kick in as of Jan. 1, created a heavy pre-buy and used truck purchase market this year.

Published: November 29, 2006

Paccar Inc.’s Peterbilt unit is cutting production at its Nashville, TN, truck assembly plant, and will lay off some 670 employees after the first of the new year.

Paccar also said it would lay off an unspecified number of workers at its assembly plant in Washington state.

Paccar said the moves are being made in anticipation of significantly lower orders for new trucks in 2007. New EPA engine regulations, which kick in as of Jan. 1, created a heavy pre-buy and used truck purchase market this year. As a result, sales of new Class 8 tractors are expected to drop sharply at least through the first half of 2007.

Hunter to Exhibit New HawkEye XL Aligner at MATS

New commercial alignment system offers speed, versatility and ease of use, Hunter says.

By Jason Stahl

Jason Stahl has 15 years of experience as an editor, the last three serving as editor of BodyShop Business. He currently serves as an advisor to the Paint, Body and Equipment Specialists Committee of the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association and is a gold pin member of the Collision Industry Conference.rnr

Published: March 18, 2024

Hunter Engineering announced it will be exhibiting the new HawkEye XL aligner at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) March 21-23 in Louisville, Ky.

Frequent live demos will take place in booth No. 22185.

The versatile aligner, designed for maximum speed, durability and ease of use for a wide range of commercial vehicles, provides highly accurate measurements in four minutes or less, according to Hunter.