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DaimlerChrysler Services North America, aided by its Truck Finance division and a Freightliner dealership in Mount Clemens, MI, has donated a 2006 Freightliner M2 truck with an 18-ft. refrigerated body to Forgotten Harvest, a Michigan-based organization that delivers perishable food to the needy.
“This new truck will help ensure that more than six million pounds of food are provided annually to people in need,” said Susan Goodell, executive director of Forgotten Harvest. “We plan to use this new truck to deliver food to victims of Hurricane Katrina who have moved to Southeast Michigan.”
To date, DaimlerChrysler Services and its employees have donated over $300,000 to the American Red Cross to aid victims of Katrina.
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Located directly below this press release you will find the Freightliner press release announcing the sale of American LaFrance. As Chairperson of the American LaFrance Dealer Council and Dealer Principal of Campbell Supply Co., Inc., a second generation fire truck dealership, I felt it necessary to comment on the impending sale and what it means to our customers and employees. I firmly believe and support Chris Paterson’s comments when he states, “While the company (Freightliner) has been driving improvement programs in recent times and we believe American LaFrance business has growth and profitability potential, we also believe this potential is better realized by a company that has a focus on American LaFrance’s core markets.”
There is no question that American LaFrance’s enviable market position is attributed directly to Freightliner’s position as American LaFrance’s parent company and its unwavering support of the American LaFrance business unit.
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North America’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, Freightliner LLC, today announced it intends to divest its American La France fire and emergency services manufacturing business unit.
Based in Ladson SC, American La France (ALF) was acquired by the Freightliner organization in 1995 as part of a corporate expansion.
ALF is the country’s fifth largest fire and emergency services vehicle producer with a heritage dating back 173 years. It currently operates six manufacturing facilities and five owned dealer locations across the US and has a workforce of approximately 1,200 hourly and salaried employees.
ALF produces and distributes a comprehensive line of fire and emergency apparatus including chassis, aerials, ambulances, pumpers, rescues and tankers.
Freightliner LLC President and CEO Chris Patterson said that, as part of DaimlerChrysler, Freightliner continuously reviews its product portfolio and business operation and that, as part of this review, has determined that the fire appara ... more |
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Freightliner LLC has donated a new bright red $240,000 fire truck to the Oregon Dept. of Public Safety Standards and Training Academy.
The truck is a 2005 model pumper featuring an American LaFrance body on a Freightliner M2 medium duty chassis. It can carry five fire fighters, has a 1,000 gallon water tank and can pump up to 1,000 gallons per minute.
The academy trains over 8,000 fire fighters a year from 300 fire departments throughout the state.
"In the past, we've used older fire trucks that were retired from service but this new fire truck will give trainees hands-on experience with state-of-the-art fire fighting equipment,” said Eriks Gabliks, deputy director of the Dept. of Public Safety Standards and Training. “In addition to being used for training firefighters, on occasion the Freightliner pumper may be on call for real emergencies such as large brush fires."
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Denver, Colo. – American LaFrance introduced the addition of the new Liberty Walk Around Rescue to the Liberty series at the Fire Rescue International Conference in Denver, Colo., Aug. 11-13, 2005. The Rescue is the newest product in the company’s Liberty series, which was introduced earlier this year. Like other products in the line, it has the same high-quality craftsmanship found in all American LaFrance vehicles, and is more cost-efficient when compared to more customized product offerings.
“The Liberty Walk Around Rescue is a sensible rescue vehicle that is ideal for every fire department,” said Harry Haun, rescue and ambulance product manager at American LaFrance. “With the availability of the build and quote system on the Liberty series Web site (www.libertybyamericanlafrance.com), customers can build a rescue truck tailored to their department’s needs and specifications. It simplifies their purchasing process to provide a high-quality, competitively priced vehicle in a shorter delivery ... more |
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All of us at Campbell Supply Co., Inc. would like to thank all of our Fire Service Friends that visited with us and American LaFrance at the show in Denver. A Special Thanks goes out to our Friends who shared their time with us. Applegarth Fire Dept., Atlantic City Fire Dept., Copiague Fire Dist., Vigilant Fire Co. – Great Neck, NY, East Millstone Fire Dept., Heightstown Fire Dept., Huntington Manor Fire District, Millstone Fire Dept., Oceanside Fire Dept., Pleasantville Fire Dept., Prospect Heights Vol. Fire Co. #1, North Sea Fire Dept., Toms River Fire Company #2, Manalapan Fire District, Wanamassa Fire Dept., Vorhees Fire Dist.
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PORTLAND, OREGON…Freightliner Trucks unveiled the company’s redesigned and updated web site today. The new http://www.freightlinertrucks.com offers improved navigation, updated graphics, beautiful interior and exterior product photography, search engines for new and used trucks, dealer parts and service information, as well as the most up-to-date online information about Freightliner Trucks.
“With this redesign, we wanted to increase the focus on our products and really showcase what we have to offer: the multiple configurations, the spacious interiors and the options available,” said Bruce Smaller, General Manager, Sales and Marketing, Freightliner Trucks. “We wanted to make the site more user-friendly so information is available quickly and easily.”
The redesigned web site also features an increased focus on industry application segments. Users can search for vehicles by specific model names or from a comprehensive list of app ... more |
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Prof. Jürgen E. Schrempp (60) to leave the company on December 31, 2005
Dr. Dieter Zetsche (52) new Chairman of the Board of Management, effective January 1, 2006
Thomas W. LaSorda (51) to head Chrysler Group, as of January 1, 2006
Eric Ridenour (47) new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Chrysler Group, effective January 1, 2006
Stuttgart, Germany, July 28, 2005
Today, the Supervisory Board of DaimlerChrysler has taken the following decisions:
Prof. Jürgen E. Schrempp, Chairman of the Board of Management of DaimlerChrysler AG, will leave the company after 44 years of service at the end of 2005. These years were distinguished by his leadership of major group interests in South Africa, the United States, and Ger-many as well as 17 consecutive years in chairmanship positions at both Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA) from 1988 to 1995, and Daim-ler-Benz AG, which later became DaimlerChrysler AG, from 1995 to the present day.
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Freightliner LLC has announced a reorganization of its executive team by adding a new member, creating new leadership positions for marketing and distribution, and aligning its truck and component sales efforts under a single executive.
· Michael E. Delaney is joining the company’s executive committee in the newly created position of senior vp of marketing
· Sterling and Western Star chief John Merrifield becomes senior vp of distribution for the Freightliner group of companies
· Freightliner Trucks sales head Mark Lampert to lead sales for all truck and component brands.
Delaney, who previously served Volvo Trucks North America as vp of marketing, will assume responsibility for the development of the Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star truck brands. Additionally, he will help establish the nameplate identities of the Detroit Diesel, Thomas Built, Freightliner Custom Chassis, and American LeFrance business units. His duties will include top-level management of market planning, prod ... more |
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SOUTH BEND, IN. The Freightliner Group unveiled a new Test Engineering facility yesterday at its proving grounds here, where it also announced that electronic stability control (ESC), the next step in the company’s active safety technology, will be available on some Class 8 vehicles later in the year.
The truck maker committed $2.5 million to the development and construction of the 24,600-sq. ft. building, which houses state-of-art equipment for servicing test vehicles, as well as offices for the Freightliner Group Test Engineering staff.
According to Ramin Younessi, chief test engineer, the primary purpose of the South Bend proving grounds is to put vehicles through “accelerated durability testing.” In order to evaluate the structural integrity and reliability of every component, vehicles are put through eight different events. Conditions on the “torture track” are so severe that every mile driven on it is equivalent to about 83 miles in real-world operation.
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Campbell Freightliner, LLC launched their brand new web site http://www.campbellfreightliner.com on June 2, 2005. The site will contain many informative areas including news room, new and used truck inventories, service, parts, accounting, employment and many other areas. Please visit us often and experience the benefit of all the services and personalized service Cambell Freightliner, LLC has to offer. |
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Introducing Liberty by American LaFrance. We do value a little differently here. We do it without sacrificing strength. We do it without compromising dependability. And we think we do it better than anyone else. Liberty is a new line of apparatus specifically designed to satisfy your needs. Both professionally and financially. Take a look around. http://www.americanlafrance.com/liberty.asp
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Ladson, SC – American LaFrance has joined forces with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) to help recognize firefighting heroes who have died in the line of duty. American LaFrance will donate $100 from every invoiced vehicle sale directly to the NFFF. In addition, company employees will staff – on a volunteer basis – many of the upcoming NFFF events, including the 2005 Memorial Weekend, Oct. 7-9.
“The NFFF is a reputable organization with a very important mission – to make sure our fallen heroes are not forgotten,” John Stevenson, president of American LaFrance, explained. “American LaFrance will do everything we can to make sure they have the resources to do that. We believe the most important parts of the lifesaving industry are the firefighters and rescue workers who live their lives for the safety of others. As a member of the industry, we believe it is our responsibility to help recognize those heroes.”
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Indianapolis, Ind. – American LaFrance vehicles will now come standard with their own line of proprietary steer and drive axles on all of their custom chassis platforms. These axles are the same proven products used today in thousands of severe-duty vocational vehicles provided by Sterling and Freightliner. The products have been designed to provide enhanced performance while reducing life-cycle costs.
The proprietary steer axles provide easy-to-maintain features and a high degree of wheel cut that improves maneuverability. The steer axle comes standard with an expanded warranty, which includes king pins and bearings.
The proprietary drive axles provide increased ground clearance and the precision ground gear provides for a stronger, more durable product. The head assembly is housed in a one-piece carrier which provides a stronger, more rigid design. Maintenance is also easier with these axles and they require less lubrication, thus reducing the life-cycle cost, as well.
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