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I was informed by my shop manager that Clatterpillar is getting out of the heavy duty and medium duty ON HiGHWAY truck engine market. He did not state the source. I find this a loss for class 8 trucks and lower. Anytime a major change in compitition the others step up and have a advantage of lack of compitition.
On the other hand the Prevost bus company is NOT going to install the products from DC in their coaches. [Series 60 and MBE and the new DD15].
Other news is that Freightliner is going to install the Comapart engine as an OPTION in their trucks.
The next few years should be interesting.
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Candi 08/14/07
I started a thread a couple of weeks ago after I ran across an article that touched on what is going to happen. Apparently CAT will stop producing on-highway truck engines. They are forming an alliance with Navistar and will offer CAT branded Navistar Maxx force engines. They will also work together and design a new severe service line of trucks that will be exclusively sold at CAT dealerships.
Thanks for the info, I think our service manager did not do his homework. Nice to know I can get a reference to an article here on the DS. Thanks again.
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95 F250,XLT, 4WD, Auto Trans,bbshimmed,synthetic trans oil,4:10 gears ,Truck Trunk ,Nerf Bars ,crome Mud flaps, Aux. trans cooler, front diff. drain plug. External trans.filter, trimmed snorkel. American wheels water temp guage, front fuel tank mod,Warn Manual hubs,Putman class 4 hitch 22 ft. Komfort 5th wheel/sold, 170k mi.
Death leaves a heart ache no one can heal, Love leaves a memory no one can steal. -robert ingersol-
Candi 08/14/07
I think your shop manager is actually spot on. It's costing too much for Caterpillar to keep up with the ever tightening emission regulations. It's going to cut 10% of their overall business, but they've got plenty of equipment that needs a motor (and plenty of people that need equipment).
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2004 F350 SRW Lariat CC LWB FX4 6.0 6spd 3.73 LS, weighs #8040 wet 73,314.4 miles as of 10/10/08 PICS
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I was always a DIED IN THE WOOL yellow iron man. but they cured me of that.
if I was to order a class 8 truck tomorrow it would have an ISX under the hood.
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To add to this, I also read that Freightliner will start offering the ISX as an option in 2010. I thought that was really dumb when they took away the options of having other engines besides a Mercedes or a Detroit (which will also be combined into one engine soon). Volvo tried that approach before, "If you buy our truck you have to get our engine". When sales dropped like a rock they changed their minds and offered the Cummins again. FedEX had a lot to do with that one, they have almost all Cummins powered Volvos.
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99(10/98) F350 psd auto cc long bed srw 4x4, DP-TUNER, ISSPRO gauges, ccv and tc mods, tymar air filter, 4 inch straight exh., sonnax and tricum., 6.0 TC, added cab lights, lifted front end, Timbrens in the rear, King Ranch wheels
250K and counting
FedEX had a lot to do with that one, they have almost all Cummins powered Volvos.
I thought FedEx had O/Os doing that work, do they specify what truck you have to have right down to the engine? Or do you buy the truck from them? Do they fix it when it breaks?
FedEx Freight that is. The expediting part is O/O and they are on their own for repairs. We had a guy bring some into our shop to get some work done, he owned four himself.
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99(10/98) F350 psd auto cc long bed srw 4x4, DP-TUNER, ISSPRO gauges, ccv and tc mods, tymar air filter, 4 inch straight exh., sonnax and tricum., 6.0 TC, added cab lights, lifted front end, Timbrens in the rear, King Ranch wheels
250K and counting
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