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Friday, March 24, 2023

PETERBILT RECEIVES THREE FROST & SULLIVAN MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP AWARDS

Peterbilt Motors Company received three prestigious Manufacturing Leadership Awards from Frost & Sullivanโ€™s Manufacturing Leadership Council in the areas of Operational Excellence Leadership. Peterbilt received awards for Test Flow Improvement and Truck Assembly Process Efficiency, with the latter also receiving a Higher Achiever award.

The Manufacturing Leadership Awards honour a wide range of leading companies throughout many industries. Peterbilt has won nine of the awards over the past three years.

โ€œPeterbilt is proud to again be recognized for our ongoing initiatives to increase operational efficiencies and optimize our manufacturing processes while continuing to build the industryโ€™s highest quality trucks,โ€ said Darrin Siver, Peterbilt General Manager and PACCAR Vice President. โ€œPeterbilt continues to set higher standards through advanced technologies, groundbreaking innovations and a collaborative working environment.โ€

The Manufacturing Leadership and Higher Achiever awards for Truck Assembly Process Efficiency recognized Peterbiltโ€™s plant-wide initiative to streamline multiple stages of its manufacturing process. โ€œThat program resulted in record daily production while increasing assembly flexibility, reducing waste and improving overall manufacturing efficiency,โ€ said Leon Handt, Peterbiltโ€™s Assistant General Manager of Operations.

The Test Flow Improvement project optimized truck testing and validation processes for greater volume, recognizing Peterbiltโ€™s focus on producing the highest quality in the industry.