Saturday, January 02, 2016

it may be called the Mid-America Trucking Show, but why are the trucking manufacturing companies boycotting it this year?

Kenworth, Daimler, Volvo, Mack and Navistar, all announced their intent to not exhibit at the annual tradeshow. No word on Peterbilt, who is the brother company of Kenworth.

Daimler started a wave earlier this year by announcing it would only participate in odd-number years. In even-number years, it would focus on the enormous show in Hanover, Germany.

http://www.truckersnews.com/kenworth-latest-oem-to-drop-out-of-mats/
http://www.ttnews.com/articles/showtemplatemce2015.aspx?storyid=39759

Update Jan 5th: Daimler lays off about 2 thousand employees: http://www.wbtv.com/story/30880529/900-employees-to-be-laid-off-at-daimlers-cleveland-plant  and  http://www.ccjdigital.com/daimler-trucks-set-to-layoff-up-to-1000-workers-at-n-c-truck-plant/

and update Jan 4th, Freightliner lays off 900 http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/uaw-receives-notice-936-layoffs-cleveland-freightl/npxM5/?ecmp=wsoctv_social_facebook_2014_sfp 

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