International Truck and Engine Corp.’s Chatham, Ontario, heavy truck assembly plant reached a major milestone Tuesday when the 800,000th truck rolled off its assembly line.
Jordan Feiger, vice president and general manager of International's Heavy Vehicle Center, presented the keys of the milestone vehicle -- an International 9400I -- to longtime International customer Al McCully, president of Preferred Transportation Ltd.
International executives and plant employees also celebrated the company’s renewed commitment to the facility and to the Chatham-Kent region. Last month, the company announced the plant would continue to produce heavy trucks as the result of the new contract with the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union and the support of the Canadian and Ontario governments. The 10-year program includes investments in technology, advanced skills training and new state-of-the-art equipment.
"International is very proud of its long manufacturing history in the Chatham-Kent community and of the high level of quality built into our trucks produced here," Feiger said. "We are excited about our continued operation in Chatham and look forward to the role our employees will play in strengthening our heavy business."
International’s manufacturing history in Chatham dates back to 1922, when the Chatham Wagon Works began producing trucks for the company. In 1948, the Wagon Works was replaced by the current Chatham assembly plant, which has undergone several technological modernizations. In 1983, the plant began producing heavy trucks and is now the largest heavy truck assembly plant in Canada.
International Truck and Engine is the operating company of Navistar International Corp.
Additional information is available at www.internationaldelivers.com.
Jordan Feiger, vice president and general manager of International's Heavy Vehicle Center, presented the keys of the milestone vehicle -- an International 9400I -- to longtime International customer Al McCully, president of Preferred Transportation Ltd.
International executives and plant employees also celebrated the company’s renewed commitment to the facility and to the Chatham-Kent region. Last month, the company announced the plant would continue to produce heavy trucks as the result of the new contract with the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union and the support of the Canadian and Ontario governments. The 10-year program includes investments in technology, advanced skills training and new state-of-the-art equipment.
"International is very proud of its long manufacturing history in the Chatham-Kent community and of the high level of quality built into our trucks produced here," Feiger said. "We are excited about our continued operation in Chatham and look forward to the role our employees will play in strengthening our heavy business."
International’s manufacturing history in Chatham dates back to 1922, when the Chatham Wagon Works began producing trucks for the company. In 1948, the Wagon Works was replaced by the current Chatham assembly plant, which has undergone several technological modernizations. In 1983, the plant began producing heavy trucks and is now the largest heavy truck assembly plant in Canada.
International Truck and Engine is the operating company of Navistar International Corp.
Additional information is available at www.internationaldelivers.com.
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