Daimler Trucks North America recognized 43 North American manufacturers that provide components for Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star truck brands as recipients of their Masters of Quality supplier quality award for 2007.
The Masters of Quality award is the highest recognition that Daimler Trucks North America gives to its suppliers.

Chief Operating Officer Roger Nielsen lauded the efforts of the suppliers that support the company's manufacturing process. "In light of the many challenges that we face in our industry today, this is no easy accomplishment. The Masters of Quality winners are the role models for our entire supplier base," Nielsen said.

The Masters of Quality program recognizes suppliers who meet or exceed Daimler Trucks North America's quality standards and demonstrate an ongoing commitment to improving the quality of their products.

Topping the list this year was Consolidated MetCo Inc. and its wheel hub plant in Monroe, North Carolina. The ConMet facility is the first supplier to win the award for18 out of 21 years. Also notable was Paramount Manufacturing Inc. of Tualatin, Oregon, wining the award for the 17th. Paramount supplies mattresses for the sleeper units in Freightliner and Sterling trucks.

The complete list of Masters of Quality award winners is as follows:

18-year recipient
Consolidated MetCo Inc., Monroe, North Carolina

17-year recipient
Paramount Manufacturing Inc., Tualatin, Oregon

16-year recipient
Consolidated MetCo Inc., Clackamas, Oregon

13-year recipient
Consolidated MetCo Inc., Portland, Oregon

10-year recipient
East Penn Manufacturing Inc., Lyon Station, Pennsylvania

Nine-year recipient
Flexfab Inc., Hastings, Michigan

Eight-year recipients
E-A-R Specialty Composites Group, Newark, Delaware

Six-year recipient
Inmagusa, Monclova, Mexico
Eaton Clutch Division, Auburn, Indiana

Five-year recipient
Standard Register, Portland, Oregon
Fontaine Fifth Wheel Company, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Consolidated MetCo Inc., Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Three-year recipient
Donaldson Company Inc., Frankfort, Indiana

Two-year recipient
Betts Spring Company Inc., Fresno, California
Dana Corporation, Humboldt, Tennessee
Griffith Rubber Mills, Portland, Oregon
Griffith Rubber Mills, Garrett, Indiana
Meridian Automotive Systems Inc., Lenoir, North Carolina
Parker Hannifin Corporation Ref/AC Division, Lyons, New York
Thermal Dynamics International, Ontario, California
Valeo Climate Control, Auburn Hills, Michigan
SAF-HOLLAND, USA, Inc., Muskegon, Michigan


First-year recipients
ALCOA Inter- America, Inc., Mississauga, Ontario
ALCOA Sub-assembly Logistics, Salisbury, North Carolina
Allison Transmission, Indianapolis, Indiana
Amico-ISG Products, Langley, British Columbia
ArvinMeritor Automotive of Canada, Tilbury, Ontario
Borgwarner Emission/Thermal Systems, Fletcher, North Carolina
Defiance Metal Products Company, Defiance, Ohio
Flexfab De Mexico, Chihuahua, Mexico
Mack Molding Company Inc., Inman, South Carolina
Meridian Automotive Systems, Brantford, Ontario
Motor Wheel Commercial Vehicle Systems, Northville, Michigan
Okanagan Pattern and Sales LTD., Kaleden, British Columbia
Orscheln Company, Moberly, Missouri
Phillips Industries, Commercial Vehicle, Santa Fe, California
PPG Industries, Troy, Michigan
Preco Electronics Inc., Boise, Idaho
Pulley, J K Co Inc., St. Louis, Missouri
Rockford Toolcraft Inc., Rockford, Illinois
Sachs Automotive, Northville, Michigan
Vehtek Systems Inc., Bowling Green, Ohio
Webb Wheel Products Inc., Cullman, Alabama