Navistar unveiled a new 70,000-square-foot product support center in Woodridge, Ill.


The new center includes a large office area, three classrooms, a photo and video studio, a computer lab, a tool development and fabrication shop and 50,000 square feet of hands-on training space for dealer and fleet technicians.

The center is home to 80 employees who work in the following functions:

* Training for customer, dealer and Navistar sales, parts and service personnel
* Entry-level technician recruitment for U.S. dealers
* Standard repair time development
* Publications, authoring and development
* Special tools and diagnostics development
* Vehicle component system subject matter experts

As a full-time training facility, the center will host dozens of dealer and customer technicians each day for in-depth, hands-on training.