People In The News
Following are personnel changes that recently occurred in the trucking industry.
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake To Consolidate Brake Production
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC plans a new foundation brake production facility slated for fourth quarter 2007. The location of the new facility will be announced at a later date.
Foundation drum brake production will move from its current location at a Dana facility in Glasgow, KY. Air disc brake production will be transitioned from a Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems facility in Frankfort, KY. The Frankfort facility, which also manufactures air compressors, will be shut down later this year.
Safety Recognition Awarded
Frost & Sullivan presented Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems its 2006 Customer Value Leadership Of The Year award in the North American Class 6 to 8 truck OE market.
The award recognizes the company’s development and introduction of its active chassis control systems, which enhance the safety of heavy-duty trucks.
Joint Venture To Produce Axles
Dana Corporation announced that its subsidiary, Dana Mauritius Ltd. and Dongfeng Motor Co. Ltd. have amended the agreement to develop their 50/50 joint venture, Dongfeng Dana Axle Co. Ltd. Terms of the original agreement signed in 2005 were renegotiated after Dana filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy code last year.
Once solidified, the joint-venture company will employ approximately 8,000 people in three production facilities, as well as a research and development center to be established.
