increased plant expansion in Canada and the U.S., this figure is expected to increase.PRODUCTSBesides manufacturing heavy and medium-duty trucks, Paccar also manufactures off-road mining vehicles and equipment, trucks parts and winches. Paccar’s product lines are generally grouped into five (5) main divisions. They include information technology, trucks, aftermarket truck parts, winches, and financial services.Information TechnologyRecently Paccar spent $10 million purchasing PNV, a Florida company that sells truck stop access to the Internet. Paccar has also developed prototype technology that scans a driver’s index finger before letting the engine start – a guard against unauthorized truck driver starts. In addition, Paccar has developed a number of computer-related products to be used within its company to coordinate e-mail distribution, increase customer responsiveness and service requests, and improve product design. In 1999, Paccar won the prestigious Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) LEAD award for “forward thinking and adaptive use of material adhesive bonding, advanced modular designs and the application of robotic assembly processes.”TrucksThe heart of Paccar’s core businesses, trucks and its related aftermarket truck parts, account for 96% of revenues and 91% of operating income. Paccar makes the following models:Peterbilt Trucks –Model 270 (Class 6-7)Model 387 (Class 8)Model 330 (Class 5-7)Kenworth Trucks –T800 WorkCab (hybrid truck built for the construction market)T300 medium-duty (Class 6-7)K300 (e-commerce uses)T2000 (Class 8)DAF Trucks –95XF.530 (just-in-time deliveries)Leyland Trucks –Leyland trucks division produces Class 4-7 distribution trucks sold and marketed exclusively in Europe by DAF trucks;As of March 2000, Foden trucks will be manufactured at the Leyland plant in Lancashire, England.DROPS (Demountable Rack Off-Loading Pick-up System) ve...
