28th
January 2005 -
ArvinMeritor Awarded Contract to Supply Drum Brakes to Mack Trucks, Inc.
ArvinMeritor announced today its Commercial Vehicle Systems (CVS) business group
has been awarded a major three-year supply contract to supply its Meritor(R) Q
Plus(TM) cam brakes to Mack Trucks, Inc.
Meritor Q Plus brakes
will continue to be standard equipment on all Mack vehicles. Introduced in 1991,
the Q Plus is the industry's most popular air brake, and is standard equipment
on more North American heavy- and medium-duty trucks than any other brand. The
standard brake offering is designed to reduce brake system maintenance and
downtime, and features linings with extra thickness at the maximum wear point;
heavy-duty shoe return springs; and parts commonality between steer, drive and
trailer brakes.
The High-Performance Q
Plus cam brake offering consists of larger 16.5" x 5" brakes on the front steer
axle, coupled with standard 16.5" x 7" brakes on the rear axle. The package was
designed to provide 30 percent to 60 percent more brake torque than conventional
cam brakes, which translates into 20 percent to 25 percent shorter stopping
distances on typical tractor-trailer combinations. The front steer axle brake is
also designed with 65 percent more wearable lining volume than the standard 15"
x 4" brakes, which extends service life.
Standard and
High-Performance Q Plus brakes for the Mack contract will be provided through
the company's Manning, S.C., and Tilbury, Ont., Canada, facilities.
Dedicated to quality,
reliability, and total customer satisfaction, Mack Trucks, Inc. has provided its
customers with innovative transportation solutions for more than a century.
Today, Mack is one of
North America's largest producers of heavy-duty trucks, and MACK(R) vehicles are
sold and serviced in more than 45 countries worldwide. All Mack manufacturing
locations are certified to the internationally recognized ISO 14001 standard for
environmental management systems. Mack is also a proud sponsor of Share the
Road, an American Trucking Associations' public information campaign aimed at
enhancing the safety of our nation's roadways.
Mack is a member of the
Volvo Group, a publicly held company headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. With
annual sales of approximately $22 billion, Volvo business areas include heavy
trucks, buses, construction equipment, marine and industrial drive systems,
aerospace, and financial services. In the United States, Volvo shares are listed
on NASDAQ and are traded as ADRs (symbol: VOLVY).
ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a
premier $8 billion global supplier of a broad range of integrated systems,
modules and components to the motor vehicle industry. The company serves light
vehicle, commercial truck, trailer and specialty original equipment
manufacturers and related aftermarkets. Headquartered in Troy, Mich.,
ArvinMeritor employs approximately 31,000 people at more than 120 manufacturing
facilities in 25 countries. ArvinMeritor common stock is traded on the New York
Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ARM. For more information, visit the
company's Web site at: www.arvinmeritor.com
Source: ArvinMeritor
Press Release