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On 4/13/2024 at 7:55 AM, bbigrig said:
Macks new highway model should be coming out sometime next year. I'm guessing it will be sharing cab shells with the new Volvo highway model. Just in time for the new plant in 2026.
Makes sense to.send them down the same production line in Mexico while allowing LVO to increase building both regional and Vocational lines at Macungie.
Volvo/Macks competition have been building highway products for years in Mexico. Can't beat'em, join'em I guess.
No guessing. It "is" the new Volvo highway model.
"Can't beat'em, join'em I guess".....what does that mean?
Mexico is a cesspool of corruption, crime and killing. One can not build a quality car or truck there. Note the Freightliners and Ford Mavericks produced there, examples of horrendous quality. Scania will not produce in Mexico......in Brazil they can produce a quality product, alike national jewel Embraer.
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Reuters / April 12, 2024
The United Auto Workers (UAW) said on Friday it is "extremely disappointed" with truck maker Volvo Group's decision to set up a new truck plant in Mexico, which the company said would help supplement its U.S. production.
The union, in a letter published on Thursday, said it is looking into the contractual obligations for truck build rates at the Lehigh Valley Operations (LVO) plant and the potential legal ramifications from Volvo's Mexico decision.
Volvo announced the new plant on Thursday and added that it would be investing an additional $80 million for future production at the LVO plant, having invested $73 million over the last five years.
"This is a slap in the face for all of us," said UAW Local 677 shop chair Tim Hertzog, adding that the company informed the union about the plans 15 minutes before the announcement.
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Glomar Explorer……haven’t heard that name in a while.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/baltimore-bridge-collapse-powerful-crane-174530934.html
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The EPA is setting unachievable emission reduction targets, this time targeting heavy trucks which are responsible for an enormous portion of freight movement in the U.S.
The technology needed to electrify the trucking industry is nowhere near ready, and this rule is setting us on a collision course for supply chain disasters.
By increasing the cost of shipping with this rule, the Biden administration is once again demonstrating their lack of concern for American families who have been hit hard by inflation and the onslaught of rules and regulations that are making it increasingly difficult to do business in the U.S.
American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle
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The German Liebherr 995 crane and the company behind it.
https://www.donjon.com/ches1000.htm
But major crane operator McLean (Maryland-based) is in this too.
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Yellen walks back Biden’s comments that taxpayers will pay for Baltimore bridge collapse
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On 3/26/2024 at 8:48 PM, Joey Mack said:
And is it true that JB has already said the the Gov... (Us) will pay for the whole reconstruction? Really..? Shouldn't Singapore and the shipping company be on the hook? Too much too fast here.. it is starting to have a bad smell...
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/lloyds-london-sees-multi-billion-083924519.html
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4 minutes ago, Joey Mack said:
And is it true that JB has already said the the Gov... (Us) will pay for the whole reconstruction? Really..? Shouldn't Singapore and the shipping company be on the hook? Too much too fast here.. it is starting to have a bad smell...
Well exactly, that is why shipping companies purchase insurance from Lloyd's of London.
JB saying the US taxpayer will pay for reconstruction is silly.
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I believe it was a cyberattack. They took over the ships controls, steering it towards that bridge column for maximum effect and then shut off power, causing a loss of steering (hydraulic rudder control) and propulsion. Thus it was weaponized, transformed into a floating projectile. If you look at the ship's path, it was on course and then suddenly turned to the right.......directly for that bridge column.......and then power shut off. Now the Port of Baltimore* is effectively shut down, and it will take months to clear. Someone sent a message.
They're attacking our water supply at this very moment, according to the White House in a letter to the state governors dated March 18th: https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2024-03/epa-apnsa-letter-to-governors_03182024.pdf
And the mainstream media hasn't seen the need to mention America's drinking water is under threat?
* The Port of Baltimore is the busiest U.S. port for imports of cars and light trucks, plus agricultural and construction machinery. 52.3 million tons of foreign cargo passed through the port in 2023, that valued at $80 billion.
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20 hours ago, DavCut said:This might be a good one for @kscarbel2 to chime in on (he has been around recently)….
Yes sir, it is indeed a glider kit.
The glider kits were assembled in Allentown by a third party (R.D. Knorr Industries) from parts we supplied. I never liked that arrangement. Rather, I wish they had been built in our assembly lines. It was done because one mindset was it would hamper the flow of complete trucks on the line.
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3 minutes ago, Freightrain said:
Off all my life, I don't think we have lived in a worse condition then we are in now.
The president angrily addressed the nation on Thursday night telling Americans 'I know what the hell I am doing!' and insisting that 'my memory is fine.'
However, moments later he committed another startling gaffe, referring to the Egyptian leader as the president of Mexico.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13063725/joe-biden-address-nation-news.html
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2 hours ago, harrybarbon said:
Thanks for posting.
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2 hours ago, harrybarbon said:
Thanks for posting.
You can't make this stuff up.
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And, Yellen says prices don't need to come down. Hmm.
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I have a lot of respect for Senator John Kennedy.
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3 hours ago, Vladislav said:
Thank you for the answer, Kevin. Those I saw (pre-2004 CX) were 4" wide and the length wasn't way off from a MH. The style of attachment didn't look different either. So I kept a bit of hope on possibility using them in MH/RW. Didn't take measurements though.
The bushings are different too.
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22 hours ago, Vladislav said:
Would be interesting to learn weren't those RW/MH springs later went to CH and CX Vision? Or at least didn't they have the same length? Some Visions had only 2 leaves in the taperleaf pack I belive. But don't have sources of info to proof or argue.
Vlad, the CH has different front springs.
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UAW 'extremely disappointed' with Volvo's Mexico plant decision
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