Saltillo, Mexico. While some might call the decision to open an all-new $300-million truck plant in this economic environment “muy loco,” it is “the right investment at the right time in the right place,” according to Andreas Renschler, the head of Daimler Trucks and board member of parent Daimler AG The Saltillo plant was designed to showcase all of the company’s benchmark truck manufacturing processes and to lead in efforts to “create expertise for our global operations,” he said at opening ceremonies on Friday the new plant has begun building Freightliner Cascadia tractors at a ramp-up rate of just eight trucks a day for export to the U.S. but has the capacity to produce 30,000 trucks a year on two shifts and room to expand on its 740-acre site DTNA already has another heavy- and medium-duty truck plant in Santiago Tianguistenco Mexico with similar capacity building trucks for the North American and Latin American markets Read entire article ... The company is in the process of shutting down its truck plant in St. Thomas, Ontario and has significantly scaled back production at its Portland Portland is currently building the company’s Western Star tractors and vehicles for military contracts but that plant is scheduled to close in July with production transferring to Santiago DTNA also has a heavy-duty plant in Cleveland brand builds light-duty vehicles in Gaffney and its Thomas Built Buses operation has another manufacturing facility in High Point “Not all (DTNA) production will go to Mexico but we realize it is a large market with great potential for us,” said Chris Patterson While there are no current plans to add medium-duty trucks to the Saltillo production mix pointed out that while “the cost of doing business – labor—is lower (in Mexico) the logistics costs are higher and more dependent on fuel costs.” the Saltillo plant was a greenfield project intended to set benchmark manufacturing standards for Daimler’s global operations “Seeing it crowned as one of most modern and efficient manufacturing plants in the world makes us proud,” said Mexican President Felipe de Jesus Calderon Hinojosa in the official opening ceremonies in Saltillo “It is a good business decision,” said Pres “This plant is not designed for the next few months Among the Saltillo plant’s advanced features are a “lean truck operation system” intended to provide the highest quality trucks as the lowest production costs The system focuses on fixing problems right on the assembly line and relies on continuous feedback to improve quality and processes The new facility also incorporates state-of-the-art environmental controls including systems to recycle 90% of all materials and extensive use of natural light and solar controls to minimize electrical power requirements Jim Mele is a former longtime editor-in-chief of FleetOwner He joined the magazine in 1986 and served as chief editor from 1999 to 2017.  Salvador Sanchez is remembered every year in his hometown and this year was not exception when  hundreds of people including the boxing family gathered to honor  him and his eternal memory at a mass in the Church of the Virgin of Good Success located in the Heart of this lovely town was as every year the first to arrive at the religious site accompanied by her other son thanked all the people who came together to remember him in this church Where he was baptized and where he was also given his last goodbye on August 15 the idol who became a legend continues in the memory and affection of the people who do not forget Salvador who reigned as the undisputed featherweight champion of the WBC The supreme fighter who put Santiago Tianguistenco on the map with unforgettable fights against Danny Lopez It seems incredible that the passing of time has not affected the memories of this great man because even the new generations have joined this tribute the attendees left the church to begin the traditional procession to the cemetery where the remains of Salvador rest family and friends gathered to sing songs and share some words and anecdotes of the world champion plus 32 knockouts and only one split decision loss an amateur boxing tournament and traditional lunch which as always is served by the Sánchez family for all attendees His brother Sulio thanked the people for continuing to maintain Their tribute for the most famous son of Santiago Tianguistenco The tribute brought together many fans and friends but also the boxing family among them: Rafael Limón as well as the Secretary  of the Boxing Commission of the State of Mexico remembered Salvador Sánchez to the accompanying mariachi chords and the famous song Cruz de Olvido by Juan Záizar Torres Privacy Policy / Cookie Policy Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced that starting January 2019 its two plants in Mexico will begin production of the New Cascadia its most advanced Class 8 tractor truck and which already has 300 orders from Mexican carriers The New Cascadia was launched in the United States almost two years ago and since then the process of tropicalization for the Mexican market began and then the necessary tooling process at the plants of Saltillo “We are ready to start vehicle production in the first weeks of 2019 and start deliveries in February or March,” said Flavio Rivera president and CEO of Daimler Commercial Vehicles in Mexico during a presentation with representatives of around 700 freight companies in the municipality of Amozoc The New Cascadia has a fuel consumption between 8% and 15% more efficient thanks in large part to aerodynamic improvements resulting in substantial savings for carriers since diesel accounts for up to 57% of the cost of operation “By conceiving this truck our objective is to lower the cost of operation and as a result the new Cascadia is the tractor truck with the highest technology the safest and the most comfortable in the Mexican market,” said the official The unit is equipped with the new Integrated Detroit Powertrain (IDP) DT12 transmission and axles with intelligent lubrication system extend maintenance intervals up to 30% The DD 13 and DD16 engines are part of the new Cascadia configuration options The New Cascadia also features a suite of connected vehicle services to monitor performance data and empower business decisions The Remote Diagnostic Service informs fleets and owner-operators driving new Freightliner trucks within minutes of fault events Helping fleets reduce diagnostic time and increase uptime in their new trucks The Detroit Connect Direct provides fleets with direct access to critical information such as vehicle location With this feature customers can select which data sets they want how much and how frequently they would like that data made available so it can be imported into their backend systems -  Daimler builds a tractor truck in Saltillo every 4.4 minutes - Volvo Buses to increase coaches exports from Mexico to the US - Navistar posts strong third quarter results on record Class 8 truck orders - Kenworth increases output at Mexicali plant to 60 heavy trucks per hour We’re in the business of providing relevant information through print and electronic media organizing events to bring industrial value chain actors together and services to create new business relationships Our goal is to improve our clients’ competitiveness Sanchez was a Mexican professional boxer who was born in the town of Santiago Tianguistenco in Mexico He was the World Boxing Council (WBC) and The Ring featherweight champion from 1980 to 1982 death robbed him away before he could become the greatest featherweight boxer of all time “Today The Ring Magazine celebrates the birthday of Salvador Sanchez one of the greatest fighters to come out of Mexico The Ring fighter of the year in 1980 (shared with Sugar Ray Leonard) The Ring featherweight champion from 1980 to 1982 and participated in contenders for The Ring’s fight of the year three years in a row Happy birthday to ‘Chava’ Sanchez!” Said the magazine on X Fans and followers of the magazine flocked in the comment section to remember the former champion Way too young when you left us.” Said a fan Imagine how much he would’ve sculpted the style of Mexican boxing for generations after him if he had been around longer.” Added another fan Sanchez started his professional career at the age of 16 as a teenager he began winning against tough Mexican opponents His 19th professional fight was against the Mexican bantamweight champion Antonio Becerra who was too experienced for the young boxer and therefore Sanchez lost the fight he went on fighting and moved to the featherweight division He had beaten people like Puerto Rican and Felix Trinidad Senior before securing a title shot at world champion Danny Lopez Danny was an impressive fighter who had won big bouts for instance against world champion David Kotei Sanchez had a total of 46 fights he won 32 of them by knockout and 12 by decision His last fight was against Azumah Nelson at Madison Square Garden in New York he dropped the opponent almost outside the ring and the referee Tony Perez stopped the fight Sanchez proved a to be a dominant featherweight champion after he held defense victories over three fighters who were LaPorte Sanchez was training for a rematch with LaPorte that was set for September Sanchez crashed in early morning of August 12 1982 while he drove his Porsche 928 sports car along the federal highway In 1983 a film titled ‘The Last Fight’ was released as a dedication to the fallen boxer This year the WBC celebrates its 60th anniversary and for this reason we remember great events and fights that have been such an integral part of our history