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Freightliner Corporation |
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PROFILE |
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Freightliner is all over the road. The company, a subsidiary of automotive manufacturer DaimlerChrysler, is the #1 heavy truck maker in the US and a top exporter to Central and South America, Asia, and the Middle East. Freightliner offers heavy-duty trucks under the Century Class, Columbia, and Classic XL names for use in construction, distribution, and logging, as well as other applications. Other products include school buses (Thomas Built Buses) and fire engines (American LaFrance). Freightliner, which is cutting jobs and truck production due to reduced demand, has nonetheless acquired Canadian truck maker Western Star Holdings. Amid growing losses, Freightliner's president James Hebe was ousted in 2001.
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
1997 Sales (mil.): 5,500.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 14.6%
Employees: 10,000
Revenue per employee: $550,000.00
KEY PEOPLE |
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Rainer Schmückle
CEO
Udo Schnell
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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4747 N. Channel
Portland, OR 97217
US
Phone: 503-735-8000
Fax: 503-735-8921
Online: Web Site
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