R.H. Sheppard, a WABCO company, Receives Supplier Performance Management Achiever Award from PACCAR
December 12 2017 - 6:30AM
WABCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE:WBC) (www.wabco-auto.com), a leading
global supplier of technologies and services that improve the
safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, today
announced that R.H. Sheppard, a key supplier of industry-leading
steering technologies for commercial vehicles recently acquired by
WABCO, received the PACCAR Inc Supplier Performance Management
(SPM) Achiever Award. R.H. Sheppard received the honor for the
second year in a row.
PACCAR Inc, a leading global truck manufacturer, annually
recognizes its top performing suppliers in the areas of product
development, operations support, and business alignment with the
truck maker’s objectives. Through the SPM program, suppliers and
PACCAR cross-functional teams collaborate to identify performance
enhancements and to develop product innovations. PACCAR selected
Sheppard for its reliability and delivery performance. PACCAR has
given 89 supplier awards since the launch of the SPM program in
2014.
“We are excited about our suppliers’ performance achieved since
we launched the SPM program three years ago,” said Bill Jackson,
PACCAR Vice President, Global Purchasing. “We appreciate the value
created for customers, dealers and PACCAR from continuous
improvement initiatives under the program. PACCAR recognizes and
honors its leading suppliers that demonstrated top
performance.”
“It is a great honor to receive PACCAR’s Supplier Performance
Management Achiever Award on behalf of the entire Sheppard team,”
said Piotr Sroka, WABCO Business Leader, Global Steering. “We
continue to build on our more than 20-year strategic partnership
with PACCAR by contributing advanced steering system to the
commercial vehicle manufacturer’s world-class Kenworth and
Peterbilt truck brands in North America.”
“PACCAR’s top supplier award powerfully demonstrates how WABCO’s
broad portfolio of industry-leading technologies help improve the
safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicle
manufacturers and fleet operators in North America and worldwide,”
said Jon Morrison, WABCO President, Americas. “The recent
acquisition of Sheppard enables the combination of active steering,
active braking, electronic stability control and other advanced
driver assistance systems to help realize the commercial vehicle
industry’s vision of autonomous driving.”
WABCO acquired R.H. Sheppard in September 2017. Sheppard
offers a suite of power-steering gears that has set
the industry standard for heavy-duty commercial and specialty
vehicles. Sheppard employs approximately 900 individuals at its
U.S. facilities in Hanover, Pennsylvania, and Wytheville,
Virginia.
About WABCOWABCO (NYSE:WBC) is a leading global
supplier of technologies and services that improve the safety,
efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles. Founded nearly
150 years ago, WABCO continues to pioneer breakthrough innovations
for advanced driver assistance, braking, stability control,
suspension, transmission automation and aerodynamics. Partnering
with the transportation industry as it maps a route toward
autonomous driving, WABCO also uniquely connects trucks, trailers,
cargo, drivers, business partners and fleet operators through
advanced fleet management systems and mobile solutions. WABCO
reported sales of $2.8 billion in 2016. Headquartered in Brussels,
Belgium, WABCO has 13,000 employees in 40 countries. For more
information, visit www.wabco-auto.com.
WABCO global media contactNina Friedmann, +49
69 719 168 171, wabco@klenkhoursch.de
WABCO North America media contactJohn Tews, +1
248 276 1970, jtews@millerschingroup.com
WABCO investors and analysts contactSean
Deason, +1 248 270 9287, investorrelations@wabco-auto.com
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