"J.B. Hunt is continuously evaluating equipment alternatives to ensure we leverage the best solution available for our customers, our drivers and the environment," said Kirk Thompson,CEO for J.B. Hunt. "Through this supplier agreement with Navistar, we will be adding some of the most fuel-efficient and driver-friendly tractors in the industry to our fleet."
The agreement between the two companies will transform into 5,000 trucks to be delivered by 2014. The vehicles chosen by J.B. Hunt are International ProStar+ sleepers and day cabs, equipped with 2010 EPA certified MaxxForce 13 big bore engines.
"We're excited to once again be J.B. Hunt's principal commercial truck provider and look forward to delivering them International trucks with MaxxForce engines as well as the full support of our parts and dealer network," Jack Allen, president of Navistar's North American truck group said in a statement.
"J.B. Hunt is an industry leader and one of the most metric-driven transportation companies in the world," Allen added. "They have tested our ProStar with MaxxForce 13 engine and this agreement demonstrates their confidence in the fuel economy, overall performance and no-hassle approach of our MaxxForce Advanced EGR engines."
Separately, Navistar announced in March it signed an agreement with GE Capital, which will become Navistar’s preferred provider of retail financing solutions to support sales of Navistar trucks and school buses in the US.
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