[AT] Oliver's decline

[Dennis Johnson]

The (White) Freightliner became the best selling truck in the US based on lower costs due in part to less costly and inferior parts. Early on they had a reputation for poor quality with nicknames like (White) “Road Commode” and “Freight Shaker”.
I have been to one of there plants when working as a chassis engineer for an oil field service company, and they were starting some quality programs. Today there quality has increased significantly. They still do not have a reputation of being the best, but they are getting better.

Dennis

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> On Nov 17, 2019, at 7:32 PM, James Peck <jamesgpeck at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The best selling White,  formerly the White Freightliner, still exists. Freightliner is now owned by Daimler and is essentially the North American truck brand of dAimler and the best selling semi tractor in the US. 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freightliner_Trucks
> 
> Cecil Bearden AT list member, Oklahoma farmer, and Professional Engineer <crbearden at copper.net>; White has certainly been the kiss of death for anything it gets into..
> 
> Tom A AT List Member <toma at risingnet.net>: The White Oliver alliance actually goes back a lot further. Rollin White organized Cletrac Corp in 1916. White was formed about 1890 by Rollin's father and had been making sewing machines and steam cars.
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