Michigan, USA, December 13, 2017
WABCO Holdings Inc, a leading global supplier of technologies and services that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, 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 recognises 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, Vice President-Global Purchasing, Paccar. “We appreciate the value created for customers, dealers and Paccar from continuous improvement initiatives under the program. Paccar recognises 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, Business Leader- Global Steering, WABCO. “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,President, WABCO Americas. “The recent acquisition of Sheppard enables the combination of active steering, active braking, electronic stability control and other advance driver assisted systems to help realise 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.