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W hen Peterbilt's Denton, Texas, production facility first opened its doors to employees in 1980, the company as- pired to what now seems a very modest goal of building 20 trucks a day. Today, from roughly the same footprint of production space, the plant has produced more than seven times that number, and sees a day when 150-plus truck-per-day build rates will be a reality. All this while the plant is winning high-level recognition for its successful, innovative safety and environmental initiatives, and delivering the class and quality trucks that the world has come to expect from Peterbilt. "It's all about helping meet the needs of our customers," says Mike Dozier, Peterbilt assistant general manager. "As the market continues to improve and the opportunities to meet the needs of customers who demand quality continue to grow, we have to be 8 FIRST CLASS Innovation Drives Peterbilt Plant to New Levels of Safety, Efficiency, Production GROWING BETTER