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opportunity to see what we're thinking about, what innovations could be lying ahead," says Dozier. "They get a peek behind the curtain, and we get an op- portunity to gather some feedback from them as well." With thousands of customers and guests visiting the plant annually, Dozier says the response to the center has been very positive. "The feedback we get has been excel- lent," he says. Environmental initiatives Peterbilt continues to achieve wide- spread recognition for its environmen- tal initiatives. The company has received ISO 14001 Certification for Environ- mental Management Systems. This vol- untary program establishes a constant cycle of monitoring to improve environ- mental matters by soliciting input from — literally — every employee in the build- ing, according to Dozier. In both 2008 and 2010, the Denton Plant was recognized as the North Texas Clean Air Coalition Champion and Em- ployer of the Year. And in 2009, Peterbilt became a Zero Waste to Landfill Facility and was recognized by the Environmen- tal Protection Agency for their conserva- tion efforts. In light of those achievements, it's no surprise that the Denton facility is one of North America's leading producers of al- ternative fuel vehicles as well. "Establishing a culture of environmen- tal awareness and achieving Zero Waste to Landfill status required scrutiny of all our plant operations and processes, and ideas came from every employee in the building," says Dozier. "For example, we discovered a use for the leftover particles from the paint- ing process, the dust that would settle in the downdraft booths. We found some locations that could use that material in a fuel-fired energy generating station. "We looked for innovative, out-of-the- box solutions like that throughout the facil- ity. And we found them." 10 FIRST CLASS "It's a culture of continuous improvement at the plant..." — Mike Dozier, Peterbilt Assistant General Manager 30 Years in Denton