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Darrin Siver General Manager More Milestones &EJUPSJBMEJSFDUPS%FSFL4NJUIt&EJUPS#JMM-BTUFt"SUEJSFDUPS.FHIBO#SPOEPTt$MJFOUTFSWJDFTNBOBHFS$ZOEZ.PZMBOt1VCMJTIFS1FUF4PCJD 'JSTU$MBTTJTQVCMJTIFECZ/PSUICSPPL$VTUPN.FEJBBEJWJTJPOPG3BOEBMM3FJMMZ1VCMJTIJOH$PNQBOZ--$POCFIBMGPG1FUFSCJMU.PUPST$PNQBOZBOEJUTEFBMFST&EJUPSJBMPGGJDF8(SFFOGJFME"WF/FX#FSMJO8* 1IPOF 1SJOUFEJOUIF64DPQZSJHIU1PTUNBTUFS4FOEGPSNUP8(SFFOGJFME"WF/FX#FSMJO8*0OFZFBSTVCTDSJQUJPOJOUIF64JO$BOBEBBMMPUIFSDPVOUSJFTQBZBCMFJO64GVOET i"HSFFNFOU/VNCFSw$IBOHFPGBEESFTTPSVOEFMJWFSBCMFDPQJFTTIPVMECFTFOUUP+BOFUUF"WF8JOETPS0OUBSJP/9;$BOBEB FIRST CLASS l 5 "Operators of the Model 579 report growing ever-nearer to the 10 mpg threshold." A s we enter the final months of Peterbilt's 75th Anniversary, this issue of First Class Magazine features several of our most accomplished custom- ers who have also achieved significant milestones. We surely and strongly believe that their partnership with Peterbilt will lead them to achieve many more. For example, Jim Palmer Trucking, under new ownership with Darrel Wilson at the wheel, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an infusion of new Model 579s into the fleet. The Model 579s are posting outstanding fuel economy improvements for the firm, more than 9.0 mpg for some tractors, as high as 9.8 mpg in one. John Struiksma Sr. says West Coast Sand & Gravel, in its 46th year of op- eration, is investing in new Peterbilt Models 567 and 579, and is stronger than ever. Drivers especially like the new Peterbilt equipment, as does Struiksma, albeit for slightly less tangible reasons. "They're just more stylish," he says. And CR&R Waste Services recently surpassed 50 years of ownership by the Ronnenberg family — and still proudly operates, among its fleet of innovative new natural-gas-powered Model 320s, a few cease- lessly reliable Peterbilts that the company has run for more than 40 of those years. We've never offered a more technologically advanced prod- uct line. Products such as the Model 567 offer operators unsurpassed levels of driver comfort and ride in the vocational market. The Model 579 continues to turn heads, not only because of its striking appearance, but for those who monitor bottom lines as well, with operators nearly breaking through the 10 mpg threshold. And the advances in our natural-gas platform continue to offer both environmental and business advantages to our customers. To be sure, a 75th anniversary is no small matter. However, at Peterbilt, we value customer achievements and milestones even more. Here's to many more!