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Editorial director: Derek Smith • Editor: Bill Laste • Art director: Jayne Laste • Client services manager: Cyndy Moylan • Publisher: Pete Sobic First Class is published by Northbrook Publishing, a division of Randall-Reilly Publishing Company, LLC, on behalf of Peterbilt Motors Company and its dealers. Editorial office: 21420 W. Greenfield Ave., New Berlin, WI 53146. Phone (262) 650-9260. Printed in the U.S., copyright 2014. Postmaster: Send form 3579 to 21420 W. Greenfield Ave., New Berlin, WI 53146. One-year subscription in the U.S. $12.00; $15.00 in Canada; $25.00 all other countries payable in U.S. funds. "Agreement Number 40732015". Change of address or undeliverable copies should be sent to: 1415 Janette Ave., Windsor, Ontario, N8X 1Z1 Canada. FIRST CLASS l 5 Building Visions T he lightweight, fuel-efficient PACCAR MX-11 may be new to North America, but at PACCAR and Peterbilt, this exciting, breakthrough product launch has been years in the making. Built for our on-highway Model 579 and vocational Model 567, the new 10.8-liter engine is now available for order through Peterbilt dealerships. Production for North America at the state-of-the-art PACCAR engine manufacturing facility in Columbus, Miss., is under way, and trucks with MX-11s are going down the assembly line in Denton. In this issue of First Class Magazine, you'll read about how manufacturing plans for a complementary product to our successful PACCAR MX-13 Engine platform were already integrated into the design architecture of the plant as far back as 2007. You'll read how market trends in Europe — and the introduction of the MX-11 there in 2013 — foretold of trends in North American markets toward lighter blocks that could offer robust performance, improved fuel economy and outstanding reliability. The result is a signature addition to Peterbilt's lineup of technologically advanced solutions focused on delivering the highest levels of performance, reliability, fuel efficiency and low cost of operation. The PACCAR MX-11 Engine provides outstanding value in a lightweight and fuel-efficient design and will continue to exceed customer expectations. The MX-11 Engine is the culmination of a vision shared by all of us at PACCAR, but it's a vision driven by our customers' wants and needs. We are indeed proud of this latest example of PACCAR innovation and manufacturing excellence. We are even more proud of the close business partnerships we have built with our customers. Together, we continue building visions.