NEWS AND EVENTS
Highest Level Distinction Award Sets Pacbrake Above the Rest
Navistar, Inc. has recently named Pacbrake Company as a Navistar Diamond Supplier for 2010. According to Navistar, its Diamond Suppliers have earned this distinction by their ability to meet and exceed performance expectations for quality, delivery and cost. Additionally, Diamond Suppliers are strategically aligned with Navistar's business goals and demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement. They represent the "best of the best" in terms of supplier/customer collaboration.
US/Canadian Military Contracts
As the military continues its efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, USA and Canada ramps up their supply of newly designed armoured vehicles. These vehicles have increased troop protection to guard against enemy actions including newly developed road side bombs. Our Pacbrake exhaust brake makes up part of the spec on these vehicles by providing additional braking for these much heavier units.
We are pleased to be the brake of choice and will continue to do our part to protect our troops abroad.
Pacbrake China Plant Opens
To aid in the supply of Pacbrake's exhaust, thermal and diverter valves, we have recently opened our third location. Our China facility has machining, assembly and warehouse operations which will greatly increase our capability while providing a cost base better aligned with global needs. This will allow Pacbrake to remain competitive with new and existing customers worldwide.
Pacbrake Celebrates 50 Years!
In 1961 Pacbrake (then known as Pacific Diesel Brake) seized an opportunity to enter into the trucking industry by becoming a distributor for a little known product called an engine brake. We quickly made our mark as a young company involved with diesel engine retarding devices designed to cope with descending the mountainous roads associated with logging and mining in Western Canada and North Western USA.
Over the years other products were added to the mix and we grew to become known in the industry for our innovation, quality and technical knowledge relating to this industry. In later years, with the design and development of our own engine retarders, we adopted the name “Pacbrake” and became a manufacturing company supplying the major engine and truck builders in North America.
Today, after fifty years, our products serve a global market and although we have concentrated on our core products, we have become instrumental in helping solve emission related issues that the industry is facing as diesel engines continue to be the choice for vehicle power.
We feel fortunate having a strong connection with an industry that has developed into an important part of today’s economy and also feel fortunate to have that same connection with the many customers we are serving and the many suppliers which serve us.