[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14285]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mark a momentous occasion at 
the Daimler Trucks North America Cleveland plant in Rowan County, North 
Carolina.
  The plant, which began manufacturing Freightliner trucks in 1989, 
recently rolled truck number 3 million off the assembly line. This 
milestone is a testament to the high-quality workforce that can be 
found in Rowan County specifically and North Carolina in general.
  In 1989, the plant began building Freightliners with 124 employees. 
While market forces have caused fluctuation over the years, the plant 
currently employs about 2,600 people, making it the third-largest 
employer in Rowan County. All together, the company employs about 8,000 
people throughout North Carolina.
  Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Daimler on its successful North American 
truck business, and I commend the good people of Rowan County, North 
Carolina, for making that business thrive.

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