Truck and Engine Makers Raising Payrolls, Production

img src="/sites/default/files/images/articles/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>Truck and engine manufacturers said they were calling back furloughed workers and increasing production amid rising interest by potential buyers.

Three truck makers told Transport Topics they were increasing their build rates, while one engine maker was boosting output and another canceled personnel cuts as demand rises.

Thomas Kieffer, executive director of marketing at engine maker Cummins Inc., told Transport Topics that “sales are growing quite nicely for this market. We expect to ramp up our build rate between now and October.”