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Detroit Diesel Donates Engine for Second Season of CMT’s ‘Trick My Truck’
Series 60 delivers reliability/durability for truck driver
DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 27, 2006 -
Detroit Diesel today announced it
has donated an engine - a completely remanufactured Series 60® -
to Richard Crowder of Nashville, Tennessee, to complement the
incredible interior and exterior truck make-over he received from the "Trick
My Truck" show that is featured on Country Music Television (CMT). The
episode featuring Crowder’s truck aired Friday, September 22.
Crowder, who owns a Freightliner FLD, was selected out of hundreds of
entries to have his truck completely made over with the help of CMT.
Having a strong sense of faith is important to Crowder so the truck was
given the name of "Higher Power" and design improvements followed
this theme, transforming the vehicle into his own personal sanctuary. The
truck renovation was performed by the Chrome Shop Mafia of 4 State
Trucks in Joplin, Missouri.
Enhancements to the truck included stained glass, a plasma flat
screen TV, chrome straight pipes, a custom sound system and a custom
interior. The finishing touch to the make-over was the installation of a
remanufactured heavy-duty Series 60 engine, which was installed by
Barloworld Truck Center in Springdale, Arkansas.
"Barloworld continues to be a proud sponsor of the Trick My Truck show.
Occasions like this allow us to demonstrate our level of commitment and
initiative to customer service. Congratulations to Mr. Crowder and we hope he
enjoys his new ride," said Adam Arrington, General Manager of Barloworld Truck
Center in Springdale.
This is the second remanufactured engine Detroit Diesel has donated to the
"Trick My Truck" show. The first engine recipient was Darlene Swift of Taylor
Ridge, Illinois, who was featured in the first season of the show with her
revamped Freightliner that was called "Free Spirit".
"The Trick My Truck show is really a tremendous opportunity for Detroit Diesel to
support drivers and owner/operators who are in need of a little help to keep them
on the road and trucking along smoothly," said Friedrich Baumann, President of
Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing. "Detroit Diesel has been remanufacturing heavyduty
diesel engines for nearly 40 years so this was a good chance for us to
demonstrate to the world that a remanufactured engine provides a remarkable
level of reliability and durability for drivers."
Barloworld Truck Center is one of the largest Freightliner, Sterling and Western
Star dealers in the country with 11 full service dealerships and five body shops
located in five states across South Central USA. Barloworld Truck Center is a
regional market leader for heavy-duty truck sales and a subsidiary of Barloworld,
an international brand management company.
For more information about the Chrome Shop Mafia, visit the website at:
www.chromeshopmafia.com
Detroit Diesel is a leading manufacturer of on-highway heavy-duty diesel engines
for the commercial vehicle market offering a complete line of engines from 170 to
515 horsepower for the on-highway and vocational markets. Through its facility in
Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Diesel is engaged in the design, manufacture, sale and
service of these products, in addition to supporting alternative and hybrid engine
strategies for the commercial truck marketplace. Detroit Diesel Corporation is a
subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler AG, a member of the DaimlerChrysler Truck Group
and an affiliate company of Freightliner LLC.
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