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ConMet PreSet Plus® Hub Assemblies Chosen as Standard for Cheetah Chassis Trailers
Vancouver, WA – September 19, 2023 – ConMet, a leading global provider of transformative technologies for commercial trucks and trailers, is excited to announce that its PreSet Plus hub assemblies have been selected as the standard choice for Cheetah Chassis, a manufacturer of custom container chassis and specialized flatbed trailers.…

ConMet Expands eMobility Business
Vancouver, WA - August 14, 2023 – ConMet, a leading global provider of transformative technologies for commercial trucks and trailers, is excited to announce the acquisition of assets focused on e-mobility products from the Saietta Group's Netherlands branch. With this new agreement, ConMet is integrating the intellectual property and employees…

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley Visits ConMet Foundry in Clackamas, Oregon, With a Focus on Sustainability
Clackamas, OR — On July 17, 2023, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) visited the Clackamas, Oregon foundry of ConMet, a leading global provider of transformative technologies for commercial trucks and trailers. Dan Mahr, Labor Liaison and Regional Representative for Clackamas County in the Office of Senator Jeff Merkley, was also…

ConMet eMobility Enables First Zero-Emission Refrigerated Tractor-Trailer Deployed by Penske Logistics
Vancouver, WA — July 18, 2023 — ConMet eMobility announced today that Penske Logistics has become the first third-party logistics provider to successfully pair an nMotion™ TR 160-45 equipped reefer trailer with a Freightliner eCascadia electric semi-truck. The pairing enables zero-emission refrigerated transport by combining an all-electric tractor with a…

ConMet to showcase expanding eMobility product line at ACT Expo 2023
Anaheim, CA – May 1, 2023 — ConMet, a leading global provider of transformative technologies for commercial trucks and trailers, is set to showcase its latest innovations at ACT Expo 2023 this week in Anaheim, CA. Among the exciting technologies being displayed at ConMet booth #5382, the company’s eMobility business…

ConMet Digital Driver App for Telematics Solution Now Available for Download
Vancouver, WA — April 27, 2023 — ConMet is excited to announce the release of the Digital Driver app, now available for download for iOS and Android, as part of its telematics portfolio of solutions. Drivers are key to fleet success; empowering drivers brings the strength of data to the…

ConMet Receives PACCAR SPM Award Across Three Divisions
Vancouver, Washington –– April 04, 2023 –– ConMet has received PACCAR's 2022 SPM Award across its wheel ends, castings, and plastics divisions. PACCAR, a leading global manufacturer of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks, uses their comprehensive Supplier Performance Management (SPM) program to evaluate the performance of their suppliers in the…

Platform Science Brings ConMet Digital’s Telematics Portfolio to Fleet Solutions Catalog
SAN DIEGO and Vancouver, WA -- April 4, 2023 -- Platform Science, a leading connected vehicle platform, and ConMet Digital today announced a new collaboration to offer ConMet’s telematics portfolio in Platform Science's industry-leading marketplace of solutions. The ConMet Digital suite of products provides fleet managers, drivers, and dispatchers with…

ConMet Earns PACCAR 10 PPM Award at Six Manufacturing Facilities
Vancouver, Washington –– March 23, 2023 –– ConMet has earned PACCAR’s 10 PPM Award across six of ConMet's North American production facilities: Canton, North Carolina; Monroe, North Carolina; Chillicothe, Ohio; Clackamas, Oregon; Denton, TX, and Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. PACCAR, a leading global manufacturer of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks,…

ConMet Unveils Emerging Technologies For the Commercial Vehicle Market
Orlando, FL –– February 26, 2023 –– ConMet, a leading global provider of transformative technologies for commercial trucks and trailers, announces today its upcoming product and capability expansion plans for each business unit. The company’s ongoing focus on tech-enabled innovation, engineering expertise, and manufacturing excellence has facilitated the growth of…

ConMet Digital partners with Stephens Pneumatics to supply telematics for new tank trailer builds
Vancouver, WA January 10, 2023 – ConMet Digital is pleased to announce a partnership with Stephens Pneumatics, a manufacturer of highly customized tank trailers, transporters, and vehicle beds, to supply fleet telematics systems for new tank trailer builds. Starting immediately, fleets have the option to add any ConMet Digital data…

Industry Leaders Join Together to Advance Freight Electrification
WASHINGTON — In September, the Electrification Coalition (EC) announced the launch of the Electric Freight Consortium (EFC), a forum for collaboration between the EC, private-sector partners and industry leaders representing a broad cross-section of the freight transportation sector that will accelerate freight electrification at scale. The EFC will complement its innovative freight…

DTNA Recognizes ConMet’s Outstanding Service with the ‘Masters of Quality’ Award
Vancouver, WA | Sept. 28, 2022 – ConMet is excited to announce that three of its facilities have once again been awarded the Daimler Trucks North America 2021 Masters of Quality Supplier award. As the industry’s leading global manufacturer of wheel hubs, structural plastic, and aluminum casting components for the…

ConMet to Showcase Innovative, Lightweight Commercial Vehicle Components at IAA Transportation 2022
Hannover, Germany - September 19, 2022 – ConMet, a leading global manufacturer of wheel end systems, chassis components, structural plastics, telematics, and alternative energy solutions for commercial vehicles, is set to exhibit at IAA Transportation, September 20-25, 2022, in Hannover, Germany. The company will feature its high-performance, lightweight wheel end…

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden visits ConMet’s Clackamas, Oregon, Foundry
Clackamas, OR – On Friday, August 12, 2022, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) visited ConMet’s award-winning foundry in Clackamas, Oregon. The visit was part of an ongoing initiative of ConMet’s to work with and educate policymakers on innovative technologies in the commercial vehicle sector that benefit both the industry and…

ConMet Receives Navistar Supplier Excellence Award
Vancouver, WA | July 6, 2022 – ConMet (Consolidated Metco, Inc.) announces its recognition for a Supplier Excellence award of Navistar, Inc., a commercial transportation solutions provider with a vision to accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility. ConMet was awarded Navistar’s Gold Performance award, which recognizes excellence across quality, delivery,…

ConMet Receives 3 PACCAR Awards for 2021
Vancouver, WA | Mar. 31, 2022 – PACCAR has recognized ConMet with three 2021 Supplier Performance Management awards across multiple business units. ConMet’s Castings Division was one of only two PACCAR suppliers to reach SPM Masters status, PACCAR’s highest supplier performance award. Additionally, ConMet Wheel Ends and ConMet Plastics received…

ConMet eMobility Commercial eHub Partnerships
ORLANDO, FL | Mar. 06, 2022 – ConMet eMobility has announced commercial partnerships and supply agreements with some of the industry's top players, setting plans to increase sales of the PreSet Plus® eHub™. The eHub system pairs an in-wheel electric motor with a ConMet PreSet Plus hub assembly, engineered to…

Zero-Emission Trailer Collaboration with Meritor
Troy, MI, Mar. 03, 2022 — Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) today announced it has entered into a collaboration agreement with ConMet in which Meritor will develop purpose-built trailer suspensions and brakes, as well as tire inflation systems to work with ConMet’s PreSet Plus® eHub. This innovative system will enable production…

New Agreement for Zero-Emission Trailer Tech
Vancouver, WA, Mar. 01, 2022 — ConMet eMobility and Carrier Transicold, pioneers in zero-emission transport refrigeration technology, and Sysco Corp., the global leader in foodservice distribution, today announced that they have entered into an agreement to supply Sysco with new zero-emission* refrigeration systems as part of a commercial evaluation program.…
