Biggest (and longest) deal of my career . . .

[QC]

I have been working for the last 9 years to secure an additional Truck OEM for our product. We had Caterpillar previously, but our partnership with them ended in 2005. Then the search for a new partner became Job 1 at the company. I had my first meeting with these guys in October 2007, and we signed a joint development agreement on Friday. I'm pretty pumped so I just wanted to share, and since this is an engine product I thought you guys would be interested. We're two years away from a product, so this will be well buried before I could be selling anything . . .

And if somebody would ask me to post a link to the press release, then I wouldn't be self promoting or posting a link in the first post of a new thread. I wouldn't want to draw an infraction

 

[Brent S]

Re: Biggest (and longest) deal of my career . . .

Ok, you got me, I will officially ask you to post the press release.


Will you please post the press release?

good enough?

 

[QC]

Re: Biggest (and longest) deal of my career . . .

Thanks. I knew it seemed silly, but wanted to emphasize that this was more about ego than promotion

Navistar Press Release

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Biggest (and longest) deal of my career . . .

well, congrats on the good work, but don't let it go to your head.

 

[rbh]

Re: Biggest (and longest) deal of my career . . .

Cornbinder/international/navistar, medium and heavy duty trucks.
Thats one heck of a step left or right from cat.
congrats.

 

[Don S]

Re: Biggest (and longest) deal of my career . . .

Congrats, sure feels good when a lot of hard work finally pays off, doesn't it.

 

[QC]

Re: Biggest (and longest) deal of my career . . .

Yup ^^^^ the odd thing is that I really haven't celebrated. The boss is out from the UK starting tomorrow, bringing his wife and he wants to party

Cat was truck, Navistar deal is all truck. I started my career in the Cat truck engine biz. The only real difference is that Cat sold engines to truck manufacturers, Navistar makes engines for their own trucks and a few others outside of the US.

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: Biggest (and longest) deal of my career . . .

Congratulations. Pat yourself on the back, you deserve it.

 

[Don S]

Re: Biggest (and longest) deal of my career . . .

Should we expect a screen name change from QC?

 

[rbh]

Re: Biggest (and longest) deal of my career . . .

I am still running lots of are truck with the PRE crapolitick motors, I love those older DT 466.

 

[QC]

Re: Biggest (and longest) deal of my career . . .

I just noticed the link was working right. Sorry, that one and this one are fixed. It was taking you to their press room and wasn't clear what release I was talking about . . .

 

[QC]

Re: Biggest (and longest) deal of my career . . .

change from QC?

Maybe QuietNav? LOL Didn't get it at first

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: Biggest (and longest) deal of my career . . .

Congrats QC!!! Maybe someday i will be driving one with your design...

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Biggest (and longest) deal of my career . . .

QC Great Job!!! Do your Snoopy dance in the moonlight.... you deserve it!

 

[DECK SWABBER 58]

Re: Biggest (and longest) deal of my career . . .

I am still running lots of are truck with the PRE crapolitick motors, I love those older DT 466.

rbh, are you drinking?

 

[puddle jumper]

Re: Biggest (and longest) deal of my career . . .

good for you

 

[DECK SWABBER 58]

Re: Biggest (and longest) deal of my career . . .

CONGRATS QC.

I'm kind of jealous.

33 yrs. ago I got a associate's degree in automotive technology and after busting my knuckle's all this time I sometime's, kind of, sort of, wish I would have done something a little more challenging with my education.

This is in no way intended to demean my fellow auto tech's out there but.....,
it's a really tough way to not make enough money.

Do to a twist of fate 14 yrs. ago, genetic's and the wear and tear of my profession forced me to switch gears and now I buy/sell cars and maybe make as much $$$ as QC!!!

 

[rbh]

Re: Biggest (and longest) deal of my career . . .

rbh, are you drinking?

Possibly, but the older model do not have all the pollution crappola as the new trucks and yes (my impression) they pump out the power 1/4 more than the new motors, do they use more fuel yes, but the percentage HP loss over the fuel gain is crappola.

 

[Vlad D Impeller]

Re: Biggest (and longest) deal of my career . . .

Arrr..Ya noisy feline! Way ta go man.

QN? Kev,You cannot be serious, it took me quite some time getting used to your present creative abbreviation.

 

[TilliamWe]

Re: Biggest (and longest) deal of my career . . .

Uumm, QC, I am confused. A year or two ago, it was big news around here how Caterpillar and Navistar were going into a joint venture to build over the road trucks. As part of that agreement, CAT would no longer supply their engines to anyone else. But I swore I read that Navistar (International) wouldn't be able to develope their engines separately. And that the engines to be used in the trucks would all be joint venture, or at least an agreed upon design. Do you see what I mean?
So is the CAT/Navistar joint venture not happening? Or are International engines exempt from it?