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Meritor WABCO receives 2014 Excellence in Quality

By Swati Sanyal Tarafdar,

Added 24 July 2015

Delivers top quality performance of zero defects per 1 million parts produced and maintains 100 percent on-time delivery

Meritor WABCO received the 2014 Excellence in Quality Award from Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc.

Meritor WABCO has been recognized with this prestigious award five times in the past seven years. Meritor WABCO received the award in recognition of achieving a perfect zero parts per million (PPM) defect rate during the entire 2014 calendar year.

Meritor WABCO supplies Hino with pneumatic and hydraulic anti-lock braking systems (ABS) for commercial vehicles built in Williamston, West Virginia and Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. In addition to the zero PPM quality performance for Hino, Meritor WABCO's on-time delivery performance was 100 percent for 2014.

"Hino has established a strong reputation for rigorous quality standards, and this award recognizes our commitment to go above and beyond for our customer," said Stephen Hampson, president and general manager for Meritor WABCO. "With our focus on Six Sigma and continuous quality improvement, we are looking to sustain our perfect quality score and 100 percent on-time deliveries."

The award was presented to Meritor WABCO at the recent Hino 2015 Annual Business Meeting in Plymouth, Michigan.

About Hino

Hino Trucks, a Toyota Group Company, assembles, sells, and services Class 4-7 conventional commercial trucks in the United States. The headquarters is located in Novi, Michigan and boasts a network of over 180 dealers nationwide committed to achieving excellence in customer service and support.

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