LISLE, Ill., May 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- International® Truck today announced that it is
creating an industry forum, UPNEXT, where visionaries of the
commercial trucking industry can come together to discuss emerging
trends and topics that are driving industry change.
"There's a clear need for concerted industry dialogue on the new
technologies that everyone is discussing and that will
revolutionize the way we all do business – technologies like
electrification, digital supply chain, autonomous trucking and
blockchain," said Mark Johnson,
Navistar's vice president, Strategic Marketing. "UPNEXT is intended
to serve as a central platform for exploration of these and other
important topics. Its goal is to spark lively discussions that that
will facilitate critical thinking, heightened collaboration and
even public policy action."
In keeping with its role as an industry forum, UPNEXT will
encompass a number of initiatives designed to spark dialogue among
expert commentators. The first of these, which can be accessed
immediately, is UPNEXTtrucking.com, which will house critical
content related to industry issues. The website currently contains
white papers from International and curated content from other
sources, including the media and other industry thought leaders.
The site's architecture is fluid, and its content will continually
expand to keep pace with industry dialogue.
"The industry today is facing a period of radical disruption,
when new and existing players are rethinking the trucking
industry's entire ecosystem to drive operational efficiencies,"
Johnson said. "UPNEXT is designed to ask the big questions, provide
an expert point of view, and bring together policy makers, carriers
and other industry leaders to drive meaningful and beneficial
change. We look forward to productive dialogue conducted in that
spirit."
About Navistar
Navistar International Corporation
(NYSE: NAV) is a holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates
produce International® brand commercial and military
trucks, proprietary diesel engines, and IC Bus® brand
school and commercial buses. An affiliate also provides truck and
diesel engine service parts. Another affiliate offers financing
services. Additional information is available at
www.Navistar.com.
All marks are trademarks of their respective owners.
View original content with
multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/international-truck-announces-upnext-platform-for-discussion-of-critical-industry-topics-300647296.html
SOURCE Navistar International Corporation; International
Truck