Return Products Management

RPM has operated a central core consolidation, inspection, and crediting program for Freightliner of Canada, Ltd. since October of 1995. Freightliner of Canada currently has a 27% share of the Canadian heavy truck market, resulting in annual revenue of over $1 billion. The RPM program has assisted Freightliner of Canada in growing its sales of Rema... nufactured parts by more than 11% annually, and enabled marketing programs that were previously not possible. From July of 1995 to November of 1996, RPM operated a central core consolidation program (for brake shoes only) on behalf of Freightliner Corporation. In December of 1996 RPM began a pilot project, involving selected Dealers, to develop a comprehensive consolidation, inspection, and crediting program for all remanufactured parts. As a result of the pilot, a national production launch was made on September 15, 1997. Freightliner Corporation is the U.S. heavy truck market leader, with a share of approximately 30%, resulting in annual revenue of approximately $7 billion. On July 1, 1996, RPM began operation of a comprehensive core consolidation, inspection, and credit program on behalf of Western Star Trucks, Kelowna, BC. This service includes complete transportation management for all Western Star Dealers in the U.S. and Canada. It also includes electronic transmission of core return eligibility from Western Star to RPM and core credits from RPM to Western Star. Western Star Trucks is a $600 million annual revenue heavy duty truck manufacturer, which currently enjoys a 1.7% market share in the U.S. and a 3% market share in Canada. In 1997 Freightliner Corporation purchased Ford Motor Company's heavy-duty truck division (renamed Sterling Truck Corporation). In 1998 the Sterling dealer network was integrated into our core return program. In 1998 RPM set up a used truck-dismantling center in Columbus, Ohio to serve Freightliner Market Development Corporation. In June of 2000 RPM entered into an agreement with Volvo Trucks of North America to begin operation of a ...Read More