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Sep 13, 2012 1:37 PM

Freightliner Trucks celebrated the production of its 500,000th vehicle  at its Mount Holly, N.C. plant, turning over the keys to the truck – a  Freightliner Business Class M2 106 with a utility body – to Duke Energy  officials at a Town Hall meeting at the plant.

With more than 630,000 square feet of floor space and approximately 1,550  employees, the Mount Holly plant has produced the M2 line since its  introduction in 2002, including Freightliner’s hybrid and natural gas products.  The plant also manufactures the Freightliner Severe Duty product line,  including the 114SD and 108SD. 

“Reaching the 500,000-truck mark is a significant milestone that couldn’t have  been reached without the employees’ diligent efforts to meet and exceed  customer expectations,” said Mark Hernandez, plant manager for the Mount Holly  Truck Manufacturing Plant. “The team at the Mount Holly Truck Plant shares  Freightliner’s long-term pledge to building quality products that reflect our  commitment to customer satisfaction.”      

Opened in 1979, the Mount Holly Truck Plant originally produced long-haul  heavy-duty Freightliner trucks for customers in the eastern United States and  Canada. The plant underwent a major renovation and expansion in 2002 to ready  the plant for the M2 introduction.      

For more information, go to www.FreightlinerTrucks.com.