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Nov 15, 2012 2:11 PM

International Truck  customers whose vehicles were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Sandy may now  have help in getting their business back.

    Navistar International has launched  Operation Assist, a disaster relief program to help International Truck  customers find new or used vehicles to replace those damaged in the storm.

  Through Operation  Assist, Navistar is coordinating with its International Truck North  American dealer network and International Used Truck Centers to help  customers. In addition to quickly replacing damaged vehicles, Navistar will  match employee and dealer contributions up to $50,000 to the American Red  Cross.

  “We are proud to join  the thousands of companies that are doing their part to offer hope to people  whose lives have been devastated,” said Troy Clarke, Navistar president &  COO.

  Navistar has lists of  available new and used International trucks and trailer inventory from its  dealer network. Dealers across the country are working together to provide  access to the variety of trucks needed to aid customers in the region, Navistar  said.

  “We created Operation  Assist to facilitate trades among dealers and speed the process of getting  needed trucks to the region. We’re trying to get our customers back in  operation as quickly as possible,” said Jeff Ordner, director, International  Fleet Sales, Northeast Region.

  IC Bus, a Navistar  company, has already delivered an order of 100 school buses to Amvoy School  Bus, Staten Island, NY, in an effort to quickly restore school bus service for  children.

  Navistar’s Idealease  truck leasing program has thousands of International trucks with titles and  leases in its inventory across the country, which can be quickly deployed to  customers on the East Coast.

  “A lot of our  customers still don’t know what they have or don’t have. So, we are getting  trucks ready with different kinds of bodies and trying to figure out how  quickly we can get things out there to help,” said Mike McMahon, vice  president, Used Truck Sales, Navistar. “If people come to us and need help, we  will figure out how to help them. In times like these, it’s about more than  business. We want to do the right thing.”