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I N F O R M A T I O N T E C H N O L O G Y D I V I S I O N
PACCAR’s Information Technology Division (ITD) is an industry leader in the innovative
application of software and hardware technologies. ITD enhances the quality of all
PACCAR operations and electronically integrates dealers, suppliers and customers.
PACCAR was recognized as a leader for the ninth consecutive year in InformationWeek magazine’s 2012 Top
500 Companies highlighting leading innovators of cost-effective technologies. ITD achieved the recognition for
development of a truck diagnostic tool that runs on a smartphone and relays information using everyday language.
ITD’s 740 employees collaborate with PACCAR divisions by using technology to enhance manufacturing,
financial services and engineering design. This year ITD partnered with DAF to develop a production computer
framework for DAF’s new truck factory being constructed in Ponta Grossa, Brasil. ITD also introduced hand-held
tablet computers in PACCAR’s manufacturing facilities to enhance applications and data access for employees.
ITD collaborated with PACCAR India Technical Center in Pune, India, to develop engineering and purchasing
functions that deliver seamless global data output. ITD enhanced PACCAR’s information technology
infrastructure to support increased truck production by increasing mainframe capacity, replacing 2,000 PCs
worldwide and upgrading storage area networks and PACCAR’s Global Wide Area Network.
One of the most innovative information technology organizations in the world, PACCAR ITD partners with leading-edge hardware and
software companies to enhance PACCAR’s competitiveness, manufacturing efficiency, product quality, customer service and profitability.