LOUISVILLE, Ky. — There are those who would say that becoming the first new entrant in a market that has been either stable or shrinking for the past 70 years seems foolish.
| Bering Truck Corp. |
| Bering Truck is hoping its cabover design will please truck buyers and not rile drivers. |
William R. Anderson Jr. is not among them.
His Bering Truck Corp. opened its doors in April 1997, some seven decades after Kenworth, the next youngest company, entered the truck-producing market. Since its inception, the newest manufacturer has been offering trucks in light- and medium-duty ranges, built under contract by Hyundai in Chunju, South Korea.
In September, Bering will move up in class and begin building Class 7 and 8 trucks at its new, 210,000-square-foot assembly plant in Front Royal, Va. The plans were unveiled during the Mid-America Trucking Show, held here March 23 to 25 at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center.
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