Daimler Trucks North America announces $22.7 million investment

Daimler Trucks North America will invest $22.7 million in Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. to expand facilities and operations in Gaffney.

The investment includes the construction of a new logistics center, as well as expansions of the current office building, employee parking lot, completed chassis parking and loading-delivery operations. In addition, the investment will drive implementation of a new line side delivery process which will utilize nearly 60% more component kitting. Kitting is a process in which individually separate but related items are grouped, packaged and supplied together as one unit, according to BusinessDictionary.com.

“Freightliner Custom Chassis has been proud to call South Carolina our home for 20 years. We appreciate our partnership with and the support of Cherokee County and the state of South Carolina,” said Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. President David Carson.

In addition to the logistical and process improvements, the investment will support an expansion to the current office building, which will provide a 25% increase in personal work stations, increase the training room capacity from 25 to 100, double the amount of available team work space and increase the cafeteria capacity from 15 to 119.

“Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. is a world leader in the automotive industry and an outstanding corporate citizen of Cherokee County,” said Cherokee County Council Chairman Tim Spencer. “This expansion is a perfect example of a partnership between a remarkable company and the community. We are excited to be a part of this expansion and look forward to any future growth plans they may have.”