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LISLE, Ill., Feb. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Navistar this week recognized 32 top-performing suppliers with its annual Diamond Supplier Award. This select group, which represents the top two percent of the company's supply base, helped Navistar deliver on its uptime promise and exceeded the performance expectations for quality, delivery, technology, and cost.

"We are delighted to acknowledge our best suppliers with the elite Diamond Supplier Award," said David McKean, vice president, Procurement and Logistics, Navistar. "The suppliers earning top honors this year demonstrated an unwavering commitment to quality, delivered customer value and partnered with us on cost-effective, innovative solutions."

Navistar Defense MTVs are based on the highly multipurpose International® WorkStar® severe-duty platform designed for both off and on-road operation, and is the backbone for the company's MaxxPro® Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle. 

The employees of NSE's Joliet facility hit a milestone - Zero Quality Errors out of 10,000 line items shipped in the month of December, a first for the company. The feat did not go unnoticed. The facility was contacted with words of encouragement and appreciation from top management from the OEM customer and NSE.

The team at this single-parts packaging facility was ecstatic to reach its goal. However, this wasn't the first time Joliet exceeded an OEM customers' expectations.