Daimler truck plant to add 1,100 jobs in US (AP)

CLEVELAND, N.C. ? Daimler Trucks North America will hire 1,100 more workers to build long-distance trucks at its NC Freightliner plant as it bulks up after recession layoffs.

The company, a division of Germany's Daimler AG, made the announcement Thursday at the plant in the town of Cleveland in central North Carolina. It also said it will add 100 jobs to a nearby parts plant.

The Freightliner plant employed about 3,500 workers before recession layoffs that cut the number to about 650.

Since then, the plant has seen a steady recovery and now employs about 1,500 workers.

The Cleveland factory is Freightliner's largest truck manufacturing plant, according to Daimler Trucks' website..

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120112/ap_on_bi_ge/us_freightliner_jobs

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