DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-58,755

FREIGHTLINER, LLC
A SUBSIDIARY OF DAIMLER CHRYSLER CORPORATION
PORTLAND, OREGON

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor
herein presents the results of an investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment
assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and
issue a certification of eligibility to apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance, the group eligibility requirements
in either paragraph (a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222
of the Trade Act must be met. It is determined in this case
that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 have been
met.
The investigation was initiated on January 31, 2006,
in response to a petition filed by a company official on
behalf of workers of Freightliner, LLC, a subsidiary of
DailmerChrysler Corporation, Portland, Oregon. The workers
produce class 8 commercial vehicles (heavy duty trucks for
hauling cargo) and parts (e.g. dash assemblies, cab decks,
firewall assemblies).
The preponderance in the decline in employment at the
subject firm is related to a shift in production of class 8
commercial vehicle parts to a country (Mexico) that is
party to a free trade agreement with the United States.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974
(26 USC 2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of its investigation regarding
certification of eligibility to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance (ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification
of eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility
requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met.
The Department has determined in this case that the
requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50
or over and do not possess skills that are easily
transferable. Competitive conditions within the industry
are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that there was a shift in
production from the workers' firm or subdivision to Mexico
of articles that are like or directly competitive with
class 8 commercial vehicle parts produced by the subject
firm or subdivision. In accordance with the provisions of
the Act, I make the following certification:
"Workers of Freightliner, LLC, a subsidiary of
DailmerChrysler Corporation, Portland, Oregon, engaged
in employment related to the production of class 8
commercial vehicle parts, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after
January 30, 2005, through two years from the date of
certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974,
and are also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade
Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 6th day of April, 2006


/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance