New center promises to keep Navistar trucks moving

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Navistar employees look during an opening ceremony for its new Midwest Parts distributicenter Joliet IL Monday June 11 2012.

Navistar employees look on during an opening ceremony for its new Midwest Parts distribution center in Joliet, IL on Monday June 11, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

The inside Navistar's new Midwest Parts distributicenter during an opening ceremony Joliet IL Monday June 11 2012.

The inside of Navistar's new Midwest Parts distribution center during an opening ceremony in Joliet, IL on Monday June 11, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Navistar employees l-r Charles Lester Parts DistributiCenter Manager; Dan Ustian Chairman President Chief Executive Officer Navistar Inc; Phyllis Cochran President

Navistar employees l-r, Charles Lester, Parts Distribution Center Manager; Dan Ustian, Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Navistar, Inc; Phyllis Cochran, President, Navistar Parts and Joe Kory, Vice President, Global Distribution, laugh after a ribbon cutting inside its new Midwest Parts distribution center in Joliet, IL on Monday June 11, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Navistar's new Midwest Parts distributicenter during an opening ceremony Joliet IL Monday June 11 2012. | Matt

Navistar's new Midwest Parts distribution center during an opening ceremony in Joliet, IL on Monday June 11, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Navistar employee Mike Kurek right sorts items inside its new Midwest Parts distributicenter during an opening ceremony Joliet IL Monday

Navistar employee Mike Kurek, right, sorts items inside its new Midwest Parts distribution center during an opening ceremony in Joliet, IL on Monday June 11, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Navistar employee Mike Urso center sorts items inside its new Midwest Parts distributicenter during an opening ceremony Joliet IL Monday

Navistar employee Mike Urso, center, sorts items inside its new Midwest Parts distribution center during an opening ceremony in Joliet, IL on Monday June 11, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Navistar employee Richard Parkman center sorts items inside its new Midwest Parts distributicenter during an opening ceremony Joliet IL Monday

Navistar employee Richard Parkman, center, sorts items inside its new Midwest Parts distribution center during an opening ceremony in Joliet, IL on Monday June 11, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Dan Ustian, Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Navistar, Inc speaks inside its new Midwest Parts distribution center during an opening ceremony in Joliet, IL on Monday June 11, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Navistar employee Mike Kurek uses wrist mounted RF unit for orders inside its new Midwest Parts distributicenter during an opening

Navistar employee Mike Kurek, uses a wrist mounted RF unit for orders inside its new Midwest Parts distribution center during an opening ceremony in Joliet, IL on Monday June 11, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

A Navistar employee sorts items inside its new Midwest Parts distributicenter during an opening ceremony Joliet IL Monday June 11

A Navistar employee sorts items inside its new Midwest Parts distribution center during an opening ceremony in Joliet, IL on Monday June 11, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Navistar's new Midwest Parts distribution center during an opening ceremony in Joliet, IL on Monday June 11, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

JOLIET — Keep those trucks on the road. That was the message Monday at Navistar’s celebration of its new 860,000-square-foot Midwest Parts Distribution Center in Joliet. In Will County, so many distribution centers have opened in the past decade that the arrival of another one …