Dozens of new products expected to be unveiled at Work Truck Show

Jan. 1, 2003
DOZENS of exhibitors at the 2003 Work Truck Show are expected to introduce new products and technologies at this year's expo, according to the National

DOZENS of exhibitors at the 2003 Work Truck Show are expected to introduce new products and technologies at this year's expo, according to the National Truck Equipment Association.

Produced by the NTEA, The Work Truck Show is an annual business-to-business trade show that attracts fleet managers, leasing company representatives, business owners, manufacturers, distributors and other professionals from all industries involved in specifying and using work trucks. Held in conjunction with the 39th annual NTEA convention, the exhibition will be open March 3 through 5 at the Georgia World Congress Center. Show hours will be 11 am-5 pm Monday and Tuesday and 10 am-2:30 pm Wednesday.

After the first week in January, almost 400 companies had purchased exhibit space.

Company Booth 3M, St Paul MN 3032 AA L Hansen Mfg Co, Waukegan IL (see ad p. 78) 922 ABS National Auto Services Inc, Knoxville TN 2249 AC Delco, Grand Blanc MI 1039 Adrian Steel Co, Adrian MI 1656 AEM Electric Co, London ON Canada (see ad p. 106) 2655 Aero Industries Inc, Indianapolis IN 2832 Affinity Programs, Nashville TN 1665 Agri-Cover Inc, Jamestown ND 3024 Air Flo Mfg Co, Prattsburg NY 1524 Air Power Systems Co Inc, Tulsa OK 1937 Alcoa Wheel Products, Lansing MI 953 Allison Transmission Div, Indianapolis IN 1530 Aluminum Line Products, Westlake OH 2539 Aluminum Tank & Truck Accessories, Mansfield TX 3131 Amer-rac, Pennsauken NJ 3243 American Hawk Bulk Waste Cranes, Trenton NJ 1037 American Lighting Inc, Denver CO 763 American Roll-Off/Hook-All Hooklifts, Trenton NJ (see ad p. 103) 1035 American Truck Historical Society, Snellville GA 3360 American Trucker, Indianapolis IN 470 Amerideck Inc, State Line PA 254 Ancra International, Hawthorne CA (see ad p. 54) 1824 Anthony Liftgates Inc, Pontiac IL 3354 Arctic Equipment Mfg, Oakville ON Canada (see ad p. 109) 2556 Arens Controls Co, Carpentersville IL 360 ArmorThane, Springfield MO 3346 ArvinMeritor, Troy MI 3153 ASE (Automotive Service Excellence), Leesburg VA 1864 Auto Crane Co, Tulsa OK 2236 Auto Driveaway Co, Chicago IL 1619 BBabaco Alarm Systems, Moonachie NJ 3048 Bartlett Div Kalmar Industries, Ottawa KS 1822 BASF Corp, Southfield MI 936 BEAU-ROC Inc, Vars ON Canada (see ad p. 71) 2426 BEDNET, Knoxville TN 3239 Benson International Inc, Mineral Wells WV 416 Better Built, Pensacola FL 1552 Bibeau Enterprises Inc, St Felix De Valois QC Canada (see ad p. 25) 2456 Bosch Rexroth Canada, Burlington ON Canada 2920 Boss Industries, La Porte IN 1317 Boss Snowplow, Iron Mountain MI 1464 Brand FX Body Co, Keller TX 2824 Brandon Truck Equipment, St Gabriel de Brandon QC Canada (see ad p. 55) 346 Bucks Fabricating, Hadley PA 1164 Buyers Products Co, Mentor OH (see ad p. 5) 734 Byler Rivet Supply, Irving TX 2436 CCadet Mfg Inc, Chouteau OK (see ad p. 104) 2450 Canadian Transportation Equipment Association, St Thomas ON Canada 419 Cast Products Inc (CPI), Athens AL 1248 Chalmers Suspensions International Inc, Mississauga ON Canada 2871 Chelsea Products Div of Parker, Waterville OH (see ad Cover 4) 524 CIE-TECH, Brossard QC Canada 343 Clean Seal Inc, South Bend IN (see ad p. 77) 3130 Clearview Partitions, Gormley ON Canada 2269 Clement Industries, Minden LA 2154 Cleveland Hardware, Cleveland OH 1534 Coastal Metal Fab Inc, Topsham ME 717 Col-Met Spray Booths Inc, Garland TX 954 Comeq Inc, Baltimore MD (see ad p. 90) 1827 Command Electronics, Schoolcraft MI 634 Component Technology, Mundelein IL 626 Computer Business Systems, Superior CO 660 Corporate Billing Inc, Decatur AL 2768 Cortina Safety Products Group, Franklin Park IL 547 Cougar Industries Inc, Peru IL 1236 Coxreels, Tempe AZ 831 CR Brophy Machine Works, Clackamas OR 2819 Crown Div Leggett & Platt Inc, Atlanta GA 2328 Crysteel Mfg Inc, Lake Crystal MN (see ad p. 7) 1546,1646, 1746,1846 Curt Mfg Inc, Eau Claire WI 650 Curtis International, Worcester MA 2568 Custer Products Ltd, N Canton OH 2823 Cyclone Air Power, Staten Island NY 640 DD&S Sales, Fresno CA (see ad p. 76) 1222 Dakota Bodies Inc, Watertown SD 1370 Danzer Industries Inc, Hagerstown MD (see ad p. 44) 1046 Daubert Chemical Co Inc, Chicago IL (see ad Cover 2) 2770 Dec-O-Art, Elkhart IN 2420 DEL Hydraulics Inc, Buffalo NY (see ad p. 47) 1929 Delta Consolidated Industries Inc, Raleigh NC (see ad p. 85) 2024 DewEze Mfg, Harper KS (see ad p. 94) 1041 Diamond Equipment, Damariscotta ME 2040 Diamond Roll-Up Door, Upper Sandusky OH 555 DICKEY-john Corp, Auburn IL 1367 Dimensions Unlimited Inc, St Paul MN 1852 Dodge, Troy MI 2246 Donovan Enterprises, Stuart FL 2118 DOT Tiedown & Lifting Equipment, Easley SC 2766 DuPont Co, Wilmington DE 2515 Durakon Industries, Lapeer MI 3260 Dynamic Power Source, New Albany IN 2666 EE-Z Dumper, Waynesboro PA 3362 Eagle Lift, Council Bluffs IA (see ad p. 97) 2235 East Mfg Corp, Randolph OH 715 Eberhard Mfg Co, Strongsville OH (see ad p. 37) 1615 ECCO, Boise ID 1621 Engman Software Inc, Houston TX 1854 Esco Industries Inc, Corona CA 2156 Evora Enterprises Inc, Miami FL (see ad p. 109) 2829 Exponent Failure Analysis, Boulder CO 463 FFascan International Inc, Baltimore MD 1054 Faster Inc, Maumee OH 3030 Fastline, Buckner KY 636 Federal Signal Corp, University Park IL 737 Feterl Mfg Co, Salem SD 2268 Firestone Industrial Products Co, Carmel IN 1528 First Source Services Inc, Birmingham AL 2519 Fisher Engineering, Rockland ME 2636 Fleet Engineers, Muskegon MI 2422 Fleet Lease Disposal Inc, Delray Beach FL 561 FleetOwner Magazine, Indianapolis IN 668 Flink Co, Streator IL 1921 Florida Powertrain & Hydraulics Inc, Jacksonville FL 1935 Fontaine Truck Equipment Co, Birmingham AL 930 FORCE America Inc, Waukesha WI 2562 Ford Trucks, Dearborn MI 1346 Freightliner LLC, Portland OR 228 GGem Top Mfg, Clackamas OR 3350 General Motors Isuzu Commercial Truck, Cerritos CA 1964 Geocel Corporation, Elkhart IN 537 Georgia Motor Trucking Association, Atlanta GA 318 Getec Inc, Ferndale NY 2237 Glasteel, Moscow TN 453 Glenn Harp & Sons Inc, Tucker GA 3334 Globe Specialty Co, Woodsville NH 421 GM Commercial Trucks, Detroit MI 1946 Golight, Culbertson NE 749 Good Roads Inc, Williamsport IN 959 Goodall Mfg/Matson-USA, Eden Prairie MN 2748 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, Akron OH 458 Government of Quebec, Montreal QC Canada 245-251 and 345-347, 349 Gravel Conveyors Inc, Zionsville IN 826 Grote Industries, Madison IN 1631 Grumman Olson, Sturgis MI 2838 HHallco Corp, Tillamook OR 3342 Hannay Reels Inc, Westerlo NY (see ad p. 50) 2861 Hansen International, Lexington SC 924 HDC Inc, Grass Valley CA 362 Heil Company (The), Tishomingo MS 1926 Henderson Mfg Inc, Manchester IA 2316 Hendrickson International, Trailer Suspension Systems, Canton OH (see ad p. 59) 2241 Henke Mfg Corp, Leavenworth KS 2239 Hewitt-Lucas Body Co Inc, St Louis MO (see ad p. 49) 1842 Highway Equipment Co, Cedar Rapids IA 3122 Hillsboro Industries Inc, Hillsboro KS (see ad p. 74) 3125 Hoseline Inc, St Cloud FL 468 Hougen Mfg Inc, Swartz Creek MI (see ad p. 14) 1951 Hyundai Truck America, Jamesburg NJ 3136 IIngersoll Rand Portable Compressor Div, Annandale NJ 426 InPower LLC, Galena OH 415 Insta-Chain Inc, Springville UT (see ad p. 83) 1858 Intellitec, Lombard IL 1220 Interlift Inc, Cerritos CA 2726 International Truck & Engine Corp, Warrenville IL 1634 Iowa Mold Tooling Co Inc, Garner IA 2536 JJ&J Truck Bodies & Trailers Div Somerset Welding & Steel Inc, Somerset PA 1316 James King & Co, Tualatin OR 739 JBI, Osseo WI 733 JOMAC, Carrollton OH (see ad p. 86) 1568 JWF Innovations Inc, Mahone Bay NS Canada 3064 KK-10 Mirrors, Mission TX 3134 KampCo Steel Products Inc, Elkhart IN (see ad p. 8) 2746 Karmak Inc, Carlinville IL 535 Kenworth Truck Co, Kirkland WA 2526 Kidron Inc, Kidron OH 546 Knapheide Mfg Co (The), Quincy IL 1618 Koneta/LRV, Wapakoneta OH 3356 KTI Hydraulics Engineering, Costa Mesa CA 1520 LL&H Threaded Rods Corp, Dayton OH 726 Larochelle Equipment Inc, Quebec QC Canada 730 Lean Boot Camp, Marietta GA 768 LeasePlan, Alpharetta GA 3338 Lewisohn Sales Co Inc, N Bergen NJ 2847 Leyman Lift Gates, Cincinnati OH 2124 Liftmoore Inc, Houston TX (see ad p. 101) 1558 Link Mfg Ltd, Sioux Center IA (see ad p. 83, 111) 860, 3246 LoJack Corporation, Westwood MA 662 Lucerix International/Metagal, Oakville ON Canada 2170 Lund International, Howe IN 758 MMailhot Industries USA Inc, Hudson NH (see ad p. 65) 1516 Maintainer Corp of Iowa Inc, Sheldon IA (see ad p. 98) 1304 Manus Products Inc, Waconia MN (see ad p. 29) 3054 Marion Body Works, Marion WI (see ad p. 86) 1667 Marmon-Herrington Co, Louisville KY 2816 Marrel Corp, Hendersonville TN 456 Masterack Div Leggett & Platt, Atlanta GA 2228 Maxon Lift Corp, Santa Fe Springs CA (see ad p. 18) 2815 McClain Galion Inc, Galion OH 1064 McLellan Equipment Inc, Winters CA (see ad p. 91) 2852 Menomonie Truck Equipment Inc, Menomonie WI 450 Merritt Equipment Co, Henderson CO 827 Meyer Products, Cleveland OH (see ad p. 17) 1936 Michel Gohier Ltee, Laval QC Canada 250 MICO Incorporated, N Mankato MN 1315 MileMarker Inc, Pompano Beach FL 455 Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Logan Township NJ 1328 MOBI-ARC, San Diego CA 229 Mohawk Resources Ltd, Amsterdam NY 638 Monarch Hydraulics Inc, Grand Rapids MI (see ad p. 81) 2140 Monroe Snow & Ice Control Div, Monroe WI 2545 Morgan Corp, Morgantown PA (see ad p. 22) 2516 Mountain Tarp, Middlesboro KY 664 MTE Hydraulics Inc, Rockford IL 2825 Multiprens USA Inc, Kansas City MO 460 Muncie Power Products Inc, Muncie IN (see ad p. 9) 1540 NNational Fleet Products, Waconia MN 356 National Liftgate Parts Inc, Highland Hts KY 2217 National Truck Equipment Association, Sandusky OH (see ad Cover 3) 1664 Nevlen Co Inc, Wakefield MA 2446 Newcourt Inc, Texarkana TX 3336 Newport Communications, Irvine CA 759 Next Hydraulics Srl, 42022 Boretto (RE) Italy 958 Nida-Core Corp, Port St Lucie FL 3062 Nissan Diesel America Inc, Irving TX 846 North American Signal Co, Wheeling IL 1957 Nose Cone/FitzGerald Corp, Buena Park CA 2541 OOasis Off Road Mfg, Laguna Hills CA 231 Obeco Inc, Cherokee IA 1939 Omaha Standard Inc, Council Bluffs IA 2128 OMCO, Wickliffe OH 2150 OMFB PTOs & Pumps, Provaglio D'Iseo (BS) Italy 2547 OMNEX Control Systems, Port Coquitlam BC Canada 856 Onspot Automatic Tire Chains, Stratford CT (see ad p. 108) 1333 Opdyke Inc, Hatfield PA 721 Overseas Hardwoods Co, Mobile AL 1234 Owens Products Inc, Sturgis MI 770 Ox Bodies Inc, Fayette AL 461 PPace Edwards Co, Centralia WA 3066 Palfinger Inc, Niagara Falls ON Canada 2946 Paneloc Corp (The), Farmington CT (see ad p. 24) 1335 Parkhurst Mfg Co Inc, Sedalia MO 1963 PartnerShip (TM), Oberlin OH 1663 Perfit Computer Systems Group, Mississauga ON Canada 2122 Permco, Streetsboro OH 2535 Peterbilt Motors Co, Denton TX 1028 Peterson Mfg Co, Grandview MO (see ad p. 73) 2138 Phoenix USA Inc, Cookeville TN (see ad p. 103) 1364 Pickup Equipment Inc, Houston TX (see ad p. 107) 3253 Pioneer Cover-All, N Oxford MA (see ad p. 13) 2362 Piranha, Hutchinson KS 3152 Power Transmission Options Ltd, North Canton OH 1669 PPG Industries Inc, Strongsville OH 2356 Preco Electronics, Boise ID 1834 Premier Mfg, Portland OR 1866 Pro-Tech Industries Inc, Vancouver WA (see ad p. 43) 3046 Pro-Tech Mfg & Distribution, Rochester NY 262 PSE Amber, St Louis MO 741 Pulltarps Mfg, El Cajon CA (see ad p. 80) 2722 Putnam Hitch Products, Bronson MI 1856 QQA1 Precision Products Inc, Lakeville MN 3050 Quality Printing & Supplies, Marietta GA 3157 Quick Draw Hitching Systems, Springville UT 1371 Quick Mount Plow Cart/ATWF, Solon OH 637 Quigley Motor Co Inc, Manchester PA 2849 RRailquip Inc, Atlanta GA 351 Ramsey Winch Co, Tulsa OK 2863 Rayside Truck & Trailer Inc, W Palm Beach FL 766 RC Industries Inc, Elkhart IN (see ad p. 57) 2116 Reading Body Works, Shillington PA 1416 RealWheels Cover Co Inc, Gurnee IL 2762 Reflexite Americas, New Britain CT 1564 Ridewell Suspensions, Springfield MO (see ad p. 15) 2442 Rigidized Metals Corp, Buffalo NY 1633 Rimex, Edison NJ 235 RKI Inc, Houston TX (see ad p. 12) 1918 Roadranger-Eaton Corporation, Galesburg MI 2858 Robert Hydraulique Inc, Le Gardeur QC Canada 245 Roll-Rite Corp, Alger MI (see ad p. 30) 2756 ROM Corporation, Belton MO 1931 Root Spring Scraper Co, Kalamazoo MI 719 Rostra Precision Controls Inc, Laurinburg NC 316 Rotzler Inc, Delta BC Canada 239 Royal Truck Body Inc, Paramount CA 2160 Rud Chain Inc, Cedar Rapids IA 929 Rugby Mfg Co, Rugby ND (see ad p. 82) 946 Rugged Liner, Owosso MI 3230 SS&S Truck Parts Inc, Schaumburg IL 2926 Safety Vision, Houston TX 2750 Scorpion Protective Coatings Inc, Cloverdale IN 3254 Service Plus Distributors Inc, Bristol PA 3147 Service Specialists Association, Medina OH 448 Service Trucks International, Sioux Center IA 530 Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finshes, Cleveland OH 3324 Silent Drive Inc, Orange City IA 1651 Simard, Baie-St Paul QC Canada 347 Smyrna Truck Equipment, Smyrna GA 3163 Sno-Way International Inc, Hartford WI (see ad p. 87) 2256 Snowman Snowplow Inc, Bloomfield IA 658 Sound Off Inc, Hudsonville MI 1923 Southford Garage Truck Equippers, Southbury CT (see ad p. 98) 1264 Specialized Transportation Products, Jefferson NC 2864 Spectro Wire & Cable Inc, Moore OK 3165 Spokane Computer Inc, Spokane WA (see ad p. 112) 2222 Sprayer Specialties Inc, Grimes IA 858 Spring Valley Mfg Inc, New Sharon IA 462 SPX Stone (SPX Fluid Power), Rockford IL 2262 Stahl/A Scott Fetzer Co, Wooster OH 1254 Stamm Mfg, Fort Pierce FL 3123 Stellar Industries Inc, Garner IA (see ad p. 58) 746 Sterling Truck Corp, Portland OR 2546 Stertil-KONI/OMER, Pasadena MD 3038 Sunbelt Beverage Parts, Tulsa OK 417 Superior Signals Inc, Olathe KS 654 Superwinch Inc, Putnam CT 2846 Supra Products, Salem OR 957 Supreme Corporation, Goshen IN 1038 SVP Mfg Inc, Phoenix AZ 3167 SwapLoader USA Ltd, Des Moines IA 438 Swenson Spreader Co, Lindenwood IL 2036 Syltone/Drum, Louisville KY 2764 TTadano America Corp, Houston TX 2869 TAFCO Equipment Co, Blue Earth MN 1226 Taylor Pump & Lift, Concord NC 765 Team Blowtherm, Barrie ON Canada 2245 Team Storm, Plessisville QC Canada 867 Tenco Machinery, St Valerien-DeMilton QC Canada 1728 Tenneco Automotive, Monroe MI 955 TESCO Equipment Inc, Coral Springs FL 2216 Texoma Truck Bodies Inc, Colbert OK 2932 The Hartford Financial Services Group, Hartford CT 1629 The Will-Burt Co, Orrville OH 538 Thieman Tailgates Inc, Celina OH 556 Timbren Industries Inc, Ajax ON Canada (see ad p. 92) 646 TODCO, Marion OH (see ad p. 21) 1240 Tommy Gate Co, Phoenix AZ (see ad p. 91) 2146 Trailer/Body Builders, Houston TX (see ad p. 67) 432 Transfer Flow Inc, Chico CA (see ad p. 75) 1953 Transportation Safety Technologies, Indianapolis IN 1363 Trimark Corp, New Hampton IA 539 Triple Crown Products, Waterford WI 927 Truck-Lite Co Inc, Falconer NY 1830 Tulsa Winch Group, Jenks OK 1730 Tuthill Transport Technologies, Springfield MO 1246 UUltron Lift Corp, Buffalo NY 1628 Unicell Body Co Inc, Buffalo NY 3158 Unity Mfg Co, Chicago IL 3060 Up-N-Atom Inc, Waukesha WI 257 US Liner Co, Ambridge PA (see ad p. 19) 2720 US Truck Body, Streator IL 1870 USA-Flap, Cleves OH 3139 USA-Lift LLC, Miami FL 354 Utilimaster Corp, Wakarusa IN 716 Utility Products Showcase, Birmingham AL 648 VValk Mfg Co, New Kingston PA 2438 Van's Electical Systems, Indianapolis IN 452 Vanair Mfg Inc, New Buffalo MI 1836 Vanguard Mafg, New Ipswich NH 2030 Vanner Inc, Hilliard OH 1216 Venco/Venturo, Cincinnati OH (see ad p. 94) 2016 Victron Energy, Spring Lakes MI 237 Viking-Cives USA, Harrisville NY 1635 VMAC, Nanaimo BC Canada 2956 Vulcan On-Board Scales, Kent WA (see ad p. 84) 753 Wallace Forge Co, Canton OH (see ad p. 51) 2416 WWALTCO Truck Equipment Co, Tallmadge OH 1336 Warn Industries, Clackamas OR 3056 Warner Bodies, Noblesville IN (see ad p. 95) 1860 Warren Inc, Collins MS 2656 Waterous Co, S St Paul MN 1828 Watson & Chalin Mfg Inc, McKinney TX (see ad p. 41) 2322 Wayne Engineering Corp (Cargo Master), Cedar Falls IA 616 Weather Guard Div, Knaack Mfg, Crystal Lake IL 818 Webasto Product North America Inc, Lapeer MI 227 Webb Inc, West Fargo ND 2851 Wescon Products, Wichita KS 446 Western Hardware Co, Covina CA (see ad p. 105) 2253 Western Products, Milwaukee WI 1018 Western Truck Body Mfg, Edmonton AB Canada (see ad p. 28) 1961 Whelen Engineering Co Inc, Chester CT 1347 Whiting Door Mfg Corp, Akron NY (see ad pp. 10-11) 745 Wilcox Bodies Ltd, Mississauga ON Canada 516 Williams Machine & Tool Co, Omaha NE 2716 Wired Rite Systems Inc, Windsor CA 940 Wise Industries Inc, Old Hickory TN 1268 WPI Wenco, Sarasota FL 2752 X-ZXantrex Technology Inc, Burnaby BC Canada 2136 Zibo Friendship Machinery Co Ltd, Surrey BC Canada 563