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4 Jerr-dan owner profile uring my 38 years at enjoyed my years here at Jerr-Dan, A Rotator helps Hunter’s Inc. stand out. Jerr-Dan Corporation, I’ve seen but it’s time to pass the baton. 6 JERR-DAN CORNER D a lot of changes take place — I am pleased to welcome Michael New regulations catch many by surprise. within our company as well as within (Mike) Walter as the new president. 9 product Review the towing industry. Change is good; As of February, Mike stepped into and I’m proud to have been a part the role as president for Jerr-Dan 10 PRODUCT PROFILE The 3-car carrier series. of this industry and this company. Corporation. Mike will continue to lead Times change. Jerr-Dan, driving business 12 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Towers and firefighters work side by Leadership changes. strategy as well as side toward a common goal. Products change. performance and growth for our industry-leading brand 14 manufacturing Processes change. A Jerr-Dan operations overview. The industry changes. of wreckers and carriers. However, one thing Mike was most recently 16 JerR-dan owner profile Cortes Towing is the perfect size that will never executive vice president company for two brothers. change: the Jerr-Dan and chief operating 18 distributor profile commitment to quality officer of General Products Wreckers Ltd. and value. Our Jeff Weller Corporation based in Comerzia

commitment to you, the Columbus, Ohio. Prior to 22 company news tower, has never, and his post at General Products will never, waver. Corporation, he was with 24 show & go I feel confident Hendrickson International 26 running hard assuring you that even in Woodridge, Illinois. 27 international Review though times will Mike also previously held continue to change, various positions with our commitment to you Johnson Controls Inc. is our No. 1 priority. Mike Walter He holds a bachelor’s We have, and will degree in both mechanical continue to, invest substantial resources engineering and industrial Our Mission into facilities, people and training to be management from Gannon University To provide you with timely information your full-time equipment provider. in Erie, Pennsylvania. about towing and recovery equipment technology, products and safety. I want to take this opportunity to It’s an exciting time to be with “Since 1992” inform you all of my decision to retire Jerr-Dan. I welcome Mike and look Run Hard TM is published on behalf of Jerr-Dan Corporation, an as President of Jerr-Dan Corporation. forward to watching as he leads Company, and Jerr-Dan Distributors. Editorial office: 1233 Janesville Ave., Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-0803. I want to thank you for your Jerr-Dan to continue to be the No. 1 Phone: (800) 547-7377. E-mail: [email protected]. friendship, for your camaraderie, for manufacturer of the worlds’ best Printed in the United States, © 2008 Jerr-Dan Corporation Volume 17, Number 1, March 2008. For Canada: Agreement your advice, for your suggestions, and towing and recovery equipment. Number 40064547. most of all, for your support. I have Jeff Weller, President

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A Jerr-Dan 60-ton Rotator is the newest wrecker to be added to the Hunter Auto Peterbilt chassis and features a boom & Wrecker Service fleet. Here it easily lifts a cement mixer off the ground. that rotates a full 360 degrees. It is rated at 120,000 lbs. while the “We’ve grown with technology Jerr-Dan trucks boom is retracted and can handle a Difference and the business,” Rick says. bring contracts side pull of more than 68,000 lbs. “Charlotte has become a big The company’s first Jerr-Dan Hunter can reach more during metropolitan city, and we were the vehicle was a standard-duty rollback a recovery and get into position first company to have equipment carrier with a 21-ft. steel bed on thanks to a working radius with a wheel lift. We have an International chassis. In 1999 of nearly 42 ft. Makers the edge because we’ve Hunter’s purchased its first Jerr-Dan “The massiveness and power of our been performing towing and wrecker, an HDL 500/280 25-ton Jerr-Dan equipment are amazing,” recovery for so long. We’re heavy-duty wrecker on a single-axle Rick says. “When proud of our reputation.” Kenworth chassis. The unit is still in competitors boom up About 75 percent of the fleet and hasn’t required any with other wreckers, all Owner Profile the jobs are towing and major maintenance. we hear is squeaking Hunter Auto & recovery, but with the In 2006 the company bought a and carrying on. We Wrecker Service Inc. heavy-duty Jerr-Dan Jerr-Dan HDL 1000/530 50-ton don’t know whether or Charlotte, North Carolina wreckers and now the heavy-duty wrecker and added not those vehicles will Jerr-Dan Fleet Profile: Jerr-Dan Rotator, the another the next year. do the job. But when Wreckers: company is getting “We have large contracts that we boom up with a • One 60-ton Rotator into smaller work require heavy towing equipment,” Jerr-Dan, we know it’s • Two HDL 1000/530 50-ton heavy-duty wreckers Rick says. “We have three Jerr-Dan going to do the job; • One HDL 500/280 25-ton wreckers with coach booms and they it won’t stop. heavy-duty wrecker can handle anything that’s thrown at “I speak from them. With bigger recovery vehicles, experience because I Carriers: One standard-duty rollback drive the wreckers. I • we can perform recovery work with carrier with a 21-ft. steel bed one truck instead of two. It’s more wouldn’t buy anything beneficial because one of the other other than a Jerr-Dan Services trucks can be somewhere else working. because I appreciate • Light-, medium- and heavy-duty towing and recovery That’s more cost-efficient for the how they are built and • 24-hour roadside assistance customer, too.” what they do. There’s such as loading air conditioners, Hunter also appreciates the quality nothing better A Jerr-Dan Rotator setting compressors and generators, of Jerr-Dan construction. out there than the and unloading and loading tractors “I like the Jerr-Dan composite 60-ton Rotator. I am helps this North Carolina and trailers. body,” he says. “It makes a world of always looking for company stand out. “We’ll go in a 100-mile radius to difference. The units are sound and new technology, and I do whatever job the customer needs solid and don’t develop any rust. know it will probably ention wreckers in the The latest addition is a Jerr-Dan Four generations us to do,” Rick says. “Anything that They’re built very well, and we’ve come from Jerr-Dan.” Charlotte, North Carolina 60-ton heavy-duty rotator. Hunter Auto & Wrecker was formed is movable, we try to do it.” never had any problems, whether To attract new M area, and the first name “Our equipment separates us from in 1945 by Rick’s grandparents, Dick Hunter’s employs 45 people, with it’s electrical, toolbox configuration customers, Hunter you’ll mostly likely hear is Hunter Auto the competition,” third-generation and Helen Hunter. Dick had just been 25 to 30 dedicated to towing and or wheel lift. We’ve only replaced often takes the & Wrecker Service Inc. Not just because owner Rick Hunter says. “We buy discharged from the Armed Forces and recovery. a bushing and pin in the 25-ton Jerr-Dan wreckers the towing and recovery business has the best technology and equipment started a used car business. He soon “The key to profitability is good vehicle once since we’ve had it, and to their locations. been around for four generations, but to tackle the jobs that others can’t or bought a wrecker to tow the vehicles. employees,” Rick says. “We train it’s almost 10 years old.” “I talk to customers because their equipment is unmatched won’t do. Our Jerr-Dan wreckers with Their sons, Thomas and Carroll Hunter, and treat them well. We treat about what we can among the competition. coach boom lifts have towed a lot of took over, and today Thomas Jr. (Rick) customers fairly, too, and the result The new 60-ton do,” he says. “Once The fleet includes two Jerr-Dan competitors’ vehicles because their and his son, Clay, run the business. A has been good repeat business Jerr-Dan Rotator they see the equipment, Thomas Hunter Jr. (Rick) is a HDL 1000/530 50-ton heavy-duty underreaches are not big enough to cousin, Tommy Hunter, operates another regardless if it’s an overturned The newest addition to Hunter’s they know they’re OK. third-generation tower in the wreckers and an HDL 500/280 handle the task. We regularly help part of the business that handles used tractor-trailer or a broken down car.” towing fleet is the Jerr-Dan 60-ton Our Jerr-Dan equipment family business. 25-ton heavy-duty wrecker. them out on jobs they can’t handle.” auto parts. Rotator. The unit rides on a 2007 speaks for itself.” ■

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The attended the meetings and spoken a light-duty tow/service truck school district, or state agency, out against it, and would have driver can drive is 80 hours federal funding to the state; (4) will flooded the CHP office with letters, total in any 8 consecutive day neither create nor eliminate jobs in faxes and e-mails. working period. After working the state of California nor result in the Since these are complicated and either 80 hours or 8 consecutive elimination of existing businesses or “Log lengthy regulations, you should read work days, a rest period of 34 create or expand businesses in the them for yourself, as the following hours is necessary to reset the state of California; and (5) will not New regulations are my interpretations only, and are start of the work schedule. have a significant statewide adverse catch many not to be used as legal advice or 3. A light-duty tow/service truck economic impact directly affecting council. The regulation in its entirety driver must have a minimum of businesses including the ability of Book” can be found at: California Code 10 consecutive hours off duty in California businesses to compete with by surprise Law of Regulations, Title 13, Sections order to satisfy the separation of businesses in other states.” By Brent Carroll of Ellison’s Towing Inc. 1201, 1212, 1212.5 and 1213. work periods. I can only assume these comments They can also be found, in partiality, 4. A driver may not work after the were made after no one from our at California Vehicle Code, Section 16th consecutive hour after first industry submitted comments in 34501.2. The regulation mirrors, for reporting for duty in any work response to the CHP’s initial notice hen I was asked to write the most part, the Code of Federal period. [This means that under of proposed regulatory action. an article about a new law Regulations, Title 49, Section 395.8, no circumstance can any person Unfortunately, there will be adverse W in California that recently among others. You can also find be on the clock (or on paid impacts upon small businesses. Some took effect concerning mandatory public written comments the original proposals and revisions call?) longer than 16 will need to hire additional drivers; log books for tow truck operators, I time frame to July 2007. Having under the California Highway Patrol consecutive hours.] others will have to close their doors. responded, “What new law?” received few written comments, on bulletin #CHP-R-06-4, subheading If the towing industry has to cut I knew nothing about a Log Book The new Log October 12, 2007, the CHP filed Z-06-1212-04. A united front back on services, the general public law in California and I make every Book law proposed changes to the California Please understand that these four suffers due to stranded motorists not attempt to stay on top of legislation This new law is titled “Motor Hours of Service rules in Title 13 with The highlights laws are currently in effect and receiving timely help. But the CHP proposed in the state. I visit all the Carrier Safety Hours of Service.” the Secretary of State. These changes There are many gray areas pertain to your company whether asked for input and received none. government websites, looking for The history is interesting, and at least then became effective (The New Law) throughout this regulation, but you know about them or not. There So we, as an industry, have only both proposed and passed legislation to me, somewhat disturbing. On on November 11, 2007. one important aspect is that this are many towing companies that will ourselves to blame. that affect our business. I read trade December 22, 2006, the California Needless to say, I was stunned. regulation doesn’t only impact have to drastically alter the way they Why should you care? Well, as publications. We are a long-standing Highway Patrol proposed to amend How had the CHP managed to heavier trucks (GVWR in excess of schedule and pay their drivers. The has proven to be the case from gun member of our state’s towing certain regulations in Title 13 of “sneak” this through? I never received 26,001 lbs.) This new law applies to fines/penalties for violation of this control to birth control, what happens association and I access their the California Code of Regulations a fax, phone call or letter from our ALL vehicles with GVWR in excess new law are severe, so you will want in California shows up later in other website several times a week to check (13CCR), as they related to drivers’ state’s towing association or from of 10,001 lbs. — it now applies to to be in compliance. states. Please get involved with your on pending legislation. I saw nothing Hours of Service. The intent was to anyone. I attended every CHP every one of our trucks. What it has Another state’s towing about a new law from any of my make the state’s version consistent meeting and had not heard of it. also done in California is eliminated interesting aspect is “These laws are association. I can frequently used sources. I attended the area tow shows with the current version of adopted most of the differences between an that, in its official currently in effect assure you that, right Two weeks later, after diligent federal regulations in Title 49, Code when public comments were INTERstate and an INTRAstate driver Proclamation now, whether you are and lengthy Internet searches of of Federal Regulations (49 CFR), being accepted and never witnessed and truck hours of service, which of this new and pertain to your aware of it or not, the California State Government’s Part 395. a booth to contest the proposed can become problematic for drivers Regulation, the company whether there are new laws websites and news outlets, I still This proposed amendment notice regulations, nor did I see a seminar as well as you as an owner. California and/or legislation found no mention of this new law. established a public comment period dedicated to it. How could this The new changes to the former Highway Patrol you know about being proposed that Then I attended our towing from December 22, 2006, through have happened? regulations are numerous, but there made the following them or not.” will affect you and association’s scheduled meeting, February 5, 2007. Disturbingly, not Unfortunately, I discovered, very are four main differences between observations: “This our industry. where the law was briefly mentioned one public hearing was ever requested easily. The CHP had not “snuck” it the old law and the new one. regulatory action would (1) have no Let’s all unite in a concerted effort in passing. After networking with a or held in regard to these proposed through; they had done it in plain 1. The maximum amount of time effect on housing costs; (2) would not and make it our goal that any new member who knew more about it, regulations! Modifications were then sight, and evidently no one in our a light-duty tow/service truck impose any new mandate upon local rules and regulations we deal with here is what I learned, along with made to the original proposed text, industry had cared enough to driver can drive in any work agencies or school districts; (3) involves in the future are those of our own why it couldn’t be found in the based upon CHP’s further review of mobilize us. We were asleep. Had I period is 12 hours. no nondiscretionary or reimbursable construction — this will benefit each legislative arenas I’d been searching. the issues. CHP extended the been aware of this, I would have 2. The maximum amount of time costs or savings to any local agency, of us in the towing industry. ■

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NEW: The Side Recovery System (SRS) is Optional: Work lights on the SRS include NEW: Modular removable rails with aluminum available with 8,000- or 10,000-lb. independently wired switches for driver- or cast posts sport a stylish appearance and high-speed planetary winch. passenger-side illumination. powder-coated paint for durability.

The BudgetGPS Solution BudgetGPS utilizes a rugged cellular telephone Fix: GPS (5 Satellites), Version: 1.14 (the Nextel i355, certified to Military Standards ) Received: less than 1 min ago locked inside an ABS Position: 29.873168,-95.38504533334 housing and hard- mounted inside your Speed: 30 mph Optional: Combination cable roller guide/ Optional: Combination cable roller guide/ Optional: A Reese receiver on the wheel vehicle. The unit is directly tensioner plate, work lights at the winch and tensioner plate, work lights at the winch and lift offers the ability to use various tow Heading: SouthEast (154 degrees) D-rings abreast of the winch are available for D-rings abreast of the winch are available for hitches. wired to a 12 volt power 8,000-, 10,000- or 12,000-lb. winches. the 20,000-lb. winch. source and is kept charged at all times via a trickle charger.

Truck Mounted Hardware Inexpensive 249-9048 Simple Self-Installation Updates Every 90 Seconds 249-9048 Optional: An in-cab buzz box holder Optional: Seven-way electrical connector Optional: Air hose and air compressor Monitor Vehicle Location for the remote control transmitter emits a and/or air gladhands are located conveniently are mounted in the toolbox to provide a warning so the transmitter is not left behind. at the rear of the subframe for trailer convenient retractable 25-ft. air hose and W connections. 3-gal. air tank. Track Vehicle History VIE Web-based VEHICLEOPPED State of the Art Mapping ST

Speeding, Stops and Mileage Reports Stabilizer Position Reports Export to Excel VIE Integrates with TOPS VEHICLEW HIST (TOPS Not Required) OR Wheel Lift Position Y Optional: Rear dock stabilizer with Optional: T37 pivoting wheel grids or hydraulic wheel grids are 4,000-lb. wheel lift offers the combination of a available to ease the loading of vehicles with the wheel lift. 4,000-lb. wheel lift with a rear dock stabilizer www.towgps.com (available with manual or T37 pivoting wheel grids on medium- and heavy-duty carriers only).

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what sets jerr-dan carriers apart 1. Exclusive technology. Only Jerr-Dan uses a No-Lube™ high-performance, replaceable slide Th e Je r r -Da n pad system and pivot joints to limit the need for expensive, time-consuming maintenance. 3-car 2. Industry-changing technology. Jerr-Dan’s Steelbeam™ technology gives you a truly lightweight carrier with the strength and reliability you’d expect from a heavier design. 3. Second-to-none service. A nationwide network of sales, distributors and service carrier series personnel are on-call for all your towing needs. 4. Uncompromising quality. You’ll know it when our vehicles perform beyond your expectations, no matter what the conditions. 5. Innovative thinking. Jerr-Dan leads the industry in technological advances, making your job safer, easier and more profitable. 6. Sweating the details. From engineering to production, testing to delivery, we closely watch the details to ensure you get what you need to succeed.

versatility high performance arry more with Jerr-Dan 3-car each model also set these 3-car carriers apart longer and reduces wear on the aluminum Steel/Aluminum & angles in the industry, these carriers Each model’s steel main deck features: carriers. Available in three models from the competition. approach tip components. Steel/Steel Best-In-Class allow you to get under almost any car. • 80 KSI, 10 GA smooth steel decking C — the All-Aluminum Pioneer, The Steel/Aluminum Best-In-Class 3-car And high dump angles make unloading • 6- by 16-lb./ft. steel main deck beams Steel/Aluminum Best-In-Class, and Steel/ All-Aluminum Pioneer The all-aluminum main deck features: carrier allows you to carry up to four cars easier as well. • Reinforced low-profile tapered Steel Best-In-Class — the 3-car carrier The All-Aluminum Pioneer 3-car carrier is a • Interlocking aluminum extrusions while remaining compliant with road The weatherproof automotive-style approach tip series has the power to handle your most full 1,000 lbs. lighter than comparable • Galvanized Steelbeam Technology regulations. It combines a tough 28-ft. steel electrical system with Packard connectors • Formed steel crossmembers on difficult towing and transport jobs. competitive 3-car carriers. It is designed to meet • Deck subframe with 6- by 16-lb./ft. main deck with a 14-ft. aluminum upper ensures that your carrier can stand up to 12-in. centers As with every Jerr-Dan aluminum or steel the length and width laws of all federal and state steel main deck beams deck (the Steel/Steel model sports a steel any weather conditions. • Steel angle flush-style rubrails with carrier, each model in the 3-car carrier roads (major, minor and rural) while • Reinforced low-profile tapered main and upper deck). An optional zero-degree underlift has stake pockets series offers exclusive Jerr-Dan No-Lube™ providing the maximum legal payload available. approach tip with stainless steel Each Steel/Aluminum or Steel/ the best clearance to recover even the • 5-in. removable aluminum angle Technology. All major pivot points are Steelbeam™ Technology provides a truly wear strip Steel model can lowest profile vehicles. raised rails greaseless and the lightweight carrier with the • Fixed aluminum rubrails/raised rails be packaged on Three high-speed, • Heavy-duty deck lock/hold-down system replaceable slide pads strength and reliability you’d • Heavy-duty deck lock/hold-down system a 33,000 Gross 8,000-lb. worm-drive are made of a high- expect from a heavier design. Vehicle Weight winches with wireless Each model’s steel upper deck features: performance composite Deck extrusions give the The all-aluminum upper deck features: (GVW) chassis remotes are standard. • 80 KSI smooth 10 GA decking — which saves you Pioneer a rigid deck and • Interlocking aluminum extrusions for even greater Our winches are inset at • Steel-angle, flush-style rubrails with removable time and expense. high-traction tread pattern. • Fixed aluminum rubrails/raised rails versatility. deck level to spool off the 5-in. aluminum angle-raised rails The 40-ft. length and The upper deck is strong, Stainless steel approach tip • Air-free spool is standard on upper With some of Efficient load/unload angle top so you can load • Air-free spool is standard on upper competitive weight of durable and lightweight wear strip simply lasts deck winch the lowest load and vehicle access low-profile cars easily. deck winch ■

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internal policies, to physical and as the Jaws of Life) were having (In Florida, training is mandatory.) operational infrastructure. Keys to its difficulty extricating the live victims This all makes it difficult for the success are interagency agreements, and wanted the tow operator to lift tower who is often lacking the cooperation and public compliance. the tractor trailer away from the knowledge of the firefighter [wire rope, the EX-Team car that they were working on. Not chain and synthetics working load limit Past experience realizing what they were asking, the (WLL) or lifting capacities of particular Heavy rescue program Rapid and quick resolution of tower denied their request. tow trucks, rotators and air cushions]. traffic incidents has widely been The firefighters should have simply Firefighters don’t realize that highly viewed as a key traffic management stated the need to slip the wrecked car trained and experienced towers goal of transportation and incident out from under the trailer by lifting the have extensive knowledge of WLL, responder agencies to restore normal trailer box 4 in. and winching it out. mechanical advantage, anchorability traffic flow and minimize congestion. However, there was an assumption and resistance. But then again not Having been in the towing business of picking up the entire trailer and all towers are skilled enough to all my life and recognizing this need swinging it off to the side. perform this type of duty — hence, for the last two decades, I gladly From where the rotator was the importance of this EX-Team Heavy accepted the opportunity to witness sitting, it wouldn’t have been able to Rescue training program. and participate in the Heavy Rescue reach and pick it up, but it certainly After the class was completed, training program, along with fellow could lift the unit high enough to slip we had the pleasure of showing the Jerr-Dan representative Mike Cherry. out the casualty. After allowing them incredible power of the Jerr-Dan The class we attended consisted of some time to jack and crib, we went Rotator by lifting and swinging a 60 people including firefighters from back to simply lift the trailer slightly loaded cement mixer, tractor trailer Towers and together. It does not train towers Florida. This training enables tow several counties in Florida and and completed the job. and front-end loader. firefighters work to be firefighters, nor does it train operators to work inside the “Red towers from Driscoll’s and The final time was one hour Two of the firefighters from firefighters to be wrecker operators. Zone” alongside firefighters in rescue Alligator Towing. There were 17 and 45 minutes. The proper Hillsboro County that attended this side by side toward a Rather, the two professions learn how operations and disasters to assist different tasks to complete ranging communication would have shaved class were able to assist at a recent common goal to work together as an effective team. victims within the “Golden Hour” rule. from school bus extrication, hydraulic it down within the “Golden Hour”; 50-vehicle accident in Florida on The EX-Team has initiated the The “Golden Hour” is defined in rescue tool techniques, jacking, however, I must point out that the I-4 between Tampa and Orlando By John Borowski, manager of specialty markets Heavy Rescue training program to cases of severe trauma, especially cribbing stabilization, winching and real accident took much more time, in January. They saved lives due to and Mike Cherry, dealer support representative enable expert towing and recovery internal bleeding. Complications such lifting. The arson squad was also about three hours, to complete. Our their training. For more information he EX-Team is a voluntary operators to comply with the rules and as shock may occur if the patient is there for firefighting techniques. review and study of the incident on EX-Team Heavy Rescue go to: association of towing regulations instituted by FEMA and not managed appropriately so it is After training and performing tasks saved time. www.exteamrescue.com ■ T contractors that provide the Dept. of Homeland Security for the imperative to transport victims quickly that could occur during a typical major increased rescue capabilities for safety of rescue workers and the public to specialists at hospitals or trauma incident, a multivehicle accident was An efficient team For more on the Florida accident fire services. Members assist fire in responding to natural and man-made centers. Because some injuries staged. The staged accident was based It was apparent to me that towers mentioned in this article, go to: service during rescue operations disasters and acts of terrorism. can cause a trauma victim to on a similar accident earlier last year and firefighters had a tough time www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/09/florida. at no charge, although fees are In order for towers to participate decompensate rapidly, the lag time involving a tanker, a cement mixer, a working together because neither pileup.ap/indexhtml#cnnSTCVideo. charged for recovery and cleanup. in extreme rescue and recovery between injury and treatment should tractor trailer and a flatbed trailer. The one knows what the other knows. Originally founded by Bill Jackson, work, the Dept. of Homeland Security be minimized — no more than 60 accident involved many vehicles and Firefighter training is pretty unified, the organization retains its founding demands that towing and recovery minutes. This is the primary objective caused injuries and fatalities. yet tower training is not. Towers do goals, but at the request of nation- operators meet new standards of of the Heavy Rescue training program John Kayda, Incident Commander not have municipalities training wide fire chiefs (as well as FEMA and training. EX-Team membership and — removing, transporting and for the fire profession, called me in them, and for the most part the Dept. of Homeland Security) is specialty rescue training offers assisting the injured parties. to control the tower side of Incident training is not mandated now working to provide a database towing operators the opportunity The secondary objective is quickly Command. Together, we in the United States. of trained towing operators and to be a part of the new era of reopening the roadways and resuming communicated and recorded our equipment to be made available to emergency service providers. traffic flow. strategies and obstacles. the fire services. “Quick Clearance” is the process While the firefighters were working Straight priorities of removing wreckage or debris that out their approach, I was quickly Working together EX-Team tow operators have been disrupts the normal flow of traffic. looking to a secondary approach in Currently headed by Erik Stewart, participating in training that meets The elements of quick clearance case of failure on the initial attempt. the Heavy Rescue training program, national standards set by fire services extend from legal enablement, We discovered that originally the operated by the EX-Team, trains and have actually set the standard agency rules and regulations, firefighters working with hydraulic firefighters and tow operators for cross training in the state of mutual practice agreements or rescue tools (commonly referred to

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a j e r r -d a n operations overview By Mike Baer, vice president of manufacturing for Jerr-Dan Corporation

t Jerr-Dan, we are committed to our processes and our facilities — after all, it’s these facilities (and the people in them!) that are responsible for the manufacturing, assembly, packaging and distribution for all A Jerr-Dan products. Investing in our facilities has always been a priority at Jerr-Dan. Here is a rundown of our operations facilities currently in place: www.jerr-dan.com

Pennsylvania facilities • Machine – manual, numerical control • Wrecker facility. This 137,000-sq.-ft. continuous Las Vegas facility There are two Jerr-Dan facilities located in south (NC) and computer numerical control (CNC) main building sits on 10.2 acres and is dedicated to Jerr-Dan also has one facility in Las Vegas, dedicated central Pennsylvania, dedicated to the production of equipment and processes wrecker manufacture with additional shared processes. to the final installation and warehousing of kits for West Jerr-Dan products. • Fabrication – manual and NC shear, form The wrecker facility capabilities include: Coast distribution. and punch processes • Machine – CNC laser and plasma cutting This 20,000-sq.-ft. building rests on 2.4 acres and is • Carrier facility. This campus-style facility is • Welding – manual and automated (robotic) processes dedicated to warehousing, distribution and installation comprised of multiple buildings on approximately welding processes • Fabrication – NC shearing and forming processes of products for the Western states. 16.5 acres of land. The various buildings house about • Painting – manual batch-style prep, pretreat, • Welding – manual and automated (robotic) Capabilities of this facility include: 101,000 sq. ft. of under-roof manufacturing/assembly/ prime, topcoat and cure coating processes welding processes • Warehousing of product packaging space. • Assembly – stall-build, stand-alone cell • Painting – semiautomated, continuous-flow line • Shipping and receiving for western distribution The carrier facility is dedicated to carrier assembly processes and batch-style, prep, pretreat, prime, topcoat • Installation of product manufacturing with additional shared processes. and cure coating processes We are proud of what we have built, and continue to The carrier facility capabilities include: • Assembly – indexing and continuous-flow build, at Jerr-Dan. ■ integrated lines with feeder sub-lines

Pictured from left to right: Pennsylvania Carrier facility, Pennsylvania Wrecker facility and Las Vegas facility.

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Everyone feels like family at Cortes Towing. Left to right: Ed Oliveras, Hector Rivera, Justo Cortes, Jim and Bob Cortes, Jose Laguer controlled and JR Cortes. Not pictured are Randy Cortes and Bill Two brothers Plum. growth + six trucks + seven employees Owner Profile = the perfect-size towing Cortes Towing Service company for these siblings Longwood, Florida Jerr-Dan Fleet Profile: Wreckers: or Robert and Jaime Cortes, co-owners and “I was born in Brooklyn, New York, but raised in • One HPL 1000 • Two HPL 6000 Cougar brothers, their family towing business is just the Puerto Rico. After I graduated from college, I moved my standard-duty wreckers F right size. Cortes Towing in Longwood, Florida, family here to Florida,” Bob says. employs nine people (including the owners) and operates “Seven months later, business was progressing. The Carriers: with a fleet of six Jerr-Dan carriers and wreckers. business was getting hungry and I needed to feed it. I drivers and the two brothers). a low approach angle approach to • Three standard-duty rollback carriers with 21-ft. steel beds “We are a small company that handles about 30 calls contacted my brother in Puerto Rico and he decided to “Our drivers are like family,” stresses Bob. “We maximize loading clearance. a day,” says Robert (Bob). “We prefer this size because move here to partner with me in the business.” couldn’t do what we do without them. They are out Services we can comfortably handle our calls during the day with When Jaime (Jim) joined his brother as towing there every day [along with both brothers who still go Business 101 • Light- and medium-duty only one or two drivers on call at night. If we grow too partner, the brothers added their first Jerr-Dan tow truck on calls] protecting our name and our equipment.” Bob’s college business and towing and recovery large too fast, we’ll lose touch with what we’ve built.” — a preowned Rollback with a 17-ft. aluminum bed, Towing equipment consists of all Jerr-Dan models of computer background is evident • 24-hour roadside assistance • Vehicle storage And there’s great pride in what the brothers have built which rode on a 1986 Ford F350 chassis. carriers and wreckers: three carriers with 21-ft. steel beds in many aspects of Cortes towing. over the years. Of Puerto Rican descent, Bob started the and aluminum rails, and three wreckers (an HPL 1000 on “I have a background in company in Florida with one truck in 1989. He completed Adding employees/trucks a 1990 Isuzu chassis, a Cougar on a 1996 International research and development and his first tow for Cortes Towing on April 30,1989. As the years have flown by, the brothers have grown chassis and a Cougar on a 2008 Peterbilt chassis.) Jerr-Dan’s R&D process impresses their business, adding both employees and equipment. The newest wrecker is unique in itself. The unit was me,” he stresses. “I was impressed that years ago Jerr-Dan The first new Jerr-Dan truck the brothers purchased was custom-built by Jerr-Dan for Cortes’ towing needs. invested time and expense in building a R&D facility. an HPL 1000 with an Isuzu NPR chassis. This truck still “We chose the Cougar body because we’ve had a I know that as a company, you aren’t going anywhere if operates in the business today. Cougar for years on an International chassis,” says Bob. you don’t have the right product for the job and if you can’t Today, Cortes Towing employs nine employees (seven “We required more chassis power, yet the same stand behind the product with research and development. maneuverability with our wrecker body. This Cougar and Jerr-Dan’s commitment to their products tells me that they high-end Peterbilt provides exactly what we need.” are a company committed to selling a product that’s going The newest truck in the fleet, this HPL 6000 Cougar The company, explains Bob, tows mostly cars and light to work for me now and in the future.” rides on a top-of-the-line vehicles for dealerships, body shops, insurance 2008 Peterbilt chassis. companies and police departments. Space can be tight Giving back as customers tend to fill lots with as many vehicles as Fluent in both English and Spanish, Bob volunteers his possible. Cortes Towing focuses on light- and time (along with his wife Virginia) to translate for Spanish- medium-duty towing and handles no heavy-duty towing speaking attendees at industry events and trade shows. or motor club work. “I want to give something back to this industry that Although customers call from all over central Florida, has given my family so much,” he says. Cortes Towing focuses mostly on Seminole county — He explains further: “In the culture that I grew up, a 345-sq.-mile-county located just outside Orlando. business is based primarily on trust. It’s hard to trust “Many of the vehicles we tow are high-end, low-profile someone if you can’t understand the language they vehicles (BMW, Porche, Mercedes),” says Jim. “The speak. I help facilitate that relationship by bridging equipment we use has to be in line with what we tow.” the language barrier. ■ The Jerr-Dan patented dual-angle deck is perfect, providing

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s a full-service distributor, before, you can rest assured you’ll No matter which model of s Jerr-Dan’s exclusive Miami-based Rechtien be treated with respect. Jerr-Dan is sold, Marion and distributor for the country A International — dba “We treat all our customers the the Wrecker Ltd. staff (product A of Mexico, Comerzia Wreckers Ltd. — provides same — whether they’ve bought specialists: Mike Gonzalez, Kevin covers a vast territory through three one-stop shopping to Florida from us before or they are a Moody, Scott Norris and Andy locations: its headquarters in the customers with five convenient brand-new customer,” says Marion. Stafford; installers: George and Jose city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, locations in Miami, Fort Pierce, Alfonzo) take pride in their work. and branch offices in Mexico City, Palm Beach, Sarasota and Sanford. Taking pride “A company’s reputation is Mexico, and Guadalajara, Jalisco. “Being a part of an International Wreckers Ltd. sells it all, from important and ours speaks for Comerzia has been a Jerr-Dan dealership [Wreckers Ltd.’s parent light-, medium- and heavy-duty itself,” stresses Marion. distributor for 13 years and is part company is International dealer carriers to light-, medium- and Word-of-mouth advertising is of the Gruas Monterrey Group, a Rechtien International], we are heavy-duty wreckers, including keeping the Florida-based company large industrial and tow truck group able to offer whatever service our the Jerr-Dan Rotator, as well as busy. So is service after the sale. in northern Mexico. This relationship customers need,” explains Wreckers a variety of self-loaders, including And future plans call for the possible allows Comerzia a competitive Ltd. president and general manager the Jerr-Dan Rotator. expansion into another location advantage, explains managing Mike Marion. “From sales to parts to The most popular sale right now? in Florida. ■ director Alejandro Reyes. service and installation, we provide “The MPL Series has been a big “Our three locations allow us to true 24-hour service.” seller in our area,” notes Marion. offer full service to our customers all An important consideration The company has also just sold its Distributor over the country,” says Reyes. “And Distributor for Wreckers Ltd. customers and second Rotator. Both Rotators sold by Rechtien Intl. our relationship with our parent potential customers, according to Wreckers Ltd. are twin steer models. company provides us with a unique dba Wreckers Ltd. Comerzia 7227 N.W. 74th Ave. Marion, is service after the sale. understanding of the ins and outs of of Nuevo Leon, Mexico and Jalisco. Ernesto Garcia No. 160 Miami, Florida Col. Del Norte “Our area of responsibility has Miami (305) 888-0111 operating Jerr-Dan equipment as well According to Reyes, it’s no Monterrey, N.L. Mexico CP Fort Pierce (772) 466-1842 many small tow companies that as the administrative and operating coincidence — but rather strategy Monterrey (011-52) 81/1292-2000 Palm Beach (561) 882-9050 Mexico (011-52) 55/5831-6800 operate with one or two trucks,” Sarasota (941) 915-6149 performance of tow truck companies.” — that Comerzia operates its Guadalajara (011-52) 33/3188-8338 Sanford (407) 321-8474 business out of locations in these he explains. “These towers need www.comerzia.com.mx to know that there’s someone out www.wreckersltd.com Understand the three states. there for them if they need parts or towing market A trend that can be found service or have questions. We are Comerzia certainly does its throughout all Comerzia’s markets is level of service offered by Comerzia that distributor.” homework when it comes to the need for longer underlifts. sets us apart from the competition,” Larger companies with 10 to 15 knowing the towing market in which “Buses manufactured in Europe explains Reyes. trucks in their fleet also make up it operates. The company’s most are in use all over Mexico. These “To maintain leadership in today’s Wreckers Ltd. customer base. But recent findings: buses require longer underlifts to competitive business environment, no matter how many trucks you • Today there are 8 percent more tow properly,” he notes. Comerzia is focused on technology own, or whether or not you have towing companies in Mexico than and service,” he concludes. ■ purchased from Wreckers Ltd. there were in 2006. Standing apart • 29 percent of these tow truck “The recognized quality of companies are located in the states Jerr-Dan’s products and the high

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Team TerraMax & Name change for Oshkosh Upcoming Oshkosh Truck Corporation, a leading designer, manufacturer and shows The Urban Challenge marketer of specialty access equipment, commercial, fire, emergency and Date April 3-6 military vehicles and vehicle bodies, recently received a shareholders’ vote Show Florida Tow Show Oshkosh Corporation and partners Teledyne Scientific of approval to change the company’s name to Oshkosh Corporation. Location Coronado Springs Resort at Company, The University of Parma in Italy, Ibeo Automobile “The new name more appropriately reflects the company’s diverse Walt Disney World City Orlando, Florida Sensor GmbH and Auburn University (nicknamed “Team product lines, and establishes Oshkosh as the parent brand of Website www.floridatowshow.com Oshkosh”) have once again qualified and raced an unmanned well-established, market leading brands in our Access Equipment, Defense, vehicle in a DARPA event. Fire & Emergency, and Commercial segments,” says Robert G. Bohn, Date April 3-6 Show The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Oshkosh Corporation chairman and chief executive officer. Florida Independent Tow Show Location Florida State Fairgrounds the research and development arm of the Pentagon, years ago Approved during the annual shareholders meeting held in Appleton, City Tampa, Florida challenged robotics experts from across the country to develop Wisconsin, the name change will not affect the company’s NYSE stock ticker Website www.newfloridatowshow.com autonomous, driverless vehicles for use in combat. The symbol, nor does it signal any changes in the management or policies of Date April 25-27 long-term goal calls for 30 percent of the U.S. military fleet to Oshkosh or its board of directors. Events and programs are scheduled to Show Texas Tow Show contain unmanned vehicle technology by the year 2015. roll out the company’s new corporate strategic rebranding identity initiatives Location Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center The most recent Grand Challenge Event, The Urban Challenge, throughout 2008. City San Antonio, Texas Website www.towman.com took place in November of last year and included Team Oshkosh’s Elements of the autonomous navigation kit could be used to Oshkosh Corporation manufactures, distributes and services products in TerraMax . enhance driver awareness. The complete kit could be used in four segments: Access Equipment, Defense, Fire & Emergency and Date May 17-18 applications such as snow removal on airport runways. Commercial; under the brands of: Oshkosh®, JLG®, Pierce®, McNeilus®, Show New Hampshire Tow & Trade Show Location Hampton Beach State Park Team Oshkosh TerraMax vehicle More than a remote-controlled car, the TerraMax unmanned Medtec®, Jerr-Dan®, BAI®, Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles®, Frontline®, SMIT®, City Hampton Beach, New Hampshire This year, Team Oshkosh used one of its standard military ground vehicle uses a sophisticated logic, sensor and control Geesink®, Norba®, Kiggen®, Con-E-Co®, London® and IMT®. vehicles, the Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR), as the technology system to allow a computer to evaluate situations, such Date May 28-31 Show CTTA Western States Tow Show basis for the TerraMax vehicle. The MTVR is currently used by the as a four-way stop, much the way a human mind would. Location Silver Legacy Resort & Casino U.S. Marine Corps to carry critical supplies, such as food, water Jerr-Dan appoints City Reno, Nevada and fuel during missions. The Urban Challenge Website www.ctta.com

The 2007 TerraMax unmanned ground vehicle is a 4x4 Medium Team Oshkosh was one of 11 teams to successfully demonstrate two new distributors to its nationwide sales and service network Date May 30 - June 1 Tactical Vehicle Replacement with rear steer. advanced navigation and traffic skills required to compete in the Show Empire State Towing & Recovery Assoc. Dr. Tony Tether, DARPA director, says, “The first autonomous race. It was initially expected that 20 teams would advance, but 25th Annual Tow Show Jerr-Dan Corporation recently added two exclusive distributors to its Location Fort William Henry Resort DARPA reduced that number due to safety expectations for the vehicle to be fielded by the military most likely will resemble nationwide sales and service network: City Lake George, New York Oshkosh Truck’s TerraMax entry because the military is already finals. In the qualifying events, TerraMax proved it could operate • River City Wrecker Sales, located in West Sacramento, California, is using the basic truck it’s based on.” successfully in a parking lot, merge with moving traffic, maintain Date June 18-21 responsible for Northern California and Sacramento regions, and can Show The shortened wheelbase provides better handling and appropriate distances from moving traffic, and maneuver safely Towing & Recovery Professionals of be reached at (916) 371-8027. Colorado Tow Show maneuverability for the city streets of the DARPA Urban Challenge. in a multivehicle environment at the National Qualification Event • Diamond Wrecker LLC, located in Jacksonville, Florida, covers Location Jefferson County Fairgrounds City Golden, Colorado Despite its large size and ability to haul 5 tons off-road, TerraMax held on October 26-31 at the former George Air Force Base. the northern Florida and Jacksonville territories and can be reached Website www.trpc-online.org has a 21-ft. turning radius. As a finalist, TerraMax competed in the Urban Challenge at (904) 783-9822. TerraMax’s unmanned ground vehicle kit does not interfere with Event, a 60-mile simulated urban course also held on the base. Visit www.jerr-dan.com to find your closest Jerr-Dan distributor. the conventional operation of the vehicle. A robust sensor suite Participants had to safely complete the race within a six-hour time allows for 360-degree situational awareness around TerraMax. limit. DARPA awarded $2 million, $1 million and $500,000 to the top three finishers of the Urban Challenge Event. Continued from page 22 >> direction of a fixed structure. Following the inevitable “pause” by Unlike previous DARPA Grand Challenge events, The Urban flow, pass through busy intersections, pass or follow moving DARPA, it was removed from the race. The team is investigating Challenge competition did not take place in a desert environment. vehicles at a safe distance, and other everyday driving activities whether hardware or software caused the path planning anomaly. TerraMax was tasked with navigating streets in an urban most people take for granted — all without a driver. Overall, it was a valiant effort by Team Oshkosh. The only environment and expected to obey traffic laws, safely enter traffic On November 3, 2007, TerraMax and Team Oshkosh started disappointment was that TerraMax, which had been performing so Continued on page 23 >> the day strong. The truck left the gates confidently and drove the well, would not continue. The pursuit and development of robotic Jerr-Dan provided this HDL 700/350 Independent wrecker for course performing well. The truck kept up with all of the other race technology will continue at Oshkosh Corporation, and like a small The Urban Challenge event. Chuck Anderson of Nolte’s Service leaders through four of the six checkpoints of their first mission. pothole under the tire of TerraMax, the disappointment at DARPA and Towing in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, was on hand to operate the wrecker (which was not needed) during the two-week testing Unfortunately, that was where the day ended. will barely be a bump in the road. time period and six-hour event. TerraMax was stopped as it left the course and drove in the For more information, go to www.terramax.com.

22 RUN HARD RUN HARD 23 vol.17, no.1 march 2008 www.jerr-dan.com vol.17, no.1 march 2008 Show & Go win a trip to what does nascar your jerr-dan look like? Nick Cosenza, owner of How to Win: Share your Jerr-Dan truck photo! Nick’s Auto Sales in Submit your photos via: Weirton, West Virginia, has 26 E-MAIL: to [email protected] (High-res photos only. years of towing experience. Please set your digital camera to take photos as large His Jerr-Dan carrier with 19-ft. of a size and as many pixels as possible.) aluminum bed won third place MAIL: to Editor, Run Hard ™ magazine, 1233 Janesville in the beauty contest at the Avenue, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 Ohio Tow Show last fall. In addition to your photo, please provide your complete contact information. Also tell us what model of Jerr-Dan you have, what model chassis you have and why you are submitting your truck.

Nascar trip details: - All-expenses-paid trip for two to the Texas Motor Speedway, October 31 - November 3, 2008 - Airfare and hotel accommodations included - Motorcoach transportation to and from the race included Speed’s Towing of Vancouver, Washington, owns this Jerr-Dan steel-bodied - All meals included (welcome reception, breakfast, dinners) Cougar, which rides on a 2007 Ford F750 chassis. The wrecker has a 1210D boom - Lunch at The Speedway Club (private club at Texas with a Westcoast winch package. The truck is equipped with a 260-hp Cummins engine, Motor Speedway) an Allison RDS 3000 six-speed transmission, a six-head self-contained LED Strobe kit and - Race tickets for two - Credentials (garage & pit access) custom aluminum trim. - Welcome-gift package

* Winner will be drawn in September 2008 and will be notified via phone/ Jeremy Procon, owner of Interstate e-mail. Deadline for submissions is August 15, 2008. This Jerr-Dan BIC 7.5-ton carrier with 22-ft. steel bed, owned by Tug Brock of Towing in Chicopee, Massachusetts, Auto Works Towing in Cincinnati, Ohio, has removable rails, forklift and operates with an all-Jerr-Dan fleet. He recently LED package, twin 60-in. stainless toolboxes, strobe package, 12,000-lb. winch with expanded into the heavy market with this 7/16 wire rope, and a 4,000-lb. wheel lift. It rides on a 2007 Peterbilt chassis and Jerr-Dan 25-ton HDL 500/280 25-ton wrecker. hauls construction equipment in and out of construction sites daily.

Wayne Tanner, owner of Tanner’s This MPL40 belongs to Frankie’s Towing in Plymoth, This Pioneer carrier, with 19-ft. bed, is no This Jerr-Dan carrier rides on a 2008 Ford F650 chassis and is Towing & Recovery in Blairsville, Minnesota. It is equipped with custom stainless trim, deck-mounted ordinary tow truck. It rides on a fully restored owned by Spartak Kazaryan of Twin Lions Tow & Transport Georgia, is pleased with his HDL 500/280 gojacks and wheel locks, full wireless controls, in-dash GPS and DVD, 1960 Ford F750 chassis. This truck fulfills the long- in Hollywood, California. The truck is equipped with six-way strobe lights, 25-ton wrecker, which rides on a 1997 Kenworth and in-the-ditch dolliebar holders. time dream of towing operator, Tony Aaron, in NASCAR light bar and navigation DVD. Shown in the photo is a Forumula 1 chassis. Wayne says you will see more Jerr-Dan Jasper, Georgia. Indy car resting on the 21-ft.-long, 102-in.-wide carrier bed. equipment in his future fleet.

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check out these photos of Jerr-Dan as the ‘tator’ turns around the world Jerr-Dan Equipment In Action Jay Petri and Ken Cannady of TNT Towing in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, own this Jerr-Dan HDL 700/350 wrecker with radio remote control and back-up camera. The wrecker was installed in Edmonton by Jerr-Dan distributor AMA. Thanks to Randy Loyk and his crew!

This Jerr-Dan HDL 500 wrecker, owned by Yokohama Road Tough jobs are made easier with a Jerr-Dan Rotator at Hanifen Co. Inc. in Des Moines, Iowa. Top series of Service, was built and photos: A Rotator is used to right overturned earthmoving equipment. Second series of photos: A semitrailer that has rolled into the ditch is no match for the Rotator. installed by Tsubasa Systems/ Kowa Tech in Yokohama, Japan, and displayed by Tsubasa Systems of Tokyo at the Tokyo Truck Show. The wrecker rides on a HINO PK Series chassis and incorporates a 2.9-ton Unic crane that is mounted behind the cab.

This Jerr-Dan HPL35 is a stock unit owned by Tsubasa Car Rescue Service in Tokyo. It has (Top photos) Paddack’s Transport in Westfield, Indiana, uses its Jerr-Dan Rotator to load this coil of rolled steel by an 0808D boom lifting, rotating and placing the coil over a fence and mailbox and onto a flatbed for transport. (Bottom photos) They also load this Harsko Mark IV tamper railroad equipment, which weighs 68,000 lbs., on the waiting lowboy trailer. and rides on an The lift is completed with 30 ft. of boom extension at 40 degrees from the side of the wrecker. Isuzu chassis. The body was built and installed by Tsubasa How to Win: Nascar trip details: Systems/Kowa Tech Share your Jerr-Dan truck photo! Submit your photos via: - All-expenses-paid trip for two to the Texas Motor Speedway, October 31 - November 3, 2008 in Yokohama, Japan. E-MAIL: to [email protected] (High-res photos only. - Airfare and hotel accommodations included Please set your digital camera to take photos as large of a size and - Motorcoach transportation to and from the race included as many pixels as possible.) - All meals included (welcome reception, breakfast, dinners) win a trip to MAIL: to Editor, Run Hard ™ magazine, 1233 Janesville Avenue, - Lunch at The Speedway Club (private club at Texas Motor Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 Speedway) * Winner will be drawn in - Race tickets for two September 2008 and will be In addition to your photo, please provide your complete contact nascar - Credentials (garage & pit access) notified via phone/e-mail. information. Also tell us what model of Jerr-Dan you have, what - Welcome-gift package Deadline for submissions is model chassis you have and why you are submitting your truck. August 15, 2008.

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