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BETTER AND BETTER
EVERY YEAR
FOR THE HARD-WORKING TOWING PROFESSIONAL
Contents
W
ow! That’s the most
appropriate word we
can think of to sum up
this most recent American Towman
Expo. The exhibits, the attendees,
the sessions — it just gets better
every year. And so do we!
The latest introduction we
debuted on the show floor was the
Side Loading Vehicle Retriever
(SLVR). An engineering marvel
that’s revolutionizing the towing
industry, the SLVR can retrieve vehicles
in less than
45 seconds from
the tightest spots.
Its unique side
lift mechanism
allows the operator
to approach a
vehicle, securely
lift and place it on
the retriever bed,
and drive off
without every
compromising
his/her safety,
damaging the retrieved vehicle,
holding up traffic or inconveniencing
owners of surrounding vehicles.
All towing functions are performed
from the interior of the cab.
And its compact design allows the
SLVR to take up only one traffic
lane, making it ideal for use on narrow
streets the world over.
Many of you checked out our
new engineering marvel at the
show. For those of you that weren’t
able to, or want a more detailed
look, turn to Page 10-11. Or visit
“We welcome
your insights
into our industry
and your
contributions
to our
magazine.”
our website
at www.jerrdan.com.
The SLVR
is scheduled
to be available
for
production
later this
year. Keep an eye out for more
information about the SLVR — we’ll
update you soon.
Our new Rotator was also displayed
on the Baltimore show floor.
We continued to gather feedback
from you and your responses were
overwhelmingly positive. “I want
one” and “It’s our next heavy-duty
purchase” were two comments we
heard frequently.
Many of you came to the show
with a purchase in mind! We
enjoyed speaking to you about our
new Rotator and SLVR at the show.
See the faces (maybe yours!) of visitors
to our booth in our American
Towman Expo roundup on Page 20.
Keeping in line with introductions,
we want to alert you to a new
section in this issue’s Run Hard
magazine: “Who’s Who?” and
“In the Military” on Page 22.
Do you have a loved one in the
military that you would like to
honor? Send us their picture and
information and we’d be happy to
publish it in an upcoming issue.
As always, we welcome your
insights into our industry as well as
your contributions to our magazine.
Jeff Weller
President
4 JERR-DAN
OWNER PROFILE
Adapting to a changing marketplace is
an absolute necessity for this New
Orleans towing company.
6 SHOW & GO
What does your Jerr-Dan look like?
8 JACK’S HEAVY-DUTY
The Jerr-Dan quality story.
10 PRODUCT PROFILE
The Side Loading Vehicle Retriever.
12 COMPANY NEWS
14 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Time spent on initial design controls costs.
16 JERR-DAN OWNER PROFILE
Even though you’ll see these trucks
take home pageant trophies, they are all
hard at work on Connecticut roads.
18 COMPANY NEWS
What makes Jerr-Dan different?
20 INDUSTRY NEWS
American Towman Expo roundup.
22 WHO’S WHO?
IN THE MILITARY
Our Mission
To provide you with timely information
about towing and recovery equipment
technology, products and safety.
“Since 1992”
Run Hard is published on behalf of Jerr-Dan Corporation, an
Oshkosh Truck Corporation Company, and Jerr-Dan Distributors.
Editorial office: 1233 Janesville Ave., Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-0803.
Phone: (800) 547-7377. E-mail: RunHard@cygnusb2b.com.
Printed in the United States, © 2006 Jerr-Dan Corporation
Volume 15, Number 1, March 2006. For Canada: Agreement
Number 40064547.
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VOL.15, NO.1 MARCH 2006