While working the NTEA Work Truck Show earlier this Spring, I was invited by Alan Stager the General Manager of Dakota Bodies to stop by and tour their plant. That opportunity occurred July 2022 when I flew into Sioux Falls, SD and made the two hour drive North to Watertown. Ironically they were celebrating their 25th Anniversary. I took the tour and also had the opportunity to interview some employees. Please enjoy this 5 1/2 minute video on behalf of UFP Media.

Utility Fleet Professional Media is honored to have our staff invited to cover the invitation only Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference (EUFMC) in Williamsburg, VA. This event is a tradition in our niche market for over sixty years. This is a slide show set to colonial fife & drum music that captures the spirit of the colonial area where the event is held. Hope you enjoy this and Happy 4th of July.

UFP Magazine attended the 2022 ACT Expo on May 9 – 12, 2022 in Long Beach, CA. Below is video from the event!

For more information visit www.actexpo.com/agenda/

Allison Transmission of Indianapolis/Speedway IN opened a new vehicle testing facility and invited UFP to take tour. While there I also was able to study their history which is connected to the Indy 500 track, drive their new computer assisted drive train truck, tour the plant and get an early view of the new test facility that recently opened and is available to vehicle manufacturers. It was a great day and condensed into this 8 1/2 minute video.

UFP Magazine attended the 2022 NAFA Trade Show on April 11 – 13, 2022 in Columbus , OH. Below is video from the event!

For more information visit www.nafa.org/

It was great to be back in-person at the NTEA Work Truck Show at the Indianapolis Convention Center. Here are just a few of the exhibit booths and press conferences that Utility Fleet Professional covered. Enjoy!

Coltin Seifert with Structural Metal Fabricators, Inc., talks with Sean Lyden, Editor of Utility Fleet Professional, about the factors to consider when deciding between aluminum and galvanized steel interiors for trailers and vans.

When Terex Utilities, our longtime Back Cover Advertiser invited Utility Fleet Professional out to Watertown, SD to visit their new facility that opened May 2020, I jumped at the chance. The visit exceeded my expectations. When I arrived in Watertown you could see the facility glistening in The Plains off the side of the highway. I was impressed with the technology and attention to detail that went into building this operation. After my tour, I also had a chance to interview Joe Caywood, the Director of Marketing to get some insight into some of Terex Utilities’ accomplishments. If you are a bucket truck fleet manager, I highly encourage you to reach out to Joe and take the tour. It will give you an insight into how insulated aerial lifts are made.

We’ve just returned from three full days at ICUEE 2019 in Louisville, KY where the record-breaking October 2019 issue got to ride up in a Bronto Skylift bucket truck!