For heavy equipment operators who are looking for on and off road vehicles such as fuel/lube trucks, water trucks, vacuum trucks and commercial service vehicles, several resources are available for that market. Companies throughout the U.S. offer a tremendous number of standard and customized commercial service vehicles to meet those needs. One Pennsylvania company, an industry leader that has been in business since 1932, offered Hard Hat News a tour of their manufacturing facility, so that readers could see how the equipment is virtually hand crafted to fill each customer’s order.

  Curry Supply Co., a family owned business located in Curryville, PA, explained that they build their products from the “ground up.” With that kind of capability, they can create vehicles, both large and small. Contractors and fleet managers like the ability to purchase the kind of equipment that meets their specific needs.

  Because Curry Supply Co. keeps an inventory of new truck chassis on hand, they are able to mount newly fabricated tanks or truck bodies onto new truck chassis for quick delivery. On the other hand, if a customer prefers, Curry Supply can overhaul and refurbish the customer’s chassis and install a new standard or custom tank on it. Once the truck is completed, the ‘like new’ unit is returned to the customer at a considerable cost savings over new. 

 According to company officials, Custom Mechanic Trucks have become extremely popular in recent years because customers can request exactly what they need installed on the truck. When they take delivery on their truck, it is ready to head to the job site. Customers can opt for brand name welders, hydraulic pumps, extra lighting, specific tool drawers, whatever they might need. They can also be outfitted with cranes, vices and other equipment usually found in a shop environment. Curry Supply offers oil, fuel antifreeze and waste oil recovery systems as a part of the mechanic truck line.

When a customer’s truck is finished and ready to go, Curry Supply Co. is able to deliver their products wherever their customers are located. With their own delivery fleet of lowboy and oversized load flat tractor trailer combos to do the job, deliveries are prompt. 

  Recently, contractors have increased the demand for pressurized water tanker trucks because of the influx of gas drilling companies pursuing Marcellus Shale gas development in New York and Pennsylvania. Curry Supply leads the way in reconditioning stationary water tanks used to store frac water for the gas drilling industry. They re-line them, replace all the defective parts, paint them and have them ready to go in about one week. 

  Curry Supply has the flexibility to assemble trucks at their facility in Curryville, PA or at the customer’s site if that is preferred. They offer tanks in kit form so that customers can mount the tanks on their own chassis. They stock tanks that are primed, painted and ready to ship. Assembly components are included for easy installation. They work with the customer to make it easy for them to do the jobs on their own. Additionally, they maintain a fleet of field service vehicles that provide complete product support for their customers. 

  It might be noted that because Curry Supply has a complete in-house painting facility, they can match any color of paint with PPG products to satisfy their customer’s requests for colors to match existing equipment or company colors. They also offer powder coating and Badger lining of any truck bodies. With two sandblasting bays, two paint bays, a mixing booth and a six bay shop, the Curry Supply facility has the capability to prepare trucks for just about any job or customer.

  For more information on Curry Supply Co. products and services, contact them toll free at 800 345-2829 or online at www.currysupply.com.