New Plant Opening Soon!

by Shelley Morris - 

The highly anticipated opening of the new plant is near, and not a moment too soon. Business for the high custom, high content market is very strong. While the plan is to start slowly, we will need to ramp up throughout the year. Hopefully that means as many as 80-90 big units by the end of next year, on our way to +120-unit capacity.

Numerous customers have asked about the capacity of that plant for the purpose of giving us more business. For instance, Last week we had a visitor from Canadian National Railroad here to inspect the 2019 run of railroad units. He couldn't say enough about how great the units are. He was also very excited to see the new building, and apparently needed to let Corporate know, and before he left, he said there are more orders for next year for the new plant if we have capacity! Even before we start, we have orders and commitments for most of 2020.

The comments made by the CN visitor are similar to comments I hear from many customers. We try to share customer comments in the Maintainer Minute, all-staffs, and by email with all of you. While the economy continues to be strong, our growth and success is more than that. It comes from building the best work trucks in the industry, by caring for the customer, and standing behind the product every step of the way. The strong order board is a testament to how great a job you do every day. It is not a coincidence, it is a result. Way to go!