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News & Views: Specialized Components................page 10
Tuck Routes: Visco Industrial Sales............................ page 12
Mack Anthem™ is Right for Bulk-Haul.................... page 16
Scania’s Special-Purpose Vehicles....................... page 19
T ruck & Trailer VOCATIONAL
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T R A NSP O R TAT I O N • C O NS T RU C T I O N • U T I L I T I E S • G RO U NDS M A I N T E N A N CE • F O RE S T RY • M I N I NG • O I L & G A S • AG RI CU LT U RE
GIN-COR INDUSTRIES
Gin-Cor Progresses Toward Fulfillment of 2020 Master Plan BY MAREK KRASUSKI
F INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION & UTILITY EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATION (ICUEE)
Innovative Industry Trends at ICUEE 2017
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his year’s International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition exceeded expectations with specialized exhibits, hands-on test drives, interactive product demonstrations and lots of activity and leads in the booths. The 2017 installment of the Demo Expo was the largest in the show’s history with 28-plus acres of exhibits (nearly 1.24 million net square feet) of the latest utility and construction equipment, products and technologies and more than 1,000 exhibitors, of which 25 percent were new to the show. Tracking close to the 2015 record-break-
or those in the industry it comes as no surprise that Gin-Cor Industries has earned a reputation for product excellence in truck uplifting and the supply and installation of custom equipment for specialized vocational applications. From the mud flaps seen at the back of many vocational vehicles, to the multiple awards acknowledging the company’s
growing footprint in the severe service vehicle market, Gin-Cor keeps growing. Gin-Cor’s future goals are encapsulated in its 2020 Master Plan. According to company president Luc Stang, the Gin-Cor vision “will be achieved by doing things the Gin-Cor way which is a continued dedication to continuous improvement, to detail and commitment GIN-COR CONTINUED ON PAGE 13 >
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ing attendance, nearly 18,000 registered attendees from all 50 states and more than 50 other countries worldwide perused the exhibits, raised money for the Red Cross Disaster Relief and the Call of Duty Endowment, and took advantage of all that the show had to offer. Attendee demographics in the utilities category was up 6 percent over 2015 and the utility construction category was up 3 percent over 2015 totals. “We had a great turnout and participation at ICUEE 2017,” said Rick Rodier, Vice President, Sitework Systems Division of ICUEE CONTINUED ON PAGE 13 >
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