Buyers Report

Kalyn-Siebert Uses Superior Materials

I own a lot of different Kalyn-Sieberts. We like the durability, the longevity, the design, engineering, the materials they use. Their steel is superior to about anything else in the industry. We have sliding axle, hydraulic sliding axle trailer, removable gooseneck trailers ranging from 51-ton rating to 85-ton rating. The 85-ton is a 13-axle lowboy. It is a huge, enormous multi-axle type deal, an extreme heavy haul trailer. We have models from 1987 to a 2007 model, 20 years worth of their products in use today.

Tare Kennedy, Owen Kennedy Inc. Specialized Transportaiton,
Pelzer, South Carolina
See ad on page 91

Kemp’s Rescuer II Is A Powerful Piece of Equipment

We have the Rescuer II, 50-ton wrecker. It’s powerful. The side winches work good. It does a good job recovering wrecks. The Rescuer II does what I need it to do.

One of the things I really particularly like about it is that I can use the under reach to pick up trucks.

Junior Thompson, Owner, Thompson Garage Inc.,
Selma, North Carolina
See ad on page 83

Landolls Carry The Weight Like No One Else

I run two Landoll 410 triaxles. I’ve had them since ’04 and ’06. I’ve been running Landolls since 1993, when I bought my first one and I’ve always had real good luck with them. I’ve tried other trailers before and nothing can carry the weight like these do. Plus the resale is real good. The company has excellent customer service.

Bill Kinney, Owner, Kinney Towing and Transportation Inc.,
Amherst, New Hampshire
See ad on page 38

We Can Tow Everything With Our Lift & Tow

We love Lift & Tow. When we first started getting in the repo business, we looked at a lot of different options, before choosing to set up one of our trucks with their self-loading wheel lift.

We haven’t found anything that we can’t tow with it yet. Small compact cars to full size SUV’s like Excursions, Escalades. Their customer service is outstanding.

Ronnie Underwood, President, American Lenders Service Co.
Kearneysville, West Virginia
See ad on page 83

Lodar’s Staff Listens

Lodar’s product is priced well. They work with you as needed. They sit down and we talk about things. Last time they were here, we mentioned a little problem we were having, and they mentioned a solution that helped instantly. It seems like the competitors have not been able to come to us with anything better. We’ve been working with Lodar for five or six years. They do a good job with customer service.

Jim Kost, Purchasing Agent, Trail King Industries,
Mitchell, South Dakota
See ad on page 31

Mason Dixon Trucks & Carriers

We have been doing business with Mason Dixon since the early 1980s. Their service is impeccable. We have six rollbacks, a light-duty wrecker, and a medium-duty wrecker. The have an excellent customer service department. Whenever we need a part, normally I have it the next day.

Their sales staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. When new technology comes out, they always give me a call to let me know what’s new.

Earl Arnold, Owner, Forty West Auto Care & Towing LLC,
Frederick, Maryland
See ad on page 44

Matjacks Work Well Year After Year

I got my first set of Matjacks in 1984 and I still have them. I’ve been using their products for 20-some years and never had a problem. They sell a good product. I’ve had them everywhere, even in the jungles of New Guinea lifting an airplane out of a swamp. They even work when it’s 120 degrees outside.

Bill Leonhauser, Owner, Penndel Wreckers,
Penndel, Pennsylvania
See ad on page 15

Minuteman Lifts Make Repo Work Easy

We have close to 70 Minuteman Lifts in our F350 Ford trucks. They perform excellent. We have used them exclusively since the first one we purchased. They work good for repo-ing. They are quick and easy to use. In the repossession business you don’t want to be hanging around a long time.

Mike Eckert, Transportation Manager, Recovery One,
Lexington, Kentucky
See ad on page 22

Phoenix USA Makes Superior Products

We’ve been doing business with Phoenix USA since 1999. We carry their tool boxes, light bars, simulators, and all tow truck parts. Their products are top quality. Our customers are happy with them.

We endeavor to get products that we don’t have any problem with. The overall quality of Phoenix USA’s products is superior. And they provide top notch customer service. There is not ever a time that I don’t get an immediate response, if I have a question. They’re just all around good people.

Nell Johnson, Sales, Atlanta Wrecker & Carrier Sales Inc.,
Simpsonville, South Carolina
See ad on page 39

Pierce Sales Has What We Want

We’ve been buying winches and winch products from Pierce since 1989. I’ve had real good service. They almost always have what we want. If they’ve got it in stock, there’s no problem. Their customer service is very helpful. Recently they were about to have a price increase on an item. They called me ahead of time to let me know and I made a good size purchase.

2007 American Towman Buyers Report
Products and services reported in this section relate to the advertisers in the 2007 April issue.