Danny Stern (left) and William Eschmann of Geartek Inc. check out a Reading service body equipped with a Palfinger PSC 4329 crane at the 2018 Work Truck Show in Indianapolis this MarchPhoto: Keith Norbury
Reading Truck Body and Omaha Standard Palfinger have entered into a co-branding agreement on a range of Palfinger truck-mounted cranes.
The co-branded models include hydraulic and electric Palfinger telescopic cranes ranging from 12,500 to 72,000 foot pounds, said a news release from Reading.
The companies announced the agreement at the 2018 Work Truck Show in Indianapolis this March.
“The partnership will allow both companies to collectively expand their geographical footprints within North America and several key industry segments,” the news release said.
The cranes are being installed on Reading’s trademarked Master Mechanic Series crane bodies.
“The new cranes are part of a newly integrated crane and body system that will open up the crane compartment, eliminating levers and replacing them with all push button controls as standard,” John Tak, Reading’s senior director of marketing and product management, said in the news release. “This enhancement delivers more storage, higher quality and ease of use for our customers.”
Features of the Palfinger service cranes include single-weld hexagonal booms, proportional wireless remote controls, and an anti-corrosion E-Coat paint process. A patented winch damage-prevention system on the cranes, meanwhile, replaces a conventional boom tip anti-two block system.
Reading Truck Body, based in Reading, Pa., is a subsidiary of Houston-based J.B. Poindexter & Company. Omaha Standard Palfinger is a division of Palfinger North America, in turn part of Austria-based Palfinger AG.