Service Truck Magazine representatives are driving to Work Truck Week 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana, beginning March 5 for the Green Truck Summit and the big event itself, March 6–8, 2024.
Also participating is The Shyft Group, in Booth #2927, which will be showcasing a broad spectrum of advanced work truck solutions to highlight its industry leadership and integrated brand strengths.
The company said it would provide examples of its latest innovations and customer-centric solutions.
“We’re highlighting the unique strengths of seven of our nine brands while promoting collaboration and customer-sharing strategies among those brands. This synergy ensures specialized, customer-focused solutions and leans into the collective expertise of our diverse brand portfolio,” said John Dunn, the Chief Executive Officer of The Shyft Group. “Our consultative Work-Driven Design approach means that work trucks for every vocation—from construction to carpentry and plumbing to service maintenance—are engineered around customer input and the real needs specific to their business.”
Value-driven, customer-focused work truck solutions to be seen are:
- Utilimaster: Showcasing the Rapid Driver Cooling System for increased driver comfort, safety, and productivity with an interactive display and a new model design for the Aeromaster Walk-In Van, including rivet-less sidewalls.
- Blue Arc EV Solutions: Highlighting the all-electric commercial-grade Blue Arc truck with a 200-mile-plus range, leading the shift towards sustainable transportation.
- Royal Truck Body: Featuring the new XP Service Body with endurance coating for extreme weather resilience.
- DuraMag: Presenting the adaptable Canopy Body, designed for comprehensive fleet solutions.
- Magnum: Showcasing the robust Commander Headache Rack; a new, versatile Toolbox for enhanced storage and organization; and a new customer-centric website.
- Builtmore: The Shyft Group's Builtmore and Utilimaster brands introduce the Isuzu Fast Build Program to meet the increasing demand for work-ready chassis and bodies. This program offers turnkey products with quick availability and competitive pricing, providing a streamlined solution for work truck needs.
- Strobes-R-Us: Demonstrating the Work Ready Package streamlines vehicle configuration with an easy-to-install bumper-to-bumper lighting system for efficiency and customization.
The Shyft Group will also participate in the Work Truck Week Ride & Drive, taking place from 11 AM to 3:30 PM on March 6 and 7. Shyft joins the Ride & Drive with its all-electric, Class 3 walk-in delivery van from Blue Arc EV Solutions.
The Shyft Group is a North American leader in specialty vehicle manufacturing, assembly, and upfitting for the commercial, retail, and service specialty vehicle markets. Customers include first-to-last-mile delivery companies across vocations, federal, state, and local government entities; the trades; and utility and infrastructure segments.
The Shyft Group is organized into two core business units: Shyft Fleet Vehicles and Services and Shyft Specialty Vehicles. Its brands include Utilimaster, Blue Arc EV Solutions, Royal Truck Body, DuraMag and Magnum, Strobes-R-Us, Spartan RV Chassis, Red Diamond Aftermarket Solutions, and Builtmore Contract Manufacturing.
The company employs approximately 3,000 employees and contractors across campuses and operates facilities in Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Saltillo, Mexico. The company reported sales of $872 million in 2023. Learn more at TheShyftGroup.com.