Bill RiggsPresident / Somerset Welding & Steel

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Long HaulerTheThe Latest News from J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers • Volume XV • Issue 1 2014

A Letter from Bill RiggsLooking to the Future

For FREE Exhibit Hall tickets to either show, email sales@jjbodies.com. A complete list of shows can be found inside.

Visit at the NTEA Work Truck Show and the Mid America Trucking Show.

When you visit J&J’s booth at the NTEA Work Truck Show, plan on check-ing out J&J’s medium-duty municipal line of equipment. As North America’s

largest work truck event, it is the ultimate opportunity for attendees to interact with thousands of industry peers, meet with current suppliers, get answers to critical technical questions, experience special events, and visit with hundreds of exhibiting companies including J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers.

March 5-7, 2014 - Booth 4739

March 27-29, 2014 - Booth 34405

The Mid America Trucking Show (MATS) is the largest one that J&J does during the year. J&J’s booth is close to 3600 square feet which allows us to

display our latest and most innovative dump bodies, trailers, and other specialty equipment. It’s the event where our customers can get up close and personal with our commercial dump bodies, see the expert workmanship, and visit with our sales staff.

According to show management, The Mid-America Trucking Show is the annu-al forum for the heavy-duty trucking industry, providing face-to-face interaction between industry representatives and trucking professionals. MATS is where the industry comes together, where attendees network with Fortune 500 companies, where media outlets from around the world go to report on the business of truck-ing, and where trucking business gets done. It’s common knowledge that if you want to conduct business in the trucking industry, you have to be at MATS and we agree.

“Just waiting for the sun”…that’s what it can seem like to a manufacturer doing busi-ness in the snowy mountains of Pennsylvania. However, the J&J staff has been hard at it, starting 2014 project work, improving manufacturing processes, and ramping up for a strong spring. J&J and JJTE backlogs are building, with the energy sector and

construction projects driving demand. Approval of federal and state money for road and infrastruc-ture projects along with increases in drilling, mid-stream projects, and energy services has spurred confidence in capital equipment purchases.

J&J is committed to Continuous Improvement as one of the foundational elements of our quality policy and driver of Customer Satisfaction. An example of Continuous Improvement is J&J’s 6S and Lean Cell program. In 2013, J&J invested heavily in tooling and cell design for four chassis integration lines (14 work cells) in the main dump body plant. The end result was work cells with common toolboxes, tooling and fabrication equip-ment, optimized for the installation of hydraulic systems, chassis controls, suspension and frame modification work. Technicians can be moved to any of the four integration lines and are immedi-ately familiar with the location of all tools and the equipment needed to perform the task at hand.

In 2014, J&J will be investing heavily again in other key manufacturing processes to achieve greater efficiencies. How does this help me? When things are “Rocking and Rolling” this spring and you need to turn trucks, J&J processes are optimized to get your truck in and out, helping you meet your contract or customer commitments.

The entire team at J&J Truck Bodies and Trailers and J&J Truck Equipment is looking forward to a new year with all of its excitement, challenges and rewards. If you are reading this as a customer or supplier or you just have an interest in J&J, we value your relationship and interest in our compa-ny. Keep us in mind if you need a strong partner.

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ISO 9001:2008 Certified. Quality products, quality workmanship.

photos from J&J customers

Fifteen years ago, J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers published its first issue of

The Long Hauler. According to Shahira Hoffman, Marketing Communications Manager, “Back then, we started with a very modest circulation of 2,265. Over the years we have grown our lists, and currently, the distribution is close to 17,000. The Long Hauler has been an excellent way for J&J to communicate

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with our customers, prospects, distributors, and suppliers. The quarterly newsletter is an important part of J&J’s direct marketing initiative and is a collaborative team effort. Throughout the years, we’ve been very happy with the positive feedback we have received regarding our content and pic-tures. The Long Hauler also demonstrates J&J’s commitment to our industry and the customers we serve.”

In addition to publishing The Long Hauler, Shahira also maintains J&J’s Facebook page which was created in 2010, making J&J one of the very first body companies to secure a social media presence.

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DynaHauler is a registered trademark of Somerset Welding & Steel.

Typically J&J “builds and ships” dump bodies to authorized

distributor, Bradco Supply, so we were happy that we were able to snap a couple of shots after one of the J&J light-duty dump bodies was mounted on a Ford truck at their facility in Towanda, Pa.

Hunter Keystone Peterbilt submitted

this great photo on behalf of their customer, Rodata Trucking & Excavating. The trucks are mounted with polished aluminum J&J Material Hauler (MH) dump bodies.

Send your photos to skh@jjbodies.com! $10 gift

card for photos we use!

Join the Team!

AUTHORIZED

distributor Authorized Distributors have the ability to capitalize on a global brand with 55+ years of experience and leadership in manufacturing the highest quality truck bodies and trail-ers in the marketplace.

Our distributors are backed by a dedicated, dependable, and highly trained service organi-zation to help you address the needs and demands of today’s customer.

As a Distributor, you will have access to important pro-grams and tools to help you market and sell J&J products and grow your business.

Full line, Commercial, and Municipal distributorships are available in a wide variety of locations including Mid-Atlan-tic, Mid-West, and New En-gland territories.

If you’re interested in becoming a Distributor, request information through

our web site or call 800-598-8552.

There’s no substitute for a dump body or trailer built by J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers.

2014 TRADE SHOWSSHOW NAME DATES PLACE BOOTH WHAT YOU’LL SEE

ConExpo/ConAgg March 4-8 Las Vegas Convention Center n/a See J&J trucks in OEM Booths.

NTEA Work Truck Show March 5-7 Indiana Convention Center Booth 4739 Steel and aluminum medium-duty dump bodies.

Mid America Trucking Show March 27-29 Kentucky Fair & Expo Center Booth 34405 Steel and aluminum heavy-duty commercial dump bodies.

National Propane Gas Expo April 12-14 Georgia World Congress Center Booth 1040 New Show for J&J! Get the latest informa-tion on our newest product line - Propane bobtails and trailers.

PA State Assn of Townships April 13-15 Hershey Lodge & Convention Center Booth 35 Muncipal dump bodies.

Waste Expo April 29-May 1 Georgia World Congress Center Booth 1720 Talk to our representatives about J&J’s com-plete transfer trailer product line.

DUG East June 3-5 David Lawrence Convention Center Booth 718 Check out J&J’s products for the oil and gas industry.

New Jersey State League November 18-20 Atlantic City Convention Center Booth 309 Muncipal dump bodies.

See this J&J polished aluminum Material Hauler (MH) and several other J&J dump bodies at J&J’s booth at the Mid America Trucking Show.

See this Semi-Elliptical (SE) dump body at Kenworth’s booth at the ConExpo/ConAgg Show.

Steel Push Out Trailer (SPO)J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers is one of the few companies that manufactures push out trailers. We recently completed one for New Boston, NH which they will use for waste haul-ing applications. Push out trailers eject payloads horizontal-ly eliminating the problem of tipping or rolloversat landfills that often times have uneventerrain. The trailer’s ejector ramis powered by the tractor’s hydraulic system. Swing style tailgate with custom

compactor tarp system.

The ejector ram unloads the pay-load efficiently and quickly.

J&J Customer, Bob Wood, Accepts Award

Bob Wood (second from left), own-er of Wood Truckking Corporation was recently selected by the Pea-body Area Chamber of Commerce to receive the Community Service Award. A businessman who em-ploys a number of Peabody resi-dents, Bob is willing to take risks to help others as well as share his time to help someone get back on the right track. Congratulations, Bob Wood!

Early next month, Bob will be taking possession of a new J&J live floor trailer which he will use for mulch hauling and similar applications.

Two J&J Medium-Duty (MDC) dump trucks will be shown at J&J’s booth at the NTEA Show.

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Caterpillar in-troduced stainless steel fluid ends to their XD line of gas and oil well stimulation pumps and fluid ends. Stainless steel brings “numerous benefits, including improved corrosion

resistance, reduced incidents of cracking due to corrosion, and improved overall durability,” says Scott Roberts, CAT’s well service product marketing manager. Customers cite Caterpillar’s product reliability and the committed support of its worldwide dealer network as keys to their businesses’ success.

Keep in touch with J&J for the latest updates on new products, services, and events through

our social media channels!

CSB Crane Service Body

News Bytes from J&J OEM Partners

LWC LightweightCrossmemberless

MH Material Hauler

MDC Medium-Duty Chassis

HR Half Round

UL UltraLight

LWC LightweightCrossmemberless

OR Off Road Body

PVT Pressure Vacuum Tank

Freightliner Trucks an-nounced that it now offers twin steer chassis prep kits for its 114SD and 122SD trucks. The kits will serve

to quickly facilitate aftermarket conversions and installation of second steer axle and heavy-duty suspensions, resulting in faster delivery to the customer. Twin steer chassis provides a stable platform for increased truck efficiency and performance and are just one of many options available for the Freightliner Trucks line of severe duty products.

Hino Trucks Hino Trucks’ mobile app is designed to provide custom-ers personalized access to Hino’s nationwide dealer

network. This free app offers useful tools for drivers, including a Dealer Locater, Roadside Assistance, Quick Specs, and Specials. This app is available now through the Apple Store and Google Play.

Kenworth marketing director. The air disc brakes are standard with an aluminum hub and splined disc rotor assembly.

Navistar, Inc. recently an-nounced that it has started cus-tomer shipments of its first Inter-national DuraStar vehicles with the Cummins ISB 6.7-liter engine. Initial customers

include Budget Truck Rental, Idealease and Penske. The DuraStar is available with a broad array of specs in the medium-duty industry and is available in many horsepower and torque ranges.

Mack Trucks continues to invest in training for future tech-nicians. Stu-dents enrolled in WyoTech’s Diesel Advanced Tech-nology Education for Mack Trucks

program in Blairsville, PA, are eligible to receive scholarships from Mack Trucks in preparation for positions servicing and repairing Mack trucks. All students receive specialized training on Mack engines, electronics, emissions, powertrain and chassis components, and graduate as ap-prentices with a potential for master technician status. Mack Trucks’ own training program re-cently took home a Gold Award, often called an “academy award,” for its certification program.

Peterbilt Motors Com-pany received the highest honor at the ninth annual Working for Clean Awards from the North Texas Commis-sion. “We’re

Volvo Trucks recently wel-comed Volvo Truck dealers and fleet rep-resentatives to their New River Valley assembly plant in Dublin,

VA, where they were able to see the construc-tion of a Customer Experience Track. The Track is slated to open in late 2014 and will feature a 1.1-mile paved road course and an off-high-way area, allowing Volvo to showcase its entire Class 8 lineup during customer tours and other events. a variety of work environments. The course is designed to simulate a variety of work environments.

Western Star Trucks an-nounced the availability of its 4800SB all-wheel drive model in an 8x8 axle configuration. Complementing

Western Star’s rugged 4800 model lineup, the new configuration provides additional traction for the most extreme off-road conditions and is equipped with a two-speed transfer case. Spec’d with a 57k-lbs tridem rear and a 23k-lbs front axle, the 4800SB 8x8 AWD is ideal for customers operating heavy equipment. It is available with power ratings from 350 to 470 hp and 1250 to 1650 lb-ft of torque.

Kenworth Truck Compa-ny announced it will make Bendix ® ADB 22X front air disc brakes standard on Kenworth Class 8 trucks. These

brakes have a two-pin floating caliper design that provides a more consistent force distribu-tion. “Customers appreciate their superior per-formance, car-like feel, ease of maintenance, and lightweight design,” said Kurt Swihart,

extremely pleased to be recognized by the North Texas Commission for our commitment to continuously improve Peterbilt’s environmental stewardship throughout all of our operations at all of our locations,” said Darrin Siver, Peterbilt General Manager and PACCAR Vice President. Prior to the awards ceremony, attendees were able to view several clean air vehicles. Peterbilt displayed a natural gas powered vehicle for attendees to learn about this technology and its environmental benefits.

Customers rely on J&J for quality products, expertise and knowledge, fast quotes, excellent service,and on-time delivery. 800.598.8552 / sales@jjbodies.com / www.jjbodies.com

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On the Road with

There’s no substitute for a dump body or trailer built by J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers.

More payload, more profit! This multi-purpose dump body is an ex-cellent solution for hauling asphalt today and shot rock tomorrow. The J&J ultra light steel dump body is comparable to aluminum dump bodies in weight with the proven impact and abrasion resistance of high hard steel.

UL Ultra Light Crossmemberless

Semi-Elliptical

Semi-Elliptical steel dump bodies are designed to absorb impact and maximize volume. These dump bodies can stand up to a constant diet of big rock or to maximize aggregate payloads. Increase the return on your truck body investment by choosing the J&J Semi-Elliptical steel dump body.

The Right Steel for Your Body.

MH EVO Smooth Side

The EVO series dump bodies are an excellent solution if you’re hauling asphalt, sand, stone, grav-el, or coal. The reinforced inter-locking double wall panels provide excellent insulation for materials like asphalt. The interior wall is designed to absorb impact, while the outside remains in good con-dition.

The Right Steel for Your Body.

TransEdge Truck Center provided the Mack chassis.

Bob McMullen provided the Peterbilt chassis.

Hunter Truck Sales provided the Peterbilt chassis.

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Trucks Built Your Way

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31. Mariotti Building Products, a family owned and operated company, sent J&J their Freightliner chassis and we installed a heavy-duty all steel flat bed dumper. They will use it to haul building products such as sheet rock, lumber, and roofing materials.2. A local fire company ordered an all aluminum service body for their Ford F550. It was also outfitted with a customer provided lube skid unit.3. A stake flat bed and LED sign panel were installed on a Western Star chassis and will be used by DOT operators while maintaining and fixing roadways.

Chris Durborow recently left our employ to pursue other opportuni-ties and we wish him good luck in his future endeavors. To make this transition as seamless as possible for J&J customers, we are excited to report that Harold Berg’s re-sponsibilities have been expanded to include J&J’s full product line in Maryland and DC. We are confident that Harold will do a great job for our customers. If you have any ques-tions or comments regarding this change, please contact David Spear (814.444.7006) or Jerry Johnson (814.444.3409).

Important Personnel Update

Berg is responsi-ble for J&J’s full product line(s) in Virginia, Maryland, and DC. Reach him at hib@jjbodies.com or by phone at 301.997.5978

SNOW AND ICEIt’s Not over Yet!

Pushing the edge with ProTech. Fisher plows leave no flake behind.

Nothing stops Boss plows. Ice is no match for the Meyer Blaster.

877.455.8785

J&J’s product lines include the industry’s best offerings of snow and ice removal equipment.

Call today and let J&J put together a specification package that meets your needs.

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New Parts Technician

Rugged Applications Require Stainless

J&J Truck Equipment Achieves Pinnacle Status

In the News

Call J&J for all your truck equipment needs. We deliver fast and accurate

quotes, excellent service, and quality products.

Kim Stenger recently joined

the J&J team as an inside parts sales representative. Stenger will focus on expanding J&J manufactured parts sales and joins J&J parts expert, Gail Auman. This skilled

team assists customers with parts and re-pairs for any brand of truck body, assuring accurate estimates, timely turnaround, and excellent customer service.

J&J Truck Equipment specializes in parts and service for commercial and municipal dump body and trailer customers, as well as state truck fleets. The company also supplies replacement parts for tanks and tank trailers that are used to haul water for hydraulic fracturing operations in the Mar-cellus and Utica shale fields.

“When it comes to parts, J&J is in the busi-ness of reducing downtime and extending the life of our customer’s work trucks, and we’re thrilled to have Kim on board to help fulfill this commitment,” says Dave Spear, General Manager of J&J Truck Equipment. “We can quickly respond to customer needs for replacement parts and custom part fabrication, regardless of what brand of truck body they operate.” Customers in need of truck equipment parts and/or cus-tom part manufacturing, can reach Stenger and Auman at 800.262.6578 or by email sales@jjbodies.com.

Kim Stenger Joins the Parts Department

877.455.8785 / sales@jjbodies.com

The Auto Crane Company has named J&J Truck Equipment as a Pinnacle Plus Dealer. The Pin-nacle Plus dealer program represents a small, elite number of distributors in North America who have demonstrated that they are the best in Auto Crane sales and service. To reach this status, distributors must meet the following criteria:

Auto Crane’s Titan 50 package delivers heavy-duty performance and extended service life.

J&J Truck Equipment recently completed an all stainless steel flat bed body for a Ford dealer in West Virginia. When customers need the properties of steel, the resistance to corrosion, and low maintenance, they turn to stain-less steel. In this particular case, the end user will be using the truck to haul corrosive materials in off road situations. In order to protect the flat bed from leakage or spillage, stainless steel was required.

Stainless...the new chrome!

� Maintaining an extensive parts inventory � Possessing a work ready demo unit � Providing top level service to Auto Crane

customers

� High volume sales � Factory trained and certified shop

personnel � Factory trained sales representatives

J&J Truck Equipment and the Auto Crane Company are committed to providing our customers with innovative products that are designed and engineered to work smarter, safer, more reliably, and more efficiently.

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off road truck Headed to Work IN russIa

In-stock and available for immediate delivery.

Send Your Trucks and Tractors to J&J and Choose from a Diverse Product Line-up!

J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers recently completed an Off Road (OR) body for Western Star. The truck

is scheduled to go to a customer in Russia. J&J’s Off Road dump bodies and chassis combination are built to deliver speed and stability while providing increased productivity per cycle and maximum profit per ton hauled.

The low profile sides are designed for easy and efficient loading with a scowled end to secure large boulders and reduce hydraulic cylinder stress upon boulder impact. The auto lift tailgate maximizes material loading while the full cab guard protects the operators in the cab from falling debris.

• 2014 TerraStar 4x4 chassis with Diamond Logic controls that integrate chassis and body• Polished aluminum 8’ body with 18” sides• Cross body tool box with roll up doors• Rear view camera with 7” monitor

Call 800.598.8552 for complete specs and pricing.

Fully loaded J&J light-duty dump body truck.

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