Excavators Tackle Tough Jobs with Utility Trucks

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Customer Story: Monsignore Excavating When you’re an excavator, your job demands that you have a rugged, durable work truck, capable of navigating off-road terrain. You also need ample storage and something capable of hauling your equipment to and from job sites. For excavators Scott and Jim Monsignore (of Monsignore Excavating), that used to mean using…

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Strong Work Truck Branding Sets Plumbing Company Apart

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Customer Story: Alchemy Plumbing At Alchemy Plumbing, every detail counts – from its work truck solutions to its services and branding. And that’s why the Oregon-based plumbing company chose to add Knapheide KUVs to its fleet. The KUVs serve as more than just modes of transportation for Alchemy’s plumbers. They have been completely customized. The…

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How to Boost Shop Efficiency with the Kaizen Approach

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  While your Google search will return more than 1.1 billion results for the query “how to increase efficiency”, it’s unlikely that you’ll find game-changing information for increasing your shop’s efficiency amongst them (unless, of course, you scour through them all). But why is that? Well, many of those high-ranking sites are touting tips, tricks…

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Knapheide Products Displayed at Work Truck Week 2024

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Knapheide employees spent months gearing up for this year’s Work Truck Week expo, which was held in Indianapolis, Ind., March 6-8, by the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA). And all their hard work paid off as the work truck industry professionals flocked to our booth. The attendees checked out some of our current products, like…

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New Tail Light Upgrade Option for Knapheide Platform Truck Bodies

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We all know that taillights are essential for safety. However, not all taillights are equal. Until recently, only OEM chassis cab taillights were available for Knapheide Platform Bodies. And while those taillights are capable of the basic necessary functions, they lack a capability needed by many work truck users: strobe. The strobe taillight is designed…

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The Best Digital Marketing Tools for Growing Your Business

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While many still believe that “going digital” requires advanced skills or piles of cash, that’s no longer the case! In fact, it’s easy and requires as much or as little money as you want to get started. So, what are you waiting for? Check out the six digital tools below and get started setting your…

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Knapheide’s Evolution into a Complete Work Truck Solutions Provider

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  THE KNAPHEIDE ENTERPRISE We’ve produced high quality, work-ready transportation solutions for nearly two centuries and have become known for our truck bed and truck body manufacturing. (And that’s not surprising, considering this type of manufacturing has been at core of our business since 1910.) But throughout the years, we’ve also grown our company through…

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Local Veterans Receive Holiday Gifts From Knapheide Employees

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Knapheide Employees Help Bring Ho-Ho-Holiday Spirit to Illinois Veterans’ Home Residents Knapheide employees dedicated their time, talents and treasures to bring joy to residents of the Illinois Veterans’ Home in Quincy, Ill., on December 19, 2023. “During Christmas, there is so much that draws our attention, and there are so many opportunities to donate and…

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