They Build Products For Safer Truck Repair

They Build Products For Safer Truck Repair TRUCKS Accessories “I built the Gate-Lok safety bar after a customer told me one of his employees was killed when the endgate on a gravel truck slammed shut on him ” says Mike Krall of Work Safe USA Inc “It’s a simple idea that I’m amazed wasn’t out there before ” Krall’s patent-pending device secures a truck endgate in the open position for unloading or during maintenance The standard size is a 40-in metal bar made for full-size dump trucks and trailers The “shorty” is 38 in long and works for one ton and ton-and-a-half contractor dumps Both are priced at $160 Krall started his business in 2007 with a safety lock to hold up truck boxes At the time he was a city maintenance supervisor who observed an employee using a 4 by 6-in wood beam rather than a metal prop rod to hold up a truck box The beam slipped on the oily truck frame and instantly Krall knew there had to be a better way to support the box He searched the internet and found a dump bed lock invented by a truck driver in Wisconsin “I wanted to buy a set but he said he couldn’t get them built so I made a deal to produce them even though I didn’t know anything about doing that Several months later I found a manufacturer and the rest is history In 10 years we’re up to 300 dealers who’ve sold 10 000 Dump-Loks in the U S South America New Zealand and Europe ” Krall’s success story doesn’t stop there While touring a fire department he noticed a mechanic working on a truck engine with a flimsy rod holding up the cab “I chewed the guy out for not being more safety conscious and he told me that’s the way it’s always done ” says Krall The next day we started working on our Cab-Lok and that’s been a great product too ” The company also produces the No-Jack a device that mounts on a self-loading wheel lift so wreckers can safely lift a disabled vehicle without a jack “All our stuff is common sense safety equipment that protects workers and helps employers meet OSHA guidelines ” says Krall “This year we’re starting a re-certification program for older model Dump-Loks We’ll check the welds bolts chains and holding plates then repair and re-certify the product at no cost If our products save one injury or one life then I’ve done my job ” says Krall Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Mike Krall Blue Ribbon Safety P O Box 138 New Berlin Ill 62670 ph 217 891-1674; www dump-lok com

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