www.hendrickson-intl.com
Hendrickson 630.874.9700
500 Park Boulevard, Suite 450 Fax 630.875.1204
Itasca, IL 60143-1285 USA
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In the Beginning... Hendrickson Executive Staff
Swedish immigrant The trucking industry values the visionary development of products
that generate lighter weight, lower maintenance, improved ride,
As we enter our second century in the commercial vehicle industry,
Hendrickson’s dedicated executive management team continues
Table of Contents increased resale value and extended up-time for their vehicles. to build strategies to develop new markets and opportunities for
Magnus Hendrickson was an the evolving global heavy-duty trucking industry. Always on the
Hendrickson continues to break down the barriers facing the global leading edge of technology, Hendrickson remains committed
1913, 20s, 30s & 40s heavy-duty trucking industry bringing 21st-century ride solutions to developing innovative, cost-effective ride solutions for today,
Suspension & Truck Innovation ..... 2 unrelenting innovator with to the commercial vehicle industry world-wide. tomorrow and the next one hundred years.
I
n 1913, the Hendrickson Motor Truck Company
specialized in the manufacture of custom-designed
Fo
Founder, Magnus Hendrickson
trucks for specific operations. Hendrickson’s
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(1864-1944)
entrepreneurial spirit soon led to a series of
valuable “firsts” that changed the trucking industry.
At-a-Glance
1913 1926 1941
– Hendrickson Motor Truck Manufacturing – Invents and patents our first tandem – Supplies International Harvester with
Company begins manufacturing in Chicago “walking-beam” suspension crane carriers, Marine Corps tractors
and up to 600 tandems a week
1915 1933
– Moves into new facility on Wabash Ave. – Signs an exclusive contract with 1948
International Harvester – Relocates from Chicago to Lyons, Illinois
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Edward D. Hendrickson (1909 - 1988) was
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Entrepreneur John M. Boler founded
Boler Acquisition
one of the world’s largest suppliers of
truck and trailer suspensions and other
vital components for the transportation
industry. He served as chief executive
officer and president of The Boler
The Boler Company, whose holdings included manufacturers Company until 2007, when he became
of leaf springs and metal bumpers, purchased Hendrickson chairman and his son Matthew became
president and CEO.
Manufacturing Company in 1978.
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1990s
Product Innovation & Globalization
Manufacturing of steering axles and
In the 1990s, Hendrickson became a truly global enterprise. In addition to operating components was brought in-house and
state-of-the-art facilities and manufacturing centers in the United States, the company designs optimized for minimum weight
expanded operations in Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Europe and its presence in the Australian, and maximum durability.
New Zealand and Asian transport industry.
Hendrickson’s first
fabricated lift axle
reduced weight by
250 pounds.
2000s & Today suspensions carry countless loads of freight and raw
materials off-road and over highways.
– Introduces PRIMAAX® vocational air suspension – Launches HTB®, non-torque reactive rear – Acquires DANA’s trailer axle business
air suspension
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TIREMAAX® PRO is the first
automatic trailer tire inflation Hendrickson is the
system that actively inflates or leading supplier
deflates the tires to a preset of bumpers to the
pressure level. It continuously OEM commercial
monitors and adjusts tire COMPOSILITETM SCT13
trucking industry. Its
pressure based on changing leadership stems from
environmental conditions. A new Auxiliary Axle Division was its ability to produce a wide variety of bumpers
formed in 2005 to focus efforts on and trim components formed from lightweight,
Suspension-through-wheel-end durable, corrosion-resistant metals and efficient
this expanding market.
systems deliver low maintenance, heavy-duty plastics.
durability and reduced weight Hendrickson offers the widest
with the convenience of a single variety of auxiliary lift axles AERO CLAD®
source supplier. on the market to meet the
requirements of various truck
Air disc brakes provide consistent
or trailer application.
braking during extended
application cycles and improve
stopping distances at high speeds. AERO GUARD™
HAULMAAX®
Military Applications
Hendrickson provides advanced engineering
Hendrickson has supported military applications
services in the design, development and testing
throughout its history through various programs,
of equipment and parts for use in various
including the M915 and M916 tractors and the HMTT,
commercial and specialty vehicle applications
HETS, PLS, MVT, MTVR, LVSR and MRAP vehicles. Today
around the world.
it supplies products for robust military vehicles that
support and protect armed forces around the world. It backs its products and parts by offering
extensive technical support and training services
to help ensure the proper installation, operation,
service and maintenance of Hendrickson
equipment and aftermarket components.
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Future & Beyond
Innovation Never Rests
“Hendrickson is committed to serving the transportation industry with innovative products that
help improve productivity and profitability. Across the globe, our dedicated employees champion
Hendrickson’s proud heritage through creativity, integrity and superior service. Our legacy embodies Gary Gerstenslager
100 years as the leading innovator and manufacturer of suspension systems and components for President and Chief Executive
the global heavy-duty vehicle industry.” Officer, Hendrickson
The World Rides On Us® symbolizes Hendrickson’s growing global Our products support major North American, European, Australian,
drive to build 21st century relationships and provide innovative Asian and South American medium- and heavy-duty truck and
products and services that benefit fleets, owner operators and truck trailer OEM manufacturers, fleets and owner-operators.
and trailer original equipment manufacturers around the world.
Today, Hendrickson is comprised of state-of-the-art technical
When Magnus Hendrickson began manufacturing trucks in and manufacturing centers and sales facilities in the United States,
1913, truckers in open-air cabs maneuvered down crude, rutted South America, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Spain, Turkey,
paths on bone-rattling solid tires. With hard work, ingenuity and India, Japan, China and Australia.
an eye to the needs of the trucking industry, the company rode
a wave of technological advances and highway improvements Building on our legacy, Hendrickson remains an innovative
to offer ever-improving suspensions for today’s transportation and manufacturing leader of ride solutions to the commercial
system. Hendrickson remains proud of its heritage and the many transportation industry, nurturing creativity with state-of-the-art
contributions made in shaping the last 100 years. Hendrickson research and development accompanied by analytical and 3D
played a strategic part in the growth of the trucking industry modeling and stereo lithographic techniques. We complement
and through the unrelenting pursuit of innovation and quality, the design process with a mastery of cutting-edge manufacturing
has become the leading global manufacturer and supplier technologies including sophisticated forming, fabrication and
of medium- and heavy-duty mechanical, elastomeric and air robotic welding and painting.
suspensions; integrated and non-integrated axle systems; parabolic
and multi-leaf springs; and bumper and trim components to
the global commercial transportation industry. Over the years,
many advancements originated from the inspiration, engineering
expertise, manufacturing excellence and vision of Hendrickson.
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In the Beginning... Hendrickson Executive Staff
Swedish immigrant The trucking industry values the visionary development of products
that generate lighter weight, lower maintenance, improved ride,
As we enter our second century in the commercial vehicle industry,
Hendrickson’s dedicated executive management team continues
Table of Contents increased resale value and extended up-time for their vehicles. to build strategies to develop new markets and opportunities for
Magnus Hendrickson was an the evolving global heavy-duty trucking industry. Always on the
Hendrickson continues to break down the barriers facing the global leading edge of technology, Hendrickson remains committed
1913, 20s, 30s & 40s heavy-duty trucking industry bringing 21st-century ride solutions to developing innovative, cost-effective ride solutions for today,
Suspension & Truck Innovation ..... 2 unrelenting innovator with to the commercial vehicle industry world-wide. tomorrow and the next one hundred years.
www.hendrickson-intl.com
Hendrickson 630.874.9700
500 Park Boulevard, Suite 450 Fax 630.875.1204
Itasca, IL 60143-1285 USA
Information contained in this literature was accurate at the time of publication. Product changes may have been made after the copyright date that are not reflected.
INTL 119NA 1-13 © 2013 Hendrickson USA, L.L.C. All Rights Reserved Printed in United States of America