10/17/20

THE RIGHT TRUCK, EVERYTIME: SWITCH-N-GO

 


More than ever, smart investments that maximize return are a must. Products that help dealers reach new markets and more customers are crucial. We need essential businesses to continue operations. We need solutions that grow and expand with the ever-changing world.
For nearly 20 years, Switch-N-Go® has been providing cable hoist systems and interchangeable bodies to the work truck industry. The hoist system is designed for class 4-7 chassis cabs and can be installed on a variety of domestic and import vehicles. Switch-N-Go® offers a fleet of work truck bodies including dump, arbor, and storage bodies, as well as flatbed, drop box containers, and WorkReady™ subframes. The Switch-N-Go® solution is an ideal fit for businesses that want to maximize their capital budgets by providing the right tool for every job. From the OEM Dealers to the Fleet Owners, Switch-N-Go® is the solution you are looking for.

THE OEM DEALER
With limited chassis availability and the uncertainty of market demands, stocking the right truck is more important than ever. Do you order multiple trucks each with a single vocational specific body such as a flatbed or dump bed and wait for someone to walk through the door in need of that truck? And if you don’t have the type of truck they need, you either order it or they go elsewhere? What if you could always have the right truck on the lot for every customer? What if you had row after row of trucks that could be upfitted with whatever body the customer wants, in less than five minutes? How could you possibly upfit a truck in five minutes? It’s that easy with Switch-N-Go®.
By adding Switch-N-Go® trucks to your lot, you are adding endless possibilities. Our service-proven interchangeable body system allows owners to quickly and easily transform their truck from one body type to the next in under five minutes. This also allows you to rotate which stock bodies you display on/around the truck to generate interest, potentially reaching new customers. You also help to minimize your own risk of carrying so much permanent mount inventory that may or may not sell.

THE FLEET OWNER
Let’s talk about efficiency. You wouldn’t buy a skid steer with only one attachment, so why buy a truck that only has one body? Sure, you can make use of the truck or skid steer with just one body or attachment, but why force yourself to “make do” with a single purpose piece of equipment? Just like a skid steer, Switch-N-Go® allows you to always have the right “tool” for the job by offering multiple work truck bodies that you can quickly and easily interchange. Not only that, but Switch-N-Go® helps you to prep and equip multiple job sites like a pro. Because of the interchangeable body system, you can drop off a crew with materials and equipment at one site to work on a job and the truck can keep moving. It doesn’t have to stay parked at the site! So, the truck can head to back to your shop to pick up another body and keep working.
Switch-N-Go® not only helps you work more efficiently, but it maximizes your investment. In the short term, you invest in one truck that can do the work of multiple trucks. If one job requires a dump body but the next an arbor body, it only requires five minutes to change the body on the truck—not to mention the financial savings of purchasing an additional body versus an additional chassis. In the long term, you reduce your insurance and maintenance expenses by having one truck instead of multiple.
No one gets into business to do just one thing. You may start with mowing lawns or plowing snow, but eventually, you will want to do more. Expanding your business can be just as expensive as starting it, so how do you do it? Switch-N-Go® makes that easy too. Take for example, the landscaping company that would like to start renting out dumpsters for small clean up jobs. A company that is utilizing permanent mount trucks will have to purchase yet another truck that has a system for hauling dumpsters. This is a huge financial investment. But the company that is utilizing a Switch-N-Go® truck only needs to purchase a fleet of Switch-N-Go® dumpsters and they are in business! The investment and the risk are minimized while the fleet is expanded—allowing the company to serve even more customers, generating more revenue.

READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP?

We take pride in our mission to bring value and innovation to the work truck industry and we continue to work on new design concepts to

better service a variety of markets. Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, our team has worked to further that reach in the waste hauling and snow and ice management industries. Our latest innovations include the Dumpster Body and Salt Spreader Body are just the beginning. Our customer service, sales, marketing, engineering, and operations teams are dedicated to continuing our mission in the new year with several upcoming additions to our product line.

Discover more about how the service-proven Switch-N-Go® solution can take your business to next level.

10/11/20

Ranger Design Max Rack 2.0 Drop Down Ladder Rack


The Ranger Design Max Rack 2.0 drop-down ladder rack is designed for high roof cargo vans. Perfect for the Ford Transit, Sprinter, Promaster, and NV. It is TOUGH - Made of military-grade aluminum and stainless steel components. There will be no corrosion over the lifetime of the rack. It is SAFE - Easy access from the ground. It has a lower profile on the roof. It is SIMPLE to use - Single-stage operation for fast loading and unloading of ladders on high roof vans.

At Premier Truck Center, we sell the entire line of Ranger Design products to fit any van or need. Call us today at (941) 729-8196 or visit us on the web at

10/04/20

How to Set Up Weight Distribution | BetterWeigh™ Mobile Towing Scale


This video describes how to use the Weight Distribution feature of the CURT BetterWeigh™ mobile towing scale. With this feature, you can easily set up your weight distribution hitch without the need for a measuring tape, pen and paper. The CURT BetterWeigh™ #51701 is a Bluetooth-enabled OBD2 device that wirelessly syncs with your smartphone to provide a variety of vehicle and trailer weights. This includes vehicle weight, GCW, payload, tongue weight and pin weight, as well as weight distribution setup and trailer brake gain. To begin setting up your weight distribution hitch with the CURT BetterWeigh™, choose the weight range that best suits your vehicle-trailer setup. To set the range, tap the gear icon and select Weight Distribution. Then, select a weight range. Next, select the Weight Distribution feature on the BetterWeigh™ app homescreen. Before pressing Ready, make sure your vehicle and trailer are aligned and ready to be coupled. Turn off the engine. Then, step back from the vehicle and tap Ready. BetterWeigh™ will take an initial reading of your vehicle’s pitch. Once the vehicle pitch is analyzed, lower the trailer tongue until the coupler is resting on the ball. BetterWeigh™ will then display the trailer tongue weight. Tap Ready again to see the weight distribution relative scale. Weights will be shown across the front, rear and trailer axle. The goal is to redistribute the weight toward the front vehicle axle. Next, attach the weight distribution spring bars to the trailer. Then, raise the trailer jack off the ground to see the initial weight distribution reading. Adjust the weight distribution hitch until the front end axle is in the green zone on the app. Finish connecting your trailer, and you’re ready to tow! BetterWeigh™ is compatible with Apple and Android phones. Download the BetterWeigh™ app from Google Play or the App Store. Learn more at www.curtmfg.com/betterweigh

9/19/20

2021 Nissan Titan and Titan XD Truck Comparison


What's the difference between TITAN and TITAN XD pickup trucks? Compare engines, towing capacity and all key features of the TITAN lineup here: https://www.nissanusa.com/vehicles/tr... Both Trucks come equipped with a rugged leaf spring suspension with a high capacity rear axle and commercial differential. But the 2021 Nissan TITAN XD frame is larger and extensively reinforced for added strength and stiffness, which helps resist vertical and lateral bending and increases torsional rigidity. Both Nissan trucks come with rack and pinion steering and trailer brake and sway control. #2021TITAN #nissanTITAN #nissantrucks 2021 Nissan Titan Lineup Comparison: ---------------------------------------- (0:00) - Intro (0:20)- Axle & differential (0:25) - TItan chassis (0:41) - Titan XD chassis (1:01) - Titan Lineup payload comparison (1:06) - Titan towing capability (1:20) - Titan XD towing capability (1:01) - Titan Lineup towing capacities Subscribe to the Nissan USA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/nissanus... Website – https://www.nissanusa.com Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/NissanUSA Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/NissanUSA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/NissanUSA Pinterest – https://www.pinterest.com/NissanUSA

9/10/20

EZ STAK Secure Underseat Storage




EZ STAK's Secure Underseat Storage. Built with steel and powder-coated black, this discreet storage solution will keep your valuables safe and locked under your rear pickup seat. Easily access your gear from either side of the vehicle with the dual-lid operation.

Learn more at: https://ezstak.com/




8/28/20

Best-In-Class Power Takeoff Output Now Standard On 2020 Ford Super Duty Chassis Cab With Power Stroke Diesel


  • Ford is making commercial 2020 F-Series Super Duty more valuable to fleets by including Power Takeoff (PTO) provision on Class 3-5 chassis cab trucks optioned with a 6.7-liter Power Stroke® diesel 
  • Best-in-class stationary 300 lb.-ft. of PTO torque comes from the third-generation 6.7-liter Power Stroke® diesel working in combination with the all-new TorqShift® 10-speed heavy-duty automatic transmission
  • Ford’s pioneering Live-Drive PTO allows commercial customers to power industrial equipment and accessories such as snowplows, generators and hydraulic units with the truck in motion

DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 1, 2019 – New on the 2020 Super Duty Chassis Cab, Ford is proud to offer Power Takeoff (PTO) as standard with its 6.7-liter Power Stroke® turbo diesel engine for auxiliary power needs on commercial vehicles. Combined, the 6.7-liter Power Stroke and all-new TorqShift® 10-speed heavy-duty automatic transmission with the power takeoff provision delivers best-in-class stationary torque of up to 300 lb.-ft. for commercial vehicle bodies that require direct-to-component or hydraulic body motor power. That’s 50 lb.-ft. more than the closest competitor.

“For a lot of our commercial and heavy-duty retail customers PTO power is the only way they can get a job done,” said Kevin Koester, Ford commercial vehicle marketing manager. “With more PTO torque on hand, every task is easier and even bigger projects are now within reach.”

Power takeoff allows customers to mount accessory equipment to the transmission for auxiliary power from the engine to increase functionality in applications that require direct or hydraulic power, such as generators, cranes, wreckers, pumper trucks, and boom lifts.

PTO provision will remain optional on 2020 Super Duty Pickup models and 7.3-liter gas V8 Chassis Cab models. Output with the TorqShift® heavy-duty 6-speed automatic double-overdrive transmission for F-650 and F-750 trucks and Super Duty stripped chassis trucks will be announced at a later date.

If a job has to get done and stationary power won’t cut it, the 10-speed Heavy Duty Automatic features Ford’s pioneering Live-Drive Power Takeoff which allows the customer to operate accessories when the engine is running whether the vehicle is in motion or stopped. This is critical for equipment requiring power on the move such as snowplows and dump trucks.

8/18/20

Transfer Flow's TRAX 3™ Fuel Monitoring System!



The next generation of Transfer Flow's TRAX auxiliary fuel tank operating system is here! TRAX 3™ is a computer controlled, self-diagnosing fuel monitoring system that transfers fuel from your Transfer Flow auxiliary fuel tank to your main fuel tank. For your peace of mind, the TRAX 3™ computer module constantly monitors fuel levels in both tanks. Now, you’ll always know the percentage of fuel in your Transfer Flow auxiliary fuel tank and main fuel tank!