Iron Range-Made Truck Box Makes History
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - 9:38pm
By:
Julia Russell
FOX 21 News, KQDS-DT
VIRGINIA - The crew at TriTec Minnesota is celebrating after they finished the first-ever completely Iron Range made truck box.
It weighs 240 tons and took six weeks to make.
This is the biggest project locally owned TriTec has ever taken on, and they're hoping it's a launching pad for new opportunities.
"It really brought our guys together. They're really excited for it,” said Ryan Perpich with TriTec. “They're very proud of their work and they did an excellent job."
More than 40 people worked on the project.
Not only was the bed made on the Iron Range, but it'll call nearby mine Hibbing Taconite home.
TriTec will start construction on another truck box Monday morning.
The hope is to ship the beds to be used in mines across the country.