Triangle Suspension Systems is celebrating its first 100 years as a major supplier to the heavy-duty aftermarket in 2019.
During a press conference held Monday in conjunction with Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) 2019 in Las Vegas, Triangle gave an overview of the company and presented plans for the future.
Triangle Spring Company was founded in 1919 in Pittsburgh, Pa., and relocated from the Golden Triangle (the convergence of the three rivers in Pittsburgh) to its current location in DuBois, Pa., in 1927. The company was acquired by Marmon Group in 1969 and today Triangle Suspension Systems is a Marmon Highway Technologies/Berkshire Hathaway company
Triangle President George Koerner says Triangle services the heavy-duty aftermarket through a loyal customer base of over 1,400 authorized dealers. Triangle branded products include core products of Triangle leaf springs, Flagg suspension components and Continental/ContiTech air springs for heavy-, medium- and light-duty trucks and trailers.
Vice President, Sales and Marketing Vince Roth says Triangle springs are manufactured in DuBois, Pa., and have been American made, using U.S. steel, since the company’s founding in 1919. There are currently more than 6,000 multi-leaf spring and parabolic (taper) spring active SKUs available to the aftermarket. Roth says all of the company’s spring products are built to a meet or exceed all genuine OE specifications. Triangle offers custom engineered solutions for unique applications, such as its Flagg suspension line with more than 7,000 active part numbers covering the entire suspension undercarriage.
“We understand the need to diversify our product offerings,” Roth says.
As for its 20-year partnership with Continental/ContiTech, Roth says Triangle offers more than 400 SKUs and patented software to help distributors and end users find the correct air spring at any time.
Additionally, he notes Triangle’s WebSST online catalog tool provides distributors and installers essential technical information to ensure they order the correct components and related parts to complete repairs as quickly as safely as possible. “We make it as easy as we possibly can” for distributors to order replacement parts, Roth says.
Koener also states it consistently provides value to their customers with high-quality products, problem solutions, strong technical support, engineering expertise and a commitment to reliability and on-time delivery. “We believe people are our most important asset,” he says. “Customers, employees, and suppliers have all played a major part in our success and we know it doesn’t happen without all of them.”
Within the aftermarket, Koerner says Triangle has three distribution centers in the U.S., and ships any order placed before 3 p.m. same day. “We say what we do; we do not make promises we can’t keep,” he says.
The company says continued investment in product development, innovation, manufacturing, and technology as well as expanding their distribution network are on the horizon as Triangle embarks on their second 100 years. Koerner says Triangle is “up to the challenge,” and will continue to invest in its business.
“We’ll never lose sight of our customers’ needs,” he says.
Triangle is exhibiting its products and services in Booth 215 during HDAW.
