Power Heavy Duty has added B Truck & Trailer of Texarkana, Texas.
B Truck & Trailer was founded in 1981 and offers most every service a distributor can provide customers: truck and trailer parts and service; welding and fabrication; and a driveline shop, to name a few. And it recently took the next step to be a manufacturer. The company launched Tuffhaul Trailer Manufacturing earlier this year, specializing in custom-built logging and oilfield trailers.
“We’re well known for the quality and versatility of our welding and fabrication operations. The pandemic disrupted the major manufacturers and we saw an opportunity to fill in some of the blanks,” says Mike Petty, co-owner of B Truck & Trailer. “It was a big step and it’s taken off well. We’ve gotten a lot of positive response from our client base.”
It was a natural move for the company, utilizing current staff expertise and facility space, as well as existing supplier relationships and new ones provided through Power Heavy Duty membership, the company says.
“B Truck & Trailer is a strong parts and service competitor in the four-state area [Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas] they do business, providing exceptional customer service and a broad array of solutions,” says Jim Pennig, vice president of business development for the VIPAR Heavy Duty Family of Companies. “They’re a great addition to the Power Heavy Duty network.”
The company operates out of multiple buildings, including an eight-bay shop, parts showroom, warehouse, and fabrication and manufacturing facility, on 10 acres. They serve all market segments, and the region has a strong concentration of flatbed, agricultural, logging, oilfield and heavy-haul customers.
Petty joined B Truck & Trailer in 1988 and became co-owner, along with Travis Rogers, in 2006 when founder Roy Brown (that’s where the “B” in the name comes from) decided to retire. Petty now works alongside his wife, Lisa, and son, Kyle. They’re part of a team that’s at the core of the company’s achievements.
