Hendrickson is building a solar farm to power its Joliet, Ill., bumper plant, which makes more than 100,000 bumpers per year for the major Class 8 OEMs, school bus manufacturers and the replacement bumper market in North America.
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"This solar investment complements Hendrickson's ongoing sustainability program as we continue our commitment to producing highly engineered, high-quality components and systems for the commercial vehicle industry while reducing the impact on the environment," says Matt Joy, Hendrickson president and CEO.
The solar farm will have more than 2,100 solar panels and produce an estimated 1.58 megawatts annually, which is enough to power the entire plant for several years and provide excess electricity back to the grid. The solar farm will be completed by mid-2025 and fully operational before year-end.
Daimler Truck has been a customer of Hendrickson bumpers since the early 1990s.
"Daimler Truck applauds Hendrickson's investment in a solar farm for their bumper plant," says David Carson, senior vice president of sales and marketing of Daimler Truck North America. "Daimler has a long-standing commitment to sustainability and partners like Hendrickson are crucial to our industry."
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Hendrickson is a Boler company that makes medium- and heavy-duty mechanical, elastomeric and air suspensions; integrated and non-integrated axle and brake systems; tire pressure control systems; auxiliary lift and axle systems; parabolic and multi-leaf springs; stabilizers; bumpers and components to the global commercial transportation industry. It is based in Woodridge, Ill.
