Highwood Global’s New Fifth Wheel Hitch

Boosting Efficiency And Safety

The Waste and Recycling Industry has been at the forefront of this pandemic. We as an industry have had to work to become more efficient and safer while dealing with more and more tonnage going to the landfills. The landfill managers and their teams have had to evolve more in the last two years than the past ten, this led to new processes at the working face to become keep up with the safety needs while having to keep up with the needs of the market.

One example of our industry evolving is working to keep certain drivers on the working face and having the on the road drivers spend less time at the site. The process of “Drop and Go” where the hauler drops the full trailer in a yard and picks up an empty trailer and gets back on the road. This allows for only certain drivers to take the loaded trailer up to the tippers. This is only possible with a viable, safe, and efficient, off-road hydraulic fifth wheel hitch. 

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Listening To Our Customers

Highwood Global’s customers asked our team to see how we can improve on the existing options. They tasked us with coming up with a heavy-duty modular design that can fit on different trucks, that is stronger, safer, follows the same process that their operations group has in their contract, all while using off-the-shelf products and within the same price point. This was not easy, but it is exactly what we’ve built our business doing and kept up our reputation in servicing different lines of automated hydraulic equipment. When our customer saw the first one mounted on the truck, they ordered enough to equip every truck on their site. Their operators are looking forward to the new equipment because they know it will add to their uptime, limit the resources needed to keep the equipment running, and keep up with the needs of the site.

This project has allowed us to provide a stronger, safer, and more reliable option for the market, and we are looking forward to helping get them out into the field! 

With this new product line offered by our team with multiple facilities supporting our customers, this can be used in many different industries. From waste and recycling, biomass and bioenergy, to just about any industry that relies on safe and efficient off road hauling. This product line reinforces our ability to come up with innovative, safe, and needed products used in many different industries. 

See The Fifth Wheel Hitch In Action!

Meeting Your Equipment Needs

Our hydraulic and automation teams can help with your equipment needs and are ready to help make more industries safe for your teams! We have the locations to help with your field service needs and ensure that your location and equipment have the most uptime. 

Contact Us Today And Let Us Know How We Can Help!