As a diversified, multinational company, PACCAR manufactures heavy-duty, on- and off-road Class 8 trucks sold around the world under the Kenworth, Peterbilt, DAF and Foden nameplates. The company competes in the North American Class 6-7 market with its medium-duty models assembled in North America and sold under the Peterbilt and Kenworth nameplates. In addition, DAF manufactures Class 6-7 trucks in the Netherlands and Belgium for sale throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa and is the exclusive distributor in Europe for Class 4-5 trucks manufactured by Leyland Trucks (UK).

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"All PACCAR products and services will enhance the Company's reputation of providing unsurpassed customer satisfaction through superior quality and premium value."

The PACCAR Winch Division quality standard penetrates every aspect of the Company's operations. From state of the art computer based testing to application of the "Six Sigma" approach, our underlying goal is to continuously improve performance and achieve defect-free products.

 INTERESTING FACTS:

• We invest over 4,000 hours annually in employee training
• We are ISO 9001 Certified
• We meet or exceed ANSI and SAE requirements

1924.
Glenn T. Braden founded Braden Winch and Steel Company in Tulsa, Oklahoma and the first BRADEN Winch, is sold into the oil field market.

1934.
Under the leadership of Paul Pigott, Pacific Car and Foundry Company expanded its products and introduced the Carco line of winches for use on crawler tractors in the logging industry.

1960.
Gearmatic introduced the first hydraulic planetary winches, Model 11 and Model 22. The first shipments early in 1961 went into the fishing and logging industry.

1963.
Carco introduces its first "Power-Shift Winches" for use on the new power-shift crawler tractors. The new winches permit shifting while the crawler tractor is on the move.

1978.
Braden Winch Division introduces the PD12, today's top selling hydraulic planetary hoist.

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