Grote Industries expands BriteZone LED work lamp family
Grote Industries has expanded its BriteZone family of products, adding eight new part numbers to the lineup to fit a variety of applications. The new rigid-mount handheld light (BZ421-5) features a digital readout that lets the user know precisely what battery charge level is left. The gooseneck lamp (BZ131-5) is an option for work trucks
Grote Industries announces new CFO
Brian Blanton has joined Grote Industries as its chief financial officer, bringing with him 25 years of experience in financial leadership roles with 20 years spent in automotive, commercial vehicle and off-highway supplier manufacturing. Blanton most recently served as CFO of Mubea Group, North America and previously served as director, EPM transformation at The Hackett
HDMA spotlights Western Star, Grote equipment relationship
HDMA is spotlighting lighting components from Grote Industries, whose LED headlamps are used in the new Western Star 49X work trucks. These new trucks from Western Star Trucks — a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) — have headlamps built around a patented bi-optic system that delivers what the company calls a perfect mix
Grote Industries introduces 90mm LED headlamps
Grote Industries has released new 90mm LED high beam and low beam headlamps and the 90mm combination high beam/low beam LED headlamp module. Designed for heavy-duty applications, these FMVSS 108- and ECE-compliant, street-legal lights are drop-in replacements for standard 90mm halogen or HID headlamps. Grote says its 90mm LED headlamps use high-performance LED technology in
Grote Industries granted FMSCA waiver, develops aux. strobe and stop lamp
Grote Industries has received a waiver from the FMSCA to allow motor carriers operating trailers and van body trucks to install brake-activated pulsating warning lamps to supplement the steady-burning lamps required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR). In an effort to bring greater visibility to trailers when the vehicle is braking, engineers at
Great Dane presents awards to Grote Industries, Hendrickson International
Great Dane recently presented its 2014 Customer Service Award to Grote Industries and Hendrickson International at the company’s 2014 Aftermarket Parts and Service Conference in Orlando, Fla. Established in 2010, the Great Dane Customer Service Award recognizes suppliers that go above and beyond the call-of-duty to support Great Dane and its customers through warranty and
Grote announces organizational changes
Grote Industries has named Eric Thorstensen to a newly created position of director of business development, leading Grote’s business development teams. Simultaneously, Kent Bode, has been named director of OEM sales, filling the slot left open by Thorstensen. Both men will be operating out of Grote headquarters in Madison, Ind.
Grote introduces new LED lamp family
Grote has introduced a new family of LED 6”oval and 4” round Stop/Tail/Turn lamps, each equipped with an integral LED built-in back-up lamp. These new patent pending designs are built to industry standard configurations and offer OEM designers and fleet operations more advantages, says the company. Combining S/S/T and back-up functions in these lamps allow
Grote’s Trilliant LED mount-anywhere work lamp
A 3-in. diameter Grote Trilliant LED work lamp that offers new mounting flexibility has been added to the company’s product line.
Grote adapter brackets offer upgrade to LED MicroNova Dot lamps
Adding to its lineup of adapter brackets, Grote is providing upgrade capability to LED MicroNova Dot lamps on vehicles equipped with 2- and 2.5-in incandescent clearance/markers.