DICA Brings Advanced Ground Protection Solutions to The ARA Show
DICA, a leading provider of high-performance outrigger pads and ground protection products, will be exhibiting at the ARA Show, January 30-February 1, 2025, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. DICA’s products enable safe setup for contractors, and complement equipment found in construction and event rental fleets.
“Ground protection mats give construction equipment rental companies options for increasing add-on rental revenue and event rental companies tools to improve productivity and reduce ground repairs,” said Kevin Koberg, sales director for DICA. “DICA offers a wide variety of solutions for use with small compact equipment to the heaviest mobile trucks and equipment.”
Two products introduced in 2024 are new at the 2025 ARA Show.
Providing lightweight yet durable temporary access, EnviroMat allows users to set up vehicle roadways quickly and without tools. Its modular design supports various site configurations, while its micro-traction surface minimizes slippage, offering superior turf protection to maintain ground integrity under heavy loads.
For heavy-duty applications, XtremeMat excels at creating temporary access roads and platforms in conditions where conventional methods would fail. The large mats feature overlapping flange joints that bolt together forming a single rigid assembly. This feature allows users to combine XtremeMat together in any direction for modular site layouts.
Also on display will be two popular solutions for rental fleets. “SlatTrax is a unique solution when it comes to ground protection,” added Koberg. “It is the only temporary roadway product that deploys and retrieves in minutes, while MaxiTrack is both heavy duty and maneuverable with an interlocking flanged design.”
Rounding out the options for rental applications are DICA’s SafetyTech Outrigger Pads, which deliver superior strength, stiffness, and toughness for use with many outrigger-enabled equipment found in rental fleets. SafetyTech products are available in medium, heavy, and super duty, and specialty pads for use with equipment such as MEWPs, trailers, service trucks, concrete pump trucks, and knuckleboom cranes.
Find out how DICA’s equipment setup solutions can help rental companies increase add-on rental revenue at Booth 1476 at the ARA Show.
DICA, based in Urbandale, Iowa, makes outrigger pads, crane pads, and cribbing used in construction, maintenance, electrical utility, oil and gas, and tree care as well as local, state, and federal government agencies. Learn more at www.dicausa.com.
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