OTR Engineered Solutions (OTR) offers customers greater rubber track selection with its TrackBoss® E5 tread. The new track is designed to for minimize damage to sensitive surfaces without sacrificing performance.
“Operators shouldn’t have to choose between protecting the jobsite and getting work done. The E5 tread is designed to deliver on both, combining surface-friendly performance with the durability and traction customers expect from OTR track solutions,” said Michael Dembe, vice president of construction.
Featuring a distinct multi-bar pattern, the E5 tread combines the smooth ride of traditional straight-bar treads with the higher traction of those with multiple connecting points. Like all other tracks in the TrackBoss line, the E5 is made from exclusive rubber compounds that are formulated for enhanced tread durability and resistance to cutting and chunking. It’s engineered for longer service life with no degradation in performance. The new tread is currently available in the most commonly used sizes and widths for compact track loaders.
“Innovations like the E5 tread reflect OTR’s continued investment in expanding our track solutions and delivering greater value to customers worldwide,” said Oscar Torres, president & CEO. “As we grow our presence across both aftermarket and OEM channels, we remain focused on providing high-performance solutions that meet the evolving needs of equipment operators and manufacturers.”
Customers can find the best size and tread style for their equipment and application by using OTR’s online Track Finder tool, which makes it easier than ever to identify proper track solutions. Many options are available for a wide range of equipment, such as carriers, compact track loaders, cranes, drills, and mini excavators.
OTR Engineered Solutions is a market-leading global enterprise specializing in off-the-road tire, wheel, and track solutions for original equipment manufacturers and aftermarkets. Known for being an innovator in multiple off-the-road applications, OTR differentiates itself by providing value-added services such as warehousing, tire mounting, and sequencing, among other things. The company has long established strategic partnerships with OEMs covering construction, lawn & garden, powersports, agriculture, forestry, mining, material handling, and specialty vehicle markets. OTR’s infrastructure comprises more than 30 facilities and warehouse locations throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, serving customers globally.
OTR recently exhibited and showed the E5 tread and other tires at the ARA Show in Orlando, Fla.
For more information, visit www.otrwheel.com.
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Michael Roth
Editor
Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.