On a cold, windy night about half past midnight you’re cruising down a lonely highway and check your rearview mirror. That hulking vehicle is gaining on you. You instinctively move over and let the eighteen-wheeler pass you by because he owns the road and we all know it. Where and how do they make those beasts anyway? Well, all over the world and the long haul trucking or “Over the Road” (OTR) vehicle industry is no stranger to implementing modular tooling for their fixturing needs, especially in America.
They even make tow trucks to tow those monsters. And when a base vehicle needs a drastic modification the reusability and reconfigurable fixturing with modular tooling products on the market today just keep getting better and with ease. When the big rigs require multiple part inspection naturally the modular componentry needs to be more robust in dimension and strength.