According to the American Trucking Association, trucks deliver 70 percent of all freight tonnage. In addition, 80 percent of U.S. communities receive goods exclusively by truck. That's a lot of trailers full of goods being transported across the country! If your company is moving and distributing goods, you know the importance of time and efficiency. You have to win the battle of productivity to be productive in the field.

Managing and moving trailers in the truck yard can be one of the biggest productivity killers in the industry. Using road tractors to spot trailers is a cumbersome task that takes too much of your precious time and increases your costs. Kalmar Ottawa Terminal tractors can move trailers in a third of the time that a typical over-the-road tractor can. They are the safest, most efficient and user-friendly trucks out there!

Safety

Kalmar Ottawa terminal tractors are designed with safety in mind. The driver isn't required to dismount during the moving process, from hookup to release, which is both safe and convenient for the driver. A wide rear-sliding cab door provides easy access to a platform where the driver can connect and disconnect the trailer without having to dismount. The spacious cockpit provides easy access to all of the vehicle controls and provides maximum visibility so that the driver can see other tractors in the yard.

Productivity

Another benefit of the Kalmar Ottawa Tractor is its maneuverability and control in tight working areas. With more agility in the yard and the ability to turn on a dime, the Ottawa Terminal Tractor can put trailers in spots that other tractors can't.

The Maximizer power train engine helps the driver move the heaviest loads across challenging terrains and can provide up to 20 percent of fuel savings a year!

In addition, the Fontaine fifth wheel, designed specifically for the yard truck, provides not only safety but also efficiency, when you consider that the fifth wheel can be taken apart and rebuilt in 15 minutes. This is good news for your bottom line since other fifth wheels take about three hours to rebuild.

Altogether the Kalmar Ottawa Terminal tractor helps your bottom line by saving time, fuel and maintenance costs.

User-Friendly

Kalmar Ottawa Terminal tractors not only save your workers time, they make the whole driving experience easier for them. Your drivers will be proud to be using the best equipment out there to do their job, and we can promise you, it will make them do their job better!

We encourage you to take a few moments and watch a video that shows the capabilities and benefits we discussed above. The video gives you the next best thing to an onsite demo, which we'd be happy to schedule with you if you're in our service area.

If you have any questions about the Ottawa tractor, please contact us. For more information on the latest model of the Kalmar Ottawa Terminal tractor, download our free Ottawa T2 brochure!