HENDRICKSON INVESTS IN SOLAR ENERGY
For Immediate Release
For more information contact:
Mark Slingluff
Hendrickson
(330) 489-0050
mslingluff@hendrickson-intl.com
WOODRIDGE, IL (January 26, 2025) – Hendrickson, a leading global manufacturer of suspension systems and components for medium- and heavy-duty trucks and trailers, announces a significant investment in solar energy. Hendrickson is building a solar farm in Joliet, IL, to power their bumper plant. The plant produces over 105,000 bumpers per year for all the major Class 8 truck OEMs, school bus manufacturers and replacement bumper market in North America.
The solar farm will include over 2,100 solar panels and produce an estimated 1.58MWh (megawatt hours) annually. This output is enough to power the entire plant for several years and provide excess electricity back to the grid. The construction of the solar farm is expected to be completed by mid-2025 and fully operational before the end of the year.
“This solar investment complements Hendrickson’s ongoing sustainability program as we continue our commitment to producing highly-engineered, high-quality components and systems for the commercial vehicle industry while reducing the impact on the environment,” said Matt Joy, Hendrickson’s president and CEO.
Hendrickson’s customers have fully endorsed its efforts. David Carson, senior vice president of sales and marketing of Daimler Truck North America, said, “Daimler Truck applauds Hendrickson’s investment in a solar farm for their bumper plant. Daimler has a long-standing commitment to sustainability and partners like Hendrickson are crucial to our industry.”
Daimler Truck North America has been a customer of Hendrickson bumpers since the early 1990s.
Hendrickson, a Boler company, is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of medium- and heavy-duty mechanical, elastomeric and air suspensions; integrated and non-integrated axle and brake systems; tire pressure control systems; auxiliary lift axle systems; parabolic and multi-leaf springs; stabilizers; bumpers; and components to the global commercial transportation industry. Hendrickson, based in Woodridge, IL, USA, continues to meet the needs of the transportation industry for more than 110 years. Visit Hendrickson at www.hendrickson-intl.com.
