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A Message from our C.E.O.

Twenty years ago I began my trucking career with a swinging beef company out of Pennsylvania.  Over the years I have driven many different types of trailers from reefers to flatbeds, cargo boxes to dumps.  Through all those years I found that one of the most time consuming and most frustrating parts of my job was shifting the tandem when equipped.  Whether caused by running LTL’s, unstable loads or improper loading by incompetent dock personnel, shifting tandems was a real hassle.  Add in the cost of fuel, re-weigh fees and the additional wear and tear on the drive train from having to make multiple slides to align the slider holes, it became painfully apparent traditional sliding methods were costly. Let’s not forget the personal frustration that came with having to climb in and out of the cab several times to align the slider rails with the correct holes . . . especially during a rainstorm or in 20 below zero weather.  The time came to say, “Enough!”

Then some ten years ago while working on a milling lathe I tooled a tapered pin to fit the slider holes.  This simple slider positioning tool made it possible to hit the correct hole alignment with one slide the first time every time.  Today, the Tandem Stoppers team has taken the original design off the lathe and turned it into a zinc coated steel forging; stronger, easier to use and capable of withstanding anything any trucker can dish out.  

Today with ever increasing crackdowns by the D.O.T. and the FMCSA shifting your tandems to remain within legal weight distribution requirements, speed and accuracy in shifting tandems is more important than ever.  Present data shows last year the FMCSA conducted 3.2 million roadside inspections and as a result put 760,000 trucks and busses and 224,000 drivers out of service.  Needless to say the associated fines are more than fleets want to pay and more than the average owner-operator can afford.

For 2007, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has warned they will be increasing the number of roadside inspections.  They will be cracking down on over weight loads, over axle weight and safety related issues.  Drivers beware!

Over the years we’ve seen drivers from all over the country try to shift using crow bars, hammer heads, tree limbs and a variety of other methods including the famous “drop your hat and guess from forty feet away” method to correctly shift in one pull or push.  Even experienced drivers have trouble.  The use of improper fitting “tools” can and most likely will damage the slider mechanism making your job even harder and more costly.

Our patent pending for our slider positioning tool called Tandem Stoppers, are designed to fit the slider hole correctly, distributing the force of the slide evenly without falling out or damaging your slider during the sliding process.  (Note: Make sure you remove your Tandem Stoppers after the slide before you drive off so you don’t lose them going down the road.)

Tandem Stoppers, LLC is located in Austintown, Ohio with the “stoppers” forged in Youngstown, Ohio making our product 100% American made.  The company was incorporated in 2006 and our product has found wide acceptance nationwide.  For the cost of a quality pair of channel locks you can save thousands.  Check out our “Shift Calculations” page on the link on our home page to see how much you can save.

Once you’ve tried Tandem Stoppers we are confident your will enjoy them as much as we have over the years.  Good luck and good fortune in your career as a professional driver

Keep the shiny side up!

Jeff Landis, C.E.O.
Tandem Stoppers, LLC.
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