PACCAR Winch

What PACCAR Winch does

PACCAR Winch, now operating as Arrowhead Winch following its November 1, 2024 divestiture from PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ: PCAR) to Black Phoenix Group, is a USA-based designer and manufacturer of industrial gear systems headquartered in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma with 101–250 employees. The company builds heavy-duty hydraulic winches, planetary hoists, and industrial gear drives engineered to exceed minimum performance and safety requirements, and is described in market research as a leading manufacturer in the industrial winch, hoist, and drive systems category. It operates three legacy brands — BRADEN (utility, construction, military), CARCO (oil & gas, drilling, heavy-duty industrial), and Gearmatic (forestry, marine, industrial) — selling both stock and customized configurations developed in direct collaboration with end customers across utility, oil & gas, construction, forestry, marine, drilling, military, and trailer/towing markets.

Name

PACCAR Winch

Legal name

Arrowhead Winch

Website

https://paccarwinch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Arrowhead Winch (formerly PACCAR Winch) is a USA-based industrial OEM that designs, manufactures, and customizes heavy-duty hydraulic winches, planetary hoists, and gear drives under the BRADEN, CARCO, and Gearmatic brands for utility, oil & gas, construction, forestry, marine, drilling, military, and trailer/towing end-markets worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Winches and Hoists

NAICS

Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing (333923), Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing (3363)

akta.pro primary industry

Winches & Capstans (IMAHAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Deck Machinery & Mooring Systems (Winches, Windlasses, Capstans) (IMAJAIAA), Conveying, Hoisting & Materials Handling Systems (Conveyors, Stackers/Reclaimers, Winches) (IMAKANAE)

Keywords

• Industrial winch systems
• Planetary hoists
• Gear drive systems
• Heavy-duty recovery equipment
• Industrial lifting equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Broken Arrow

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Industrial Winch, Hoist and Drive Sales: PACCAR Winch generates revenue through the sale of industrial winches, hoists, and drive systems under BRADEN, CARCO, and Gearmatic brands. Products are sold through a distributor network to end-user industries including utility, oil & gas, construction, forestry, marine, and military sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PACCAR Winch (operating as Arrowhead Winch) designs and manufactures industrial winches, hoists, and drive systems under the BRADEN, CARCO, and Gearmatic brand names. The portfolio includes recovery winches, tractor winches, planetary hoists, gear drives, and specialty products engineered for heavy-duty applications. Products are sold through an authorized distributor network to industrial end-users across utility, oil & gas, construction, forestry, marine, drilling, and military markets.

Product overview

PACCAR Winch (now operating as Arrowhead Winch following acquisition by Black Phoenix Group in November 2024) is a manufacturer of industrial winches, hoists, and drive systems. The company operates under three brand names: BRADEN, CARCO, and Gearmatic. The product portfolio includes Recovery Winches, Tractor Winches, Planetary Hoists, Gear Drives, and Specialty Products. The company offers customized solutions for specific application requirements and serves markets including Utility, Construction, Forestry, Drilling, Oil & Gas, Trailer & Towing, Marine, and Military. All products are designed to exceed minimum requirements for performance and safety.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BRADEN: Industrial winch brand under Arrowhead Winch serving utility, construction, and other industrial markets
• CARCO
• Gearmatic

Products and services

• BRADEN Industrial Winches and Gear Systems

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Warn Industries: Warn Industries designs and manufactures vehicle recovery and industrial winches under the WARN brand, directly overlapping with Arrowhead Winch's Recovery and Tractor winch categories for heavy-duty and off-road applications.
• Ramsey Winch (Allied Systems): Ramsey Winch, part of Allied Systems, produces hydraulic and electric winches for recovery, towing, oilfield, and forestry markets — directly comparable to BRADEN, CARCO, and Gearmatic product lines.
• TWG (The Winch Group / DAI): TWG manufactures industrial winches and planetary gear products for defense, oil & gas, and material handling, making it a close peer in hydraulic and planetary winch/hoist design for heavy-duty applications.

Broad incumbents

• Columbus McKinnon: Columbus McKinnon is a broad incumbent in hoists, cranes, and material handling equipment, directly competing with Arrowhead's planetary hoists while also offering a wider lifting portfolio to industrial customers.
• Konecranes: Konecranes is a global leader in overhead cranes, hoists, and lifting equipment, serving industrial customers with lifting solutions that overlap Arrowhead's planetary hoist offerings at the crane OEM and end-user level.
• Ingersoll Rand: Ingersoll Rand is a diversified industrial equipment manufacturer whose material handling and fluid handling portfolios intersect with Arrowhead's winch, hoist, and gear drive product lines for utility, oil & gas, and construction customers.
• Manitowoc Company: Manitowoc is a major crane OEM that uses planetary hoists (including from Arrowhead Winch per the company's own blog) and represents both a customer and competitive reference point in mobile and industrial crane lifting.
• Terex Corporation: Terex manufactures heavy equipment including rough-terrain cranes, utility equipment, and material handling, with winch and hoist subsystems overlapping Arrowhead's product lines in construction and utility applications.
• Liebherr: Liebherr is a global manufacturer of mobile and crawler cranes with proprietary hoist and winch systems, representing a large established player whose product portfolio overlaps with Arrowhead's planetary hoists for heavy-duty lifting.

Emerging players

• Harkness Industries: Harkness Industries is a specialty manufacturer of hoists, winches, and lifting equipment for industrial and theatrical markets, comparable to Arrowhead's specialty/customized product offerings in lower-volume, engineered applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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