Yard Truck Specialists

Name

Yard Truck Specialists

Legal name

Yard Truck Specialists

Website

https://yardtruck.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Terminal Tractors and Yard Truck Equipment

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers (42312)

SIC

Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Trailors & Stackers (3537), Terminal Maintenance Facilities For Motor Freight Transport (4231), Wholesale-Motor Vehicle Supplies & New Parts (5013)

akta.pro primary industry

Terminal & Port Vehicles (Yard Tractors, RoRo Tractors, Straddle Carriers) (IMAHAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dock Equipment & Yard Logistics Systems (Dock Levelers, Restraints, Yard Trucks) (IMAHABAF), Vehicle Storage, Compounds & Distribution Centers (Yards/Vehicle Logistics Centers) (TLADAJAF), Automotive Storage & Yard Management (Compound Operations, Inventory Control) (TLAHACAC)

Keywords

• Terminal tractor sales
• Yard truck parts
• Industrial equipment dealer
• Fleet maintenance services
• Material handling equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Bensalem

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. New Yard Truck Sales: Authorized Kalmar Ottawa dealer selling new yard truck models with full factory warranty and support.
2. Used Yard Truck Sales: Quality pre-owned yard trucks, fully inspected and serviced. Wide selection of makes and models available for sale.
3. Truck Rentals: Over 100 rental trucks available for short-term and long-term deployment. Flexible rental options to keep operations moving without interruption.
4. Parts & Accessories Sales: Sale of OEM and aftermarket parts for yard trucks. World's largest online parts selection with nationwide shipping. Revenue from individual part transactions.
5. Service & Maintenance: Factory-trained technicians providing maintenance, repairs, and rebuilds at their Bensalem service center, plus mobile field service at customer locations.
6. Refurbishing: Complete truck refurbishing services to restore used equipment to working condition.
7. Financing Services: Competitive financing options offered to help customers purchase equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Yard Truck Specialists is an authorized Kalmar Ottawa dealer that sells new and used terminal tractors (yard trucks), rents a fleet of 100+ trucks, distributes a 5,000+ SKU catalog of OEM and aftermarket yard truck parts via an online storefront with nationwide shipping, and provides factory-trained service, mobile field service, refurbishing, and financing for industrial fleet operators across the United States. Operations, parts warehousing, showroom, and service center are consolidated at a Bensalem, Pennsylvania facility.

Product overview

Yard Truck Specialists operates as a single-source provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of yard truck solutions built around the Kalmar Ottawa brand. The core offering includes new Kalmar Ottawa terminal tractors (diesel and electric T2 EV models), used trucks, and over 100 rental trucks. This is complemented by the world's largest online yard truck parts selection with 5,000+ parts, plus factory-trained service capabilities including on-site field service and refurbishing. Financing options are available to support equipment acquisition.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kalmar Ottawa Terminal Tractors (New) New Kalmar Ottawa terminal tractors sold as an authorized dealer, available in 4x2 off-road, DOT/EPA, and 6x4 heavy-duty configurations, with full factory warranty and support. Targeted at industrial and commercial fleet operators.
• Kalmar Ottawa T2 EV Electric Terminal Tractor Zero-emission electric terminal tractor sold as part of the Kalmar Ottawa lineup, offering lower operating costs, quieter operation, and reduced maintenance compared with diesel counterparts. Sold to fleet operators seeking electric yard equipment.
• Used Yard Trucks Quality pre-owned yard trucks of multiple makes and models, fully inspected and serviced before resale to fleet operators seeking lower-cost terminal tractor capacity.
• Yard Truck Rentals Rental fleet of over 100 yard trucks available for short-term and long-term deployment to fleet operators needing surge capacity or temporary replacement units.
• Yard Truck Parts & Accessories The world's largest online yard truck parts selection with 5,000+ OEM and aftermarket parts covering Kalmar Ottawa, Autocar, Capacity, TICO, Cummins, and Allison. Sold online with nationwide shipping to fleet maintenance teams and individual buyers.
• Yard Truck Parts Catalog Complete online catalog of 4,950+ yard truck parts and equipment across multiple supported brands, providing the searchable storefront behind the company's parts e-commerce operation.
• Service Center Maintenance & Repair Factory-trained technicians performing scheduled maintenance, repairs, and rebuilds at the Bensalem, Pennsylvania service center facility for fleet operators' yard trucks.
• Mobile Field Service Mobile service trucks dispatched to customer locations to perform repairs and maintenance on yard trucks, intended to minimize downtime by avoiding the need to transport equipment off-site.
• Yard Truck Refurbishing Complete truck refurbishing service that restores used yard truck equipment to working condition, extending asset life for fleet operators.
• Equipment Financing Competitive in-house financing offered to help customers acquire new or used yard trucks within their budget, structured alongside the company's truck sales.

Quantifiable outcome

• Minimize downtime through on-site field service and 100+ rental truck fleet for immediate deployment
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Kalmar OttawacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorYard Truck Specialists is an authorized Kalmar Ottawa dealer offering the latest yard truck models with full factory warranty and support. Sells new Kalmar Ottawa trucks including the T2 diesel and T2 EV electric models.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Capacity Trucks: Manufacturer of terminal tractors and yard trucks. Comparable to YTS as one of the brands whose parts YTS stocks and whose equipment YTS services, sitting on the OEM side of the same value chain.
• United Rentals: Largest US equipment rental company with national branches and broad industrial fleet. Comparable to YTS in industrial equipment rental and service, though United Rentals is far larger and more diversified, with limited yard-truck specialization.
• H&E Equipment Services: Large US industrial equipment dealer and rental company with broad coverage across forklifts, aerial equipment, and earthmoving. Comparable to YTS as a multi-line industrial equipment dealer with a substantial rental fleet and service operations.
• Volvo Trucks North America: Manufacturer of terminal tractors and heavy-duty trucks. Comparable to YTS because Volvo is an OEM competing with Kalmar Ottawa in the yard tractor category that YTS sells and services.
• Terberg Americas: Manufacturer of terminal tractors and specialty vehicles with North American operations. Comparable to YTS as an OEM whose products compete with the Kalmar Ottawa trucks YTS distributes.

Direct peers

• Auto Truck Group: Specialized dealer and upfitter of work trucks and commercial vehicles across multiple US locations. Comparable to YTS as a multi-brand work truck/yard equipment dealer offering sales, upfitting, parts, and service.
• Yancey Bros. Co. Long-standing Caterpillar dealer with heavy equipment, rentals, parts, and service across the Southeast US. Comparable to YTS as an authorized heavy-equipment dealer offering sales, rentals, parts, and service with deep regional coverage.
• Allegiance Trucks: Multi-brand commercial truck dealer network with parts, service, and rental operations across the US. Comparable to YTS in commercial vehicle dealer model with both OEM authorized sales and after-sales support.
• Industrial Truck Specialists: Specialized dealer focused on industrial trucks, parts, and service. Comparable to YTS as a niche industrial truck dealer with similar parts/service/used-truck business mix.

Regional players

• Hawkeye Truck Equipment: Regional truck equipment dealer and upfitter serving the Midwest. Comparable to YTS as a regional dealer offering parts, service, and equipment for commercial trucks, though with different geographic coverage.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/YardTrucks
• Facebookfacebook.com/YardTruckSpecialists
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yard-truck-specialists-inc-

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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