super products celebrates 50th anniversary

By: Hollyann schultz, marketing

Super Products LLC, a leading manufacturer of vacuum trucks, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. "We have achieved this major milestone through hard work and dedication. For the past 50 years, we have continued to dedicate ourselves to product innovation and manufacturing efficiencies to provide our customers with high quality equipment and customer service. We are excited to celebrate our proud history and promising future this year,” remarked Randy Buening, President.

Over the past 50 years, Super Products has grown from a small manufacturing company to a nationally recognized supplier of vacuum trucks. While Super Products was founded at the end of 1972 by Lionel Moore, David Zweck, Charles O’Brien and Tom Flynn, the first Supersucker® Industrial Vacuum Loader was manufactured in 1973, followed by the Camel® Combination Sewer Cleaner in 1976. The company quickly earned a solid reputation for developing innovative and efficient equipment and gained recognition through municipal and industrial markets. In 1981, Super Products was sold to Inductotherm, followed by Specialized Industries LP in 2005, before being acquired by Alamo Group in 2014.

Today, the company produces five different vacuum truck product lines and employs over 180 hardworking men and women across the country. Super Products is currently headquartered in Mukwonago, Wisconsin, and has a broad network of sales representatives supporting contractors, dealers supporting municipalities and, after expanding into the rental market in 2011, nine rental facilities supporting short- and long-term rentals, parts and service.

Efficient & Progressive Vacuum Trucks

Whether clearing debris, cleaning a sewer line or excavating underground utilities, operators require equipment that is going to get the job done efficiently and safely. Super Products has always been at the cutting edge of vacuum truck development featuring advanced technology and customized solutions driven by customer needs. Innovation is at the forefront of everything Super Products does. All units are engineered for a wide variety of applications and designed with the operator in mind while being recognized for high quality, innovation and ease of operation.

Super Products gives contractors and municipalities access to the industry’s most efficient and progressive vacuum excavators, combination sewer cleaners, industrial vacuum loaders, truck-mounted jetters and liquid vacuum trucks on the market today.

Mud Dog® Vacuum Excavators are designed to meet the challenges of compact, urban projects to large-scale excavation projects. There are more than 100 billion feet of underground utilities located in northern America. In the U.S. alone, a utility line is hit every six minutes causing power and utility disruption, injuries and even death. Compared to abrasive, traditional machinery, vacuum excavators offer a safer, smarter and more precise digging method. Due to the precision and non-destructive nature of utilizing compressed air or pressurized water, underground utilities can be uncovered efficiently and safely.

Camel® Max Series Combination Sewer Cleaners are the most versatile combo units in the industry, tackling various applications with jetting, vacuuming and excavating. Most citizens are unaware of what goes on above and beneath the surface of their cities, streets and even homes when it comes to wastewater and stormwater. Maintaining those systems is essential to the health and safety of a community. Whether addressing emergency situations or performing preventative maintenance such as routine cleaning, municipalities and contractors depend on equipment that is reliable and efficient.

SuperJet® Truck Mounted Jetters are designed to blast debris with the industry's strongest and smoothest single piston water pump. Built to handle year-round sewer maintenance in residential and municipal areas, the SuperJet breaks up blockages, flushes out debris, clears manholes and scours sewer lines clean.

Supersucker® Industrial Vacuum Loaders offer an ideal solution for waste removal and bulk material recovery, even in hard-toreach areas. Using high-power airflow, the Supersucker quickly removes dust, debris and particles and leaves the jobsite safe and spotless.

Rentals, Parts & Service Support

Since expanding into the rental market in 2011, Super Products has nine rental facilities located nationwide. Staff is available around the clock to support rental, parts and service needs. Parts are stocked at each rental facility, as well as its Wisconsin distribution center, and can be shipped anywhere in the country for next-day delivery. To ensure ordering parts is easily accessible for customers, Super Products launched its e-commerce site in 2022. Service centers at each facility are capable of preventative maintenance, repairs and full refurbishments on all makes and models of heavy-duty vacuum trucks, not just Super Products equipment. Whether it is a small job or a complex repair, Super Products is there to minimize downtime and get trucks back up and running.

Promising Future

Durasucker® Liquid Vacuum Trucks are DOT certified to collect and transport hazardous and nonhazardous waste. For hazardous waste or oil spills, liquid vacuum trucks are essential to quickly collect and store materials to prevent contamination or entrance to local waterways.

While the company is proud of its accomplishments over the past 50 years, Super Products will continue to focus on its vision of growth, innovation and customer satisfaction for the future. “We are proud of what Super Products has accomplished over the past 50 years, but we are not finished. We are committed to growing our footprint in the market, adding new offerings and product innovation. We will continue to be a solution provider for our customers. ” said Buening.