Howell Tractor Joins Sennebogen Distributor Network

Howell Tractor and Equipment, Gary, Ind., has become a distributor of Sennebogen material handling equipment.

Howell Tractor is a heavy construction and earth-moving equipment dealer serving northern Illinois from stores in Elk Grove Village and Peru, Ill., and serving northwestern Indiana from its Gary, Ind., location.

“I become familiar with Sennebogen green machines early on in my career and when I heard that the line might be available to us here at Howell Tractor, I immediately got the ball rolling,” Tom Ellis, general manager of Howell Tractor, says.

The company’s confidence in Sennebogen Green Line material handlers showed in the company’s first order for five machines last fall.

Howell Tractor sold its first machine—an 850 M—before it even arrived at the company’s Gary yard. Tube City’s Gary location was already familiar with the line, as Sennebogen delivered its first 870 M unit to the facility in 2001.

“We pride ourselves in our commitment to constructing quality machines, but that commitment to quality doesn’t end there,” Constantino Lannes, president of Sennebogen America, says. “Each and every dealer that joins the Sennebogen family knows that our support and commitment to our product never falters. That’s been the philosophy of the Sennebogen family since 1952.”

Howell Tractor, a Lanco Group company, has also put in a full order for Sennebogen parts and products. The company’s service department employs 23 people. Ellis says, “Service is one of those value-added elements that a dealer can bring to the table. And that’s why our company is committed to being service driven.”

Sennebogen America is based in Charlotte, N.C., and offers a complete range of purpose-built machines to suit almost any heavy-lift or pick-and-carry application. More information is available at www.sennebogen-na.com.