Rudd distributes mining and construction equipment across the Midwest
We are among the oldest and largest distributors of Volvo, Hitachi, Sandvik, Link-Belt, and Bergmann. With 13 interconnected locations and an independent freight system, we can transfer parts between branches and our central warehouse overnight.
We work with the single-minded philosophy of “going the distance” for each and every customer, no matter what. We are able to do this because we are committed to people: to our people, to our customers, and to our community. We are our people.
Our Salespeople and Product Support Representatives have the knowledge and resourcefulness to find solutions for our customers. We build a partnership. That is the reason our salespeople and PSRs have long-term track records.
Our service technicians are world class. That’s not hyperbole. Our Rudd service technician team has won 3 Volvo World Masters Competitions.
Our technicians travel to Sweden to test their skills and to compete against teams from all over the world. And they place first, again and again. Additionally, our service technician team has won 6 Volvo North American Masters Competitions. Volvo has awarded Rudd the honor of Highest Technician Competency two years in a row.
6 TIMES
1st Place in the Americas Volvo Masters Technician Competition
3 TIMES
1st Place in the Global Volvo Masters Technician Competition
3 TIMES
2nd Place in the Americas Volvo Masters Technician Competition
3 TIMES
2nd Place in the Global Volvo Masters Technician Competition
Bradley Kinser, our Director of Training and Technical Operations, joined our team originally in 2009 as a Field Service Technician at our Ft. Wayne, Indiana branch. Bradley joined the Training Department in 2013 as a Technical Trainer, at which time, there were three employees. Now the Training Department has 7 employees. He now leads the Rudd Training Center (click here), continually developing training programs and ensuring our service technicians meet the highest standards. With a new training location at our Cleveland Branch, we are training more than ever, often having consecutive classes going on at the same time. We invest in excellence. The quality of our technicians means that we can solve any problem that arises with your equipment quickly and smartly.
Our customers require equipment solutions for small projects and large projects. Our customers are in cities and 30 miles from the nearest gas station. Our customers are our partners. We have worked with some of them since we began in 1952.
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Rudd was built with a philosophy that we should be involved with and support the communities in which we do business. This has been the way we have operated for the last 73 years. Each Rudd branch location donates money to local charitable organizations.
