Chelsea Products Wins The Work Truck Show® 2015 Innovation Award

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., March 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Chelsea Products Div. of Parker (Olive Branch, MS) won The Work Truck Show^® 2015 Innovation Award last week for its 249V Series power take-off. The award was presented at The Work Truck Show 2015, which was held March 4–6 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN.

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Chelsea's 249V Series PTO prevailed over more than 100 other new products to win the Innovation Award. All products entered in The Work Truck Show 2015 New Product Spotlight and New Product Media Guide programs were eligible. A judging panel of truck fleet managers and trade media editors made its final decision after visiting exhibitors during the show to gather and evaluate product details.

Developed for the Ford F-Series Super Duty line of trucks, the 249V Series PTO provides best-in-class flow of up to 23 GPM and pressure of 3,500 PSI at 1,200 engine RPM, as well as an unprecedented torque capacity of 200 lb-ft. It features a single hose connection, and an integrated cartridge valve and pressure switch for easy installation.

"Winning the Innovation Award really validates all the customer and end-user research we conducted while developing this product," says Jeff King, marketing manager for Chelsea. "At The Work Truck Show, we received a lot of positive feedback about the 249V Series PTO, and the award was icing on the cake."

Produced by NTEA – The Association for the Work Truck Industry, The Work Truck Show is North America's largest vocational truck event. It annually brings together more than 11,000 truck fleet managers, manufacturers, distributors, dealers, equipment buyers and maintenance personnel, and features the newest vocational trucks, vans and equipment.

To learn more about the full line of PTOs available from Chelsea Products Div. of Parker, visit www.phtruck.com.

Additional information about The Work Truck Show is available at www.worktruckshow.com. Connect with the NTEA on Facebook at www.facebook.com/NTEA.TheAssociationForTheWorkTruckIndustry, and join the Work Truck Show conversation on Twitter at @WorkTruckShow and with the official Work Truck Show and Green Truck Summit hashtags: #wts15 and #gts15.

ABOUT THE NTEA

Established in 1964, NTEA, the Association for the Work Truck Industry, represents more than 1,700 companies that manufacture, distribute, install, sell and repair commercial trucks, truck bodies, truck equipment, trailers and accessories. Buyers of work trucks and the major commercial truck chassis manufacturers also belong to the Association. NTEA provides in-depth technical information, education, and member programs and services, and produces The Work Truck Show. The Association maintains its administrative headquarters in suburban Detroit and government relations offices in Washington, DC, and Ottawa, ON, Canada.

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