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Blooming Prairie, MN, January 2014 — At the November 21, 2013 Blooming Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce banquet Minimizer CEO and Chief Visionary Craig Kruckeberg donated $5,000 to the local Boys & Girls Club. The donation was in honor of his former high-school teacher LeMar Nelson. Nelson currently serves as a Director on the Blooming Prairie Boys & Girls Club Board of Directors. When he was informed he would be bestowed with the Citizen of Read more…

Blooming Prairie, MN, December 2013 — Minimizer customer Mike Meyer is still so proud of his customized 2011 Minimizer 2260 Diamond Plate fenders that he stopped by Minimizer headquarters just to let the Company know. In fact, during an interview, Meyer said he just bought another pair this month. Meyer chooses Minimizer for a number of reasons. “My 2011 fenders look as new as the day I painted them! Minimizer fenders can undergo any beating Read more…

Blooming Prairie, MN, November 2013 — Minimizer’s award winning Chrome Poly fenders continue to impress. Since their 2011 unveiling, trucks outfitted with these fenders keep earning world-class distinctions. Recently, Scott Rud’s 2000 Peterbilt 379 won Best of Show for Working Bobtail at the October 2013 Heart of America Trucking Show in Kansas City, Kansas.   Rud’s rig, equipped with Minimizer Chrome Poly fenders, won multiple awards at the event including 2nd Place in Working Bobtail, Read more…

Blooming Prairie, MN, October 2013 — Minimizer‘s fenders were chosen to outfit a truck that’s in a class all its own. This one-of-a-kind, heavy-duty utilities truck, provided by Truck Utilities Inc., is the very first of its kind in the USA. The truck’s Socage TJJ230 Aerial Lift bucket has a reach of 230 feet, supporting up to six workers at a time. The bucket also has a 100-foot horizontal side reach. Now it can boast Read more…

Blooming Prairie, MN, October 2013 — Minimizer now manufactures a seamless paddle bracket for its fender sets. Paddle brackets give fenders a sleek and seamless new look. Phil LaViolette, Minimizer’s Composite Engineer in their Research and Development division, said the advantages to this improved bracket extend beyond style. “These new paddle brackets make fender installation easier, reduce suspension bulk and, of course, offer an enhanced, smoother look.”   The paddle bracket systems were designed to Read more…