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April 2026 Recommender

Pros share game-changing accessories for your truck/van fleets 

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Illustration: tadamichi / iStock / Getty Images Plus / Getty Images
Illustration: tadamichi / iStock / Getty Images Plus / Getty Images

What accessory for your truck/van fleets has been a real game changer in helping you get the job done? 

Pete Denny
Pete Denny

Pete Denny

Owner, GCI Turf

Reidsville, N.C.

“I have been using Hannay Reels for over 20 years in my lawn care business. Hands down the best hose reels I have ever used. The 1500 Series has consistently proven to be one of the most durable reels we’ve used, and its ability to handle longer hose lengths makes jobs easier and more efficient to manage.”

Anthony Freni
Anthony Freni

Anthony Freni

General manager, E&F Landscaping

Brandywine, Md.

“GPS tracking has been a great addition for us. Saves us a lot of headaches with customers calling and asking where our crews are. We’ve been with Samsara for about four or five years now, and while it is an expense, it pays off in giving us accurate tracking of where our crews are at any one time. If they say they left a jobsite at 4 p.m., but the truck log says they left at 3:30, we can adjust that. Those kinds of things add up.”

Brian Pfotenhauer
Brian Pfotenhauer

Brian Pfotenhauer

Founder and president, Timberline Landscape 

St. Louis, Mo.

“We love the Eby truck bodies. They’re fully aluminum and extremely durable. It’s a family-owned company established in 1938. We really like the fact that the side panels, for the landscape flex bodies, are easy-on and easy-off. The crews really like them because they’re lightweight. The body itself, because it’s aluminum and lightweight, allows us to haul more product, more mulch, more stone in the bed, because the bed doesn’t weigh as much as a steel bed.”

Jerry Parmenter
Jerry Parmenter

Jerry Parmenter

President, Elemental Landscapes

Voorheesville, N.Y.

“My favorite truck accessory is Rack’em equipment racks. It’s just easy. It hooks over the top, it’s all galvanized. They have a rack for everything — power tools, shovels, trimmers, blowers, everything. They have racks for paint. You can set them up in an enclosed trailer or a box truck. It keeps the truck nice and clean.”

LM Staff

LM Staff

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