Terex was established in Hudson, Ohio in 1957 as a division of General Motors, the General Motors Euclid Division. Though the original Terex plant closed in the late 1980s, Terex has continued to grow and improve over the years. Now the Terex Corporation is a global manufacturer of a broad range of heavy equipment for a variety of industries, including quarrying, recycling, surface mining, refining, construction, infrastructure, shipping, transportation, utility and maintenance. The company's major business segments include aerial work platforms, materials processing & mining, construction, cranes, and roadbuilding and utility products. Terex has more than 18,000 employees and operates 50 manufacturing facilities in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Terex has a mission of delivering products that are reliable and cost effective and producing equipment that improves its customers' return on invested capital. Terex has expanded dramatically in recent years, primarily through a series of acquisitions and divestures designed to expand the product offering, improve geographic coverage and deliver value for Terex customers.
Terex markets more than 50 well-respected and diverse brands covering a broad range of equipment for many industries. Terex's largest family brands consist of Bid-Well, Genie, Loegering, and Powerscreen. Other brands include Terex Demag, Terex Pegson, Terex Finlay, Terex Peiner, Terex Franna, Terex PPM, Terex Fuchs, Terex Reedrill, Terex American, Terex Halco, Terex Roadbuilding, Terex Bendini, Terex Hydra Platforms, Terex SHM, Terex Canica, Terex Jaques, Terex Simplicity, Terex Cedarapids, Terex Load King, Terex Unit Rig,Terex Comedil, and Terex O&K.
DUECO, the largest privately owned final stage manufacturer of Terex Utilities and Hi-Ranger products in the United States, has issued a purchase order to Odyne Corporation for installation of Odyne’s propulsion technology into an aerial lift truck which will be displayed at the International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) on October 16 – 18 2009 in Louisville, Kentucky.










