“The saw blades stay sharp longer, the cut is just beautiful,” – Gary Richards, head of maintenance at Bear Truss

St. Louis, Michigan – A leader in the industry, Michigan’s Bear Truss ships $25,000 to $50,000 in product every day using the company’s fleet of semi-trucks.

Those trucks are in the shop for brake work three times less these days, thanks to processing at ICE
Cryogenics.

“We’re saving ourselves three times the parts and the labor costs on brakes alone,” said Gary Richards, head of maintenance for Bear Truss.

In addition to the brakes and drums on the trucks, Bear Truss has used cryogenic treatment inside the shop, freezing saw blades. The company cuts thousands of wooden two by fours every day and Richards says the cuts have never been cleaner.

“The saw blades stay sharp longer, the cut is just beautiful,” Richards said. “The blades are not ripping or tearing at the end.”

In all about 10 delivery trucks full of trusses ordered from all over leave Bear Truss every day, and Richards said as brakes and saw blades need replacement, the plan is to treat them all.

“I tell everyone, ‘go get your stuff treated with Gary,” Richards said. “It saves thousands in maintenance and improves the overall quality of the cuts.”