<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483348911352178994</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:52:02 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Making PROGRESS</title><description></description><link>http://diamondcprogress.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com (Jeffery Crabb)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>19</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483348911352178994.post-8737528249977781441</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-04-21T10:12:38.557-07:00</atom:updated><title>Sales Tools...for FREE...?</title><description>With the warmer temperatures and springtime sunshine the trailer season has begun. The majority of dealers seem to be at least moderately busy selling trailers and ordering new ones.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even though sales have picked up and the trailer industry has some "breathing room" we have to keep a long-term philosophy on the forefront of our minds. Diamond C and dealers alike must continue to look for sales growth opportunities and exploit every sales tool available.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So you say "My dealership just survived the hardest winter in 20 years...we're finally busy again...the markets are still very unstable...the last thing I need to do is start spending all my money on new stuff..."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I agree! With the challenging markets we face today we have to be more creative than ever in how we conduct business and progress forward. So as you consider your plans and long-term strategies, look for low cost or FREE sales and marketing tools that your dealership can use to draw customers in and capture more sales.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are two FREE and low cost tools that you may be able to use:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FREE online Classifieds:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.craigslist.com/"&gt;http://www.craigslist.com/&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.kijiji.com/"&gt;http://www.kijiji.com/&lt;/a&gt;. I have heard good testimonies for each of these sites from various dealers. Both work basically the same way and if you have basic &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;internet&lt;/span&gt; skills are very easy to use. You just have to create an account, then you can list your trailers for FREE. With &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Kijiji&lt;/span&gt; they do give you options to keep your listings at the top of the ranks for just a few dollars, but there is no obligation to spend a single dime. Based on my experience with these sites I would encourage you post with pictures and prices. Maybe post your price leaders like Diamond C's RANGER Brand trailers to draw customers into your lot, then you can do your best to up-sale and maximize the profit per trailer.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Post Cards and/or Fliers&lt;/strong&gt; are another very affordable way to keep in touch with your customers. The flier below is a special postcard offer that any Diamond C Dealer can take advantage of. For only $.27 per contact you can inform your customer base of your current promotions and newest products...your "attention &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;getters&lt;/span&gt;." Combine this tool with follow-up phone calls and you are sure to get more customers in the door. Click the flier to enlarge it and read details. When distributing postcards or fliers be sure to keep in mind that many retail establishments (such as feed stores, livestock sale barns, and gas stations) have bulletin boards where your info can be posted for free. Take all the free exposure you can get!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/Se3ySjSdUkI/AAAAAAAAASo/0H3z5POz31s/s1600-h/postcard+flyer.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327180334773391938" style="WIDTH: 323px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/Se3ySjSdUkI/AAAAAAAAASo/0H3z5POz31s/s400/postcard+flyer.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;So... remember that our industry is seasonal... don't let up! Continue to make proactive progress daily. At Diamond C we are committed to providing our dealers with every sales and marketing tool we can. We are not just a trailer vendor, we are a business partner striving to promote &lt;strong&gt;symbiotic&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;relationships.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;To learn about the &lt;strong&gt;many industry leading sales tools&lt;/strong&gt; available to Diamond C dealers or to share your sales and marketing ideas please do not hesitate to contact a &lt;strong&gt;Diamond C Dealer Consultant at 800-827-3512.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7483348911352178994-8737528249977781441?l=diamondcprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://diamondcprogress.blogspot.com/2009/04/sales-toolsfor-free.html</link><author>jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com (Jeffery Crabb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/Se3ySjSdUkI/AAAAAAAAASo/0H3z5POz31s/s72-c/postcard+flyer.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483348911352178994.post-2945862662568618526</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-03-30T11:58:13.907-07:00</atom:updated><title>Powder vs. Paint</title><description>&lt;p&gt;As the fad of powder coated utility trailers has become increasingly popular, we have identified the need to communicate to you why Diamond C chooses not to powder coat our products. We have thoroughly researched the subject from an open-minded and objective viewpoint. &lt;strong&gt;This information should serve as additional ammunition in your arsenal of sales strategies.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Powder coating definitely has its place in the world. Powder coating is ideal for: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Small to midsized objects with a consistent shape. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Objects that are comprised of consistent material thicknesses. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Objects that are not prone to scratches and chips. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Objects that have no or few moving parts. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To obtain a good powder coat finish on an object, these steps must be accomplished:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1. Because there is no primer with powder coating, all surfaces must be cleaned until completely oxidized so that fresh steel is exposed. This degree of cleaning typically requires sand blasting and additional steps of wash cleaning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;If any section of the surface is not cleaned to an oxidized state, the powder coating will not adhere to the surface and will eventually peel off, often times in large sections.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Complex objects with many cracks and crevices such as trailer frames, and objects with moving parts make it increasingly difficult to get all surfaces properly prepared to accept the powder coating.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Typically improper cleaning and preparation for powder coating will not be evident for some time, quite possibly not until just after the product’s finish warranty has expired.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;2. High quality powder must be applied to completely cover the properly prepared surfaces.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;High quality powders typically range in cost from $3.50-$4.00 per pound. The powders most often used in the utility trailer industry cost $1.50-$2.50 per pound. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;3. The powder coating must be cured for a period of 30-45 minutes at 350-400 degrees F. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Because trailer frames vary greatly in size and configuration, proper curing requires large ovens and extreme sources of heat. If required curing temperatures are not obtained with each trailer, the powder will not melt and adhere to surfaces.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Most utility trailers are comprised of materials that vary significantly in material thickness. Thinner materials heat up more quickly than thicker and vice versa. Varying material thicknesses can cause inconsistent curing; parts, pieces, and sections that are overdone or underdone. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;When we consider powder coating from a manufacturing and infrastructure perspective as opposed to liquid coatings:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Equipment and infrastructure costs are largely inflated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Operating costs are drastically increased.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Production capacities are significantly limited by curing and throughput time requirements. Capacity expansion requires additional major capital investments. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;When we consider powder coating from a utility trailer perspective as opposed to liquid coatings:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Powder coat is very difficult to color match and touch-up. Spray paint typically does not match and will not “fade” with powder coat.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Powder coat is very costly for small volumes of a specific color or custom colors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Powder coating does not use primer; it is direct to metal.&lt;br /&gt;~ Utility trailers are very prone to scratches and chips from the cargo being hauled and/or road trash such as gravel. When a powder coat is chipped or scratched, bare metal is exposed and highly prone to corrosion.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The combination of cleaning and preparation and paint products that Diamond C uses result in an exceptional, durable, and attractive trailer finish:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sharp corners and hard debris are removed by hand to ensure that all surfaces are safe and accessible for cleaning.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Next, a two step wash is used to strip all dirt and oil residues from the surfaces. First is an &lt;strong&gt;Alkaline Degrea&lt;/strong&gt;ser that is applied at low pressure for pre-soak. Then all surfaces are stripped clean with the application of a high pressure, steaming &lt;strong&gt;Phosphoric Acid&lt;/strong&gt; solution.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Then, each Diamond C Trailer gets finished with electro-statically applied primer and topcoats to satisfy Diamond &lt;strong&gt;C’s own&lt;/strong&gt; stringent Mil (thickness) requirements. One coat of Valspar High-Build Primer and two coats of Valspar Supreme Acrylic topcoat.&lt;br /&gt;~ The purpose of primer is to adhere the topcoats to the steel surfaces. As opposed to powder coat, when Diamond C paint finishes are scratched or chipped, typically the primer coat &lt;strong&gt;remains intact&lt;/strong&gt; and continues to protect surfaces from corrosion.&lt;br /&gt;~ All primers and paints are not created equally. The Valspar products that Diamond C uses are the best in the industry. While many of our competitors use cheap paints that only cost $12-15 per gallon, the&lt;strong&gt; premium&lt;/strong&gt; paints Diamond C uses range from $25-35 per gallon.&lt;br /&gt;~ Additionally, all Diamond C paints including custom colors are available in aerosol cans for those inevitable touch-ups. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SdEUdvWnquI/AAAAAAAAASY/N8M6cHqr74w/s1600-h/Copy+of+6GT+(3).jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SdEU5FAvLKI/AAAAAAAAASg/D7KtfGjjPMQ/s1600-h/Copy+of+6GT+(3).jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319055605731634338" style="WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SdEU5FAvLKI/AAAAAAAAASg/D7KtfGjjPMQ/s400/Copy+of+6GT+(3).jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;When confronted with powder coated trailer competition, keep these questions in mind:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do you want the best value available?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~ The powder coating process is excessively expensive. It’s “fluff.” &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do you intend to use your trailer?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;~ Powder coat is too tough to touch-up and when scratched or chipped, exposes bare metal for corrosion. Once corrosion begins, often times the problem escalates rapidly. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Does the competition’s trailer overall demonstrate top-quality components, attention to detail, and quality craftsmanship?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~ If not, it is likely that their powder coat process lacks the same qualities and that their powder coat finish will fail prematurely.&lt;br /&gt;~ This principle applies to painted products also, but the powder process is much more “picky” and particular that paint. Therefore, a manufacturer’s poor quality and processes are more evident and pronounced with powder coating. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;With all this said, Diamond C’s painted finishes continue to perform exceptionally well in the field, from the harshest climates in &lt;strong&gt;Canada &lt;/strong&gt;to the most humid climates in south &lt;strong&gt;Texas&lt;/strong&gt;. Diamond C’s painted finishes retain their attractive luster for far longer than the vast majority of other trailer finishes available, while wearing gradually and gracefully with the trailer as it is used and as it ages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As with all of our business, the Diamond C team does continue to look for advancement and quality improvement opportunities in our finish processes. We acknowledge that there is always room for improvement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have any questions in regard to any of the above, or additions ideas about the subject please do not hesitate to contact us. 800-827-3512. &lt;a href="mailto:jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com"&gt;jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7483348911352178994-2945862662568618526?l=diamondcprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://diamondcprogress.blogspot.com/2009/03/powder-vs-paint.html</link><author>jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com (Jeffery Crabb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SdEU5FAvLKI/AAAAAAAAASg/D7KtfGjjPMQ/s72-c/Copy+of+6GT+(3).jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483348911352178994.post-6221764076386637302</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:38:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-19T14:45:01.237-08:00</atom:updated><title>Thought Word</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Symbiotic –&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. any interdependent or mutually beneficial relationship between two persons, groups, etc.&lt;br /&gt;(&lt;a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/symbiotic"&gt;http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/symbiotic&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Definition broken down in my mind: A mutually beneficial relationship between husband and wife, employee and employer, business and customer, salesperson and customer, business and vendor, business and business, two organizations, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, read the definitions of “beneficial” and “relationship” from &lt;a href="http://www.dictionary.com/"&gt;http://www.dictionary.com/&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Beneficial&lt;/strong&gt; -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.&lt;br /&gt;2a. helpful in the meeting of needs: a beneficial association.&lt;br /&gt;2b. involving the personal enjoyment of proceeds: a beneficial owner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relationship&lt;/strong&gt; -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. a connection, association, or involvement.&lt;br /&gt;2. connection between persons by blood or marriage.&lt;br /&gt;3. an emotional or other connection between people: the relationship between teachers and students.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Now,&lt;/strong&gt; think about your relationships...? Think about the relationships you represent…? Are they symbiotic?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think about how you can strengthen and improve those relationships? How can you make them more beneficial? Helpful? Meeting needs? Connection? Emotion?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let’s strive to make our relationships symbiotic!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7483348911352178994-6221764076386637302?l=diamondcprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://diamondcprogress.blogspot.com/2009/02/thought-word.html</link><author>jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com (Jeffery Crabb)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483348911352178994.post-646011350333025667</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-04T19:45:26.690-08:00</atom:updated><title>New Warranty Periods!</title><description>As of February 1st, 2009, the structure warranty period on Diamond C Trailers is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Diamond C Trailers, &lt;strong&gt;3 Years&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Fleetneck by Diamond C, &lt;strong&gt;3 Years&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Workhorse by Diamond C, &lt;strong&gt;3 Years&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ranger by Diamond C, &lt;strong&gt;6 Months&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Diamond C by Delta,&lt;strong&gt; 1 Year&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;A trailer's written warranty allows the trailer owner to rest assured that they have purchased a quality product that the manufacturer will stand behind. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Diamond C's structural trailer designs and quality construction processes enable the company to extend the longest warranty periods in the utility trailer industy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Diamond C Trailers are &lt;em&gt;"Engineered to Deliver."&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYpft1R8kII/AAAAAAAAASI/s1G0Aguy4q0/s1600-h/caddy+12CHS.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299153152555913346" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYpft1R8kII/AAAAAAAAASI/s1G0Aguy4q0/s320/caddy+12CHS.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Upon purchasing a Diamond C Trailer, the Diamond C dealer will supply the trailer buyer with a warranty registration card that further explains the warranty policy and procedures.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Questions and comments are welcome. &lt;strong&gt;800-827-3512 or &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:warranty@diamondctrailers.com"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;warranty@diamondctrailers.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7483348911352178994-646011350333025667?l=diamondcprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://diamondcprogress.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-warranty-periods.html</link><author>jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com (Jeffery Crabb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYpft1R8kII/AAAAAAAAASI/s1G0Aguy4q0/s72-c/caddy+12CHS.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483348911352178994.post-1099669151330160585</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-03T12:03:06.394-08:00</atom:updated><title>CNC Plasma Torch...Up and Running...</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-1227411885101ff4" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.blogger.com/img/videoplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DqAAAAJRKzAPfu3a7ks9WIkYJqTFXopqdAUrbI1fQNCE7ODjJjAU8C7Pp0AQ78_FqXyr1u41zk9eUHido7zf_6GIWv0Lsrd6xXI3NQYA5IIbnCank3IYMABJ-TtADt2wSc-EAxWLK9hwYhSEMzLaxLShRzcDhXN5FQOCAcKFkOo7VU7oV1QVgSj37sqj5rsm-RafIzP992lmE-dVryag7gKqqN1EIGC9VHXKPEyb9jALbdk5N%26sigh%3DIocZissqWmAXMmNxxr6O-7V2Fj0%26begin%3D0%26len%3D86400000%26docid%3D0&amp;amp;nogvlm=1&amp;amp;thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D1227411885101ff4%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3DZDsIw1MvoYQNKFxkLHPd5iitKYY&amp;amp;messagesUrl=video.google.com%2FFlashUiStrings.xlb%3Fframe%3Dflashstrings%26hl%3Den"&gt;&lt;param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"&gt;&lt;embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/videoplayer.swf?videoUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvp.video.google.com%2Fvideodownload%3Fversion%3D0%26secureurl%3DqAAAAJRKzAPfu3a7ks9WIkYJqTFXopqdAUrbI1fQNCE7ODjJjAU8C7Pp0AQ78_FqXyr1u41zk9eUHido7zf_6GIWv0Lsrd6xXI3NQYA5IIbnCank3IYMABJ-TtADt2wSc-EAxWLK9hwYhSEMzLaxLShRzcDhXN5FQOCAcKFkOo7VU7oV1QVgSj37sqj5rsm-RafIzP992lmE-dVryag7gKqqN1EIGC9VHXKPEyb9jALbdk5N%26sigh%3DIocZissqWmAXMmNxxr6O-7V2Fj0%26begin%3D0%26len%3D86400000%26docid%3D0&amp;amp;nogvlm=1&amp;amp;thumbnailUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2FThumbnailServer2%3Fapp%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D1227411885101ff4%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw320%26sigh%3DZDsIw1MvoYQNKFxkLHPd5iitKYY&amp;amp;messagesUrl=video.google.com%2FFlashUiStrings.xlb%3Fframe%3Dflashstrings%26hl%3Den" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We purchased this 1986 model machine (2004 model 200 Amp power unit) very well used. It was disassembled and paletized in no orderly fashion by the previous owners. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Darin, with helpers, further disassembled the machine when it got to Diamond C. They spent a few weeks sorting out, cleaning, and organizing parts. Then, they reconditioned many of the parts with bead-blasting and a fresh coat of paint. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While the parts were being reconditioned, Darin designed and supervised the building of the 11' X 26' water table, and worked with electricians to get the needed power supply installed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;When the parts, water table, and power supply were all ready, the new computer control unit was installed and calibrated.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As you watch the video, notice the synchronized two axis movement of the torch head.Also notice the minimal smoke exhaust produced by the torch. This is an advantage of the water table. Most of the exhaust is absorbed by the water. Additionally, the water table enables cleaner cuts that require less clean-up, and dissapates heat as the torch cuts, preventing the material being cut from drawing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This torch can cleanly cut 1" thick plate while serving a full duty cycle. It will primarily be used to cut parts needed for Diamond C Trailer construction, including numerous small burn parts, blanks for gussets, and blanks for large formed parts such as rock shields and dump bodies. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Being one of the largest capacity CNC Plasma torches in the Northeast Texas area, its service is also now available to the public for commerical jobs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Diamond C's like-new, large capacity CNC Plasma Torch greatly increases the company's manufacturing and custom design capabilities. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7483348911352178994-1099669151330160585?l=diamondcprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><enclosure type='video/mp4' url='http://www.blogger.com/video-play.mp4?contentId=1227411885101ff4&amp;type=video%2Fmp4' length='0'/><link>http://diamondcprogress.blogspot.com/2009/02/cnc-plasma-torchup-and-running.html</link><author>jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com (Jeffery Crabb)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483348911352178994.post-4019541877346116211</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-02T17:10:24.910-08:00</atom:updated><title>0% for 6 Months, Same as Cash</title><description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYeWP89X0pI/AAAAAAAAAQo/bMs-_EzHiS0/s1600-h/sheffield-logo.bmp"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298368687430423186" style="WIDTH: 254px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 89px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYeWP89X0pI/AAAAAAAAAQo/bMs-_EzHiS0/s320/sheffield-logo.bmp" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Purchase a Diamond C Trailer at a participating Diamond C Trailer Dealership now thru March 31, 2009 and get your trailer financed at 0% Interest for 6 Months (with approved credit) !&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;To find the Diamond C Trailer Dealership nearest you, call 800-827-3512 or e-mail &lt;a href="mailto:trailer_request@diamondctrailers.com"&gt;trailer_request@diamondctrailers.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7483348911352178994-4019541877346116211?l=diamondcprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://diamondcprogress.blogspot.com/2009/02/0-for-6-months-same-as-cash.html</link><author>jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com (Jeffery Crabb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYeWP89X0pI/AAAAAAAAAQo/bMs-_EzHiS0/s72-c/sheffield-logo.bmp' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483348911352178994.post-2546267062010795933</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-02T16:52:09.194-08:00</atom:updated><title>New Trailer Models</title><description>With the release of the "Diamond C Get a Grip Kits" last week, Diamond C released 3 brand new, exciting trailer models. &lt;strong&gt;Each of these new models boasts exceptional economics and game changing features.&lt;/strong&gt; If you are a trailer dealer, contact a Diamond C Dealer Consultant today to learn more about how your dealership can take advantage of these unique product offerings. &lt;strong&gt;800-827-3512.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Model 26SSA, Solid Side Single Axle Trailer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298362775266944418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYeQ30bwZaI/AAAAAAAAAQI/qQB4sa4eyw0/s320/DSC_1857.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Model 28&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;FNX&lt;/span&gt;, 14K &lt;u&gt;Cross-Member-Less&lt;/u&gt; &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Fleetneck&lt;/span&gt; Flatbed Trailer (hint: value packed, "pound for pound")&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYeRQnEj63I/AAAAAAAAAQQ/pSwnY_QGhck/s1600-h/28FNX_2.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298363201176726386" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 181px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYeRQnEj63I/AAAAAAAAAQQ/pSwnY_QGhck/s320/28FNX_2.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Model 24TOD, 14K &lt;u&gt;Tilt-Over-Dump&lt;/u&gt; Trailer (hint: no ordinary dump trailer, no ramps!)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYeTow0ZU1I/AAAAAAAAAQg/oVCcpxcapiE/s1600-h/24TOD_4.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298365815133393746" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYeTow0ZU1I/AAAAAAAAAQg/oVCcpxcapiE/s320/24TOD_4.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7483348911352178994-2546267062010795933?l=diamondcprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://diamondcprogress.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-trailer-models.html</link><author>jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com (Jeffery Crabb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYeQ30bwZaI/AAAAAAAAAQI/qQB4sa4eyw0/s72-c/DSC_1857.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483348911352178994.post-2956302772942976286</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-04T19:49:06.303-08:00</atom:updated><title>Dexter Axles</title><description>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYphLDLgNCI/AAAAAAAAASQ/XOHtorT0a0M/s1600-h/dexter_tranz.gif"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299154754014819362" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 75px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYphLDLgNCI/AAAAAAAAASQ/XOHtorT0a0M/s320/dexter_tranz.gif" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;We are excited to announce that beginning immediately, as &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;ALKO&lt;/span&gt; axle inventory is depleted, all Diamond C Trailers will be equipped with &lt;span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dexter Axles&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; as standard equipment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This change is being made for several reasons:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dexter will be a great partner to Diamond C, helping Diamond C and Diamond C dealers sell Dexter product.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dexter builds (and stands behind) excellent quality products that are second to none. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dexter is without a doubt, the most widely recognized axle and brake brand name in the industry. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dexter replacement parts are extremely accessible. You can easily access over 300 Dexter parts distributors or buy the parts you need direct through Dexter’s website, &lt;a href="http://www.dexteraxle.com/"&gt;http://www.dexteraxle.com/&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;We are confident that Dexter Axles on Diamond C Trailers will &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;ultimately&lt;/span&gt; benefit Diamond C dealers and future Diamond C Trailer owners! To learn more about Dexter Axles, visit the website: &lt;a href="http://www.dexteraxle.com/"&gt;http://www.dexteraxle.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7483348911352178994-2956302772942976286?l=diamondcprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://diamondcprogress.blogspot.com/2009/02/dexter-axles.html</link><author>jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com (Jeffery Crabb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYphLDLgNCI/AAAAAAAAASQ/XOHtorT0a0M/s72-c/dexter_tranz.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483348911352178994.post-8793363918412883348</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-29T12:18:40.042-08:00</atom:updated><title>Get A Grip!</title><description>&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIO2morzCI/AAAAAAAAAPY/XhsgLM0eJcY/s1600-h/rock-climbing.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296812442988039202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 181px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIO2morzCI/AAAAAAAAAPY/XhsgLM0eJcY/s400/rock-climbing.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“How is business?”&lt;/strong&gt; This seems to be the question for 2009. Rather than small talk about the weather, we greet each other with discussions about how bad the economy is, how bad sales are, blah, blah... &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We all have got to &lt;strong&gt;“Get a grip.”&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;According to &lt;strong&gt;Benjamin Franklin&lt;/strong&gt;, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. What are you doing to get a different result? What are you doing to &lt;strong&gt;get a grip&lt;/strong&gt;? &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Obviously the economy is in the ditch. But, there is still an economy. The few people and businesses that will be successful during this recession are the few that “&lt;strong&gt;mobilize the troops&lt;/strong&gt;” – the few that do not allow the “&lt;strong&gt;bad economy blues&lt;/strong&gt;” to slap them in the face. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;We offer this excerpt from The &lt;strong&gt;10 Rules of Sam Walton&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;Rule #1: “COMMIT to Achieving Success and Always be Passionate”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“When the going gets tough, and it always does,&lt;br /&gt;it is an individual’s passion for his or her goals that gets&lt;br /&gt;tested, and often it is that steadfast commitment to&lt;br /&gt;succeeding that makes the difference between winning&lt;br /&gt;and losing, passing or failing, and success or failure.” &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Diamond C Team is working very hard to ensure that our “troops are mobilized.” By the end of this month, all of Diamond C’s dealers will receive a &lt;strong&gt;Diamond C Get a Grip Kit&lt;/strong&gt;. This kit will include tons of information about many new and innovative product and program offerings and a few big announcements – all valuable tools designed to help Diamond C dealers get a &lt;strong&gt;grip on&lt;/strong&gt; 2009.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ATTN Trailer Dealers&lt;/strong&gt;: &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;Tell us what your dealership is doing to get a grip on 2009 and you will be entered for a chance to win 1 of 4 &lt;strong&gt;$100 Visa&lt;/strong&gt; gift cards. Simply click “COMMENTS” at the end of this post and add your &lt;strong&gt;get a grip&lt;/strong&gt; idea. Be sure to include your name, the dealership you represent, and contact information if you are not a current Diamond C Dealer. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOTE to All&lt;/strong&gt;: If the current economic conditions or your circumstances have you down and out, read &lt;strong&gt;Matthew 6:25-34 and Isaiah 40:28-31&lt;/strong&gt; for an encouragingly fresh outlook. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7483348911352178994-8793363918412883348?l=diamondcprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://diamondcprogress.blogspot.com/2009/01/get-grip.html</link><author>jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com (Jeffery Crabb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIO2morzCI/AAAAAAAAAPY/XhsgLM0eJcY/s72-c/rock-climbing.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483348911352178994.post-5697056267968519679</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-29T12:12:15.577-08:00</atom:updated><title>NEW Trailers...Sneak Peek...</title><description>&lt;div align="left"&gt;This first picture is of the brand new model 25SM. This 2-place Snow Mobile / ATV Trailer features all-around deck access and was designed with rough trail roads in mind. The 25SM is now available! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIMX7FE0xI/AAAAAAAAAPA/zrYU_hXhR9E/s1600-h/Copy_of_25SMfront.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296809716876628754" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 154px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIMX7FE0xI/AAAAAAAAAPA/zrYU_hXhR9E/s400/Copy_of_25SMfront.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;Next we have a sneak peek of the new dump, model 42POD. This small dump trailer was designed with home and small farm owners in mind. It features a 2200# payload capacity utilizing a revolutionary new design that makes it Diamond C's most affordable dump ever! Model 42POD is now available.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/STm4porgHWI/AAAAAAAAAII/SnrF6LnMbZM/s1600-h/Copy+of+DSC01600.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIMfjBxTNI/AAAAAAAAAPI/ak-CR41plD4/s1600-h/Copy_of_DSC01600.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296809847859268818" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 188px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIMfjBxTNI/AAAAAAAAAPI/ak-CR41plD4/s400/Copy_of_DSC01600.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt; This last sneak peek is &lt;strong&gt;top secret&lt;/strong&gt;! Diamond C's &lt;strong&gt;long-awaited&lt;/strong&gt;, new and improved &lt;strong&gt;14K Dump&lt;/strong&gt; is under construction. The prototype is approximately 25% complete. This dynamic new model will be much more &lt;strong&gt;competitve&lt;/strong&gt; market-wide than Diamond C's traditional 14K dump, all while &lt;strong&gt;boasting game-changing features and innovations&lt;/strong&gt;. The prototype will be complete before the end of 2008... Expect information and availablilty soon after &lt;strong&gt;New Year's Day!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYINCRcVSgI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/HD1mEP-hSgk/s1600-h/Copy_of_14Ksneak1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296810444434262530" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 299px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYINCRcVSgI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/HD1mEP-hSgk/s400/Copy_of_14Ksneak1.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/STm4pvTeUeI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/YlwOV51qyNc/s1600-h/Copy+of+14Ksneak1.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7483348911352178994-5697056267968519679?l=diamondcprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://diamondcprogress.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-trailerssneak-peek.html</link><author>jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com (Jeffery Crabb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIMX7FE0xI/AAAAAAAAAPA/zrYU_hXhR9E/s72-c/Copy_of_25SMfront.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483348911352178994.post-8473766614685896051</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:59:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-29T12:05:47.666-08:00</atom:updated><title>Manufacturing Update...</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Diamond C always takes advantage of the slow season (winter) to catch up on projects and prepare for the upcoming busy season (spring and summer). Our shop staff is very busy right now doing just this. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This first picture is of the CNC plasma torch that we have been working on for several weeks now. We purchased this machine very well used from a fab shop in AR. We stripped the machine down and have since reassembled it while installing state-of-the-art controls. The 11' x 28' water table that sits directly under the torch is currently under construction. This machine will be put into operation by the end of 2008. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296808425472130658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYILMwOP_mI/AAAAAAAAAOY/yt5ap1Xyot8/s400/plaz.JPG" border="0" /&gt;                                            &lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYILmxQQ7bI/AAAAAAAAAO4/qh6z_LeY4YA/s1600-h/Copy_of_steelracks.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296808872425614770" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 176px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYILmxQQ7bI/AAAAAAAAAO4/qh6z_LeY4YA/s400/Copy_of_steelracks.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYILm4u3RyI/AAAAAAAAAOw/uijWr71Z0XY/s1600-h/Copy_of_RGjig.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296808874433005346" style="WIDTH: 152px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYILm4u3RyI/AAAAAAAAAOw/uijWr71Z0XY/s400/Copy_of_RGjig.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The two pictures directly above represent a slew of layout and process changes that are currently taking place in the plant. When the current phase of layout changes are complete, the flow of raw materials throughout the plant will be significantly improved using stack-able and forklift-able bins. Additionally, several new high-efficiency weld fixtures are being designed and will be implemented over the next few months.&lt;br /&gt;All of these changes ultimately work for our customers. The capabilities of our fabrication equipment increase design and customization options. The layout and fixture changes enable us to produce product more efficiently, therefore continuing to supply our customers with the best value possible.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7483348911352178994-8473766614685896051?l=diamondcprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://diamondcprogress.blogspot.com/2009/01/manufacturing-update.html</link><author>jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com (Jeffery Crabb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYILMwOP_mI/AAAAAAAAAOY/yt5ap1Xyot8/s72-c/plaz.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483348911352178994.post-7082181194595919968</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-29T11:59:03.937-08:00</atom:updated><title>Happy New Year!</title><description>On November 3rd we closed the office for the day to celebrate our 2008 successes and discuss plans for 2009 (fiscal year end is Oct 31). The morning was an awesome and inspirational time of team building fun and competition that included many great laughs. Then, the afternoon was spent in informational meetings that began Diamond C's dynamic transition from closed-book to open-book management. &lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296804401491976850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIHihunopI/AAAAAAAAANQ/t-c4PqdQKAo/s400/DSC01375a.JPG" border="0" /&gt;To start the day, all of the office and management staff was divided into two teams, &lt;strong&gt;The Red&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;The Blue&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SR4Pih-fhFI/AAAAAAAAAGA/lZM-sWhipJk/s1600-h/team+red+a.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296804837806541410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 273px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIH77IHimI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/-YI5s2HaC2o/s400/team_red_a.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296804838705371250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIH7-eamHI/AAAAAAAAAOI/cuHa69lW6Ng/s400/team_blue_a.jpg" border="0" /&gt;The first team event of the day was &lt;strong&gt;"The Bicycle Factory."&lt;/strong&gt; Each team had to assemble a bicycle as quickly as possible. The first team to get their bike assembled and ride it (notice the size of the bikes) across the finish line won the event. The Blue Team came out victourious on this event (by a long shot).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SR4NZc5evRI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/PgN4LyWzHR0/s1600-h/DSC01318a.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296804400748095586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIHie9Q6GI/AAAAAAAAAMw/0RzajXVfGG8/s400/DSC01318a.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296804398098984306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIHiVFqrXI/AAAAAAAAAM4/DzYiyFRbFvc/s400/DSC01327a.JPG" border="0" /&gt;After the bike assembly race, we improvised a bicycle relay race on the spot. Watching grown men ride these little bikes was quite entertaining and provided good competition. My advice: Be &lt;strong&gt;cautious&lt;/strong&gt; of riding a bicycle assembled in under 10 minutes by a team of people... important parts like the seat and the handle bars may not be very secure!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The next event of the day was &lt;strong&gt;"Diamond C Family Fued."&lt;/strong&gt; All of the participants of the day were polled the week before the 3rd to supply the answers to "The survey says..."&lt;br /&gt;This picture is of Cody introducing "his family." It had to be one of the funniest moments of the day. &lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296804402156849378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIHikNIyOI/AAAAAAAAANA/mleJKuxLq5w/s400/DSC01354a.JPG" border="0" /&gt;A friendly handshake to start the competition that the Red Team dominated...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296804405074288226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIHivEtXmI/AAAAAAAAANI/64OZJ6NPy0Y/s400/DSC01358a.JPG" border="0" /&gt;Following Family Fued, the teams had a &lt;strong&gt;Chant&lt;/strong&gt; (which is slightly more masculine than "cheer") &lt;strong&gt;Competition&lt;/strong&gt;. Each team took about 30 minutes to write and choreograph their chants. While the Red Team's chant included &lt;strong&gt;amazing&lt;/strong&gt; stunts, the Blue Team's chant had a great message and was very well done. There was no clear winner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296804622650393618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 356px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 336px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIHvZm5RBI/AAAAAAAAANY/Nzcokf07fKo/s400/DSC01383a.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SR4Npj_BUGI/AAAAAAAAAEw/hcS92SkGeYI/s1600-h/DSC01383a.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296804622545577890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 288px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIHvZN556I/AAAAAAAAANg/Bj7I0wM-w4o/s400/DSC01395a.JPG" border="0" /&gt;The last planned competition of the day was &lt;strong&gt;Tug of War&lt;/strong&gt;. One might say that the Red Team was "stacked," as they tugged the Blue Team across the line in just a few seconds.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SR4NqDsqyzI/AAAAAAAAAFA/iHB9trcmW_U/s1600-h/DSC01399a.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296804620745955442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 174px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIHvSg12HI/AAAAAAAAANo/Q3MLHx733ks/s400/DSC01399a.JPG" border="0" /&gt;After red versus blue, we mixed up the teams for another round of &lt;strong&gt;Tug of War&lt;/strong&gt;, then we decided to have an all ladies round...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SR4NqWwhIVI/AAAAAAAAAFI/IVSf-gJX7a4/s1600-h/DSC01409a.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296804628174030338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIHvuL1RgI/AAAAAAAAANw/9xl3NJyhuQs/s400/DSC01409a.JPG" border="0" /&gt;Again we improvised. The 30' Tug of War rope instantly became a &lt;strong&gt;30' jump rope&lt;/strong&gt;. Several people ran in, but we didn't manage to get more than two people in at any one time. It was a lot of fun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SR4Nqyu6QwI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/txAk9JJefXA/s1600-h/DSC01413a.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296804624703624290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIHvhQbFGI/AAAAAAAAAN4/_JMr5sPtj40/s400/DSC01413a.JPG" border="0" /&gt;This last picture is of my mom, Kim Crabb, jumping the rope. She was pretty good at it...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SR4PhePTzLI/AAAAAAAAAFw/KdZxeAK3Dcs/s1600-h/DSC01416a.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296804835180027154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIH7xV6HRI/AAAAAAAAAOA/AOZJWXPpUN0/s400/DSC01416a.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After all of these activites, we all went our for Pizza before returning to the office to begin meetings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The meeting started with discussion of the company's Mission, Vision, and Plan-of-Action for 2009. This discussion was followed by a presentation of the company's financials, budgets for 2009, and profit sharing plans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Overall, the purpose of the day was to clearly define the strategies of the company/team. This quote from famous entrepreneur Jack Stack summed up the day:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"There's a lesson here, and it's the foundation of everything I know and believe about business. People can accomplish almost anything if they have a common purpose, a higher goal, and they know what it is, and they're going after it. Everybody needs to be going somewhere. People need a destination, or they get lost. If they have one, however, and it's really their own, there's no telling what they can do. They can survive the darkest hours, beat the longest odds, scale the greatest heights." &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;November 3rd was a great day and a huge step for Diamond C. I thank the four ladies, Toni, Amy, Michele, and Paula, for helping me plan out the day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Despite the tough trailer market, the Diamond C team is making progress each day. &lt;strong&gt;I thank all of the Diamond C staff for taking part in the progress!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7483348911352178994-7082181194595919968?l=diamondcprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://diamondcprogress.blogspot.com/2009/01/on-november-3rd-we-closed-office-for.html</link><author>jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com (Jeffery Crabb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIHihunopI/AAAAAAAAANQ/t-c4PqdQKAo/s72-c/DSC01375a.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483348911352178994.post-8776756989446397920</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-29T11:44:29.705-08:00</atom:updated><title>1st Place!</title><description>&lt;div&gt;The FBC Gold Relay for Life Team hosted a soccer tournament last weekend in Mt. Pleasant. Twelve teams from the area played all day Saturday and Sunday. After several hours of fierce competition, the Diamond C Team prevailed winning 1st place overall! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296803819644609410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 203px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIHAqLZY4I/AAAAAAAAAMo/eKTQqwGPS6E/s400/PICT0261.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The guys represented Diamond C very well... they demonstrated the spirit of the company. We thank each of the team members for playing hard and pushing through to victory!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7483348911352178994-8776756989446397920?l=diamondcprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://diamondcprogress.blogspot.com/2009/01/1st-place.html</link><author>jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com (Jeffery Crabb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIHAqLZY4I/AAAAAAAAAMo/eKTQqwGPS6E/s72-c/PICT0261.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483348911352178994.post-4866513160195341314</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-29T11:42:40.005-08:00</atom:updated><title>Deck-Over Tilt</title><description>&lt;div&gt;We now offer a full bed tilt option on model 13DEC equipped with 7K axles. The option has become very popular, very quickly. Be sure to ask you Dealer Consultant for details.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296803352982818498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 324px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIGlfujjsI/AAAAAAAAAMg/grs8UUg2FsM/s400/13dec.GIF" border="0" /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SPS154IoPQI/AAAAAAAAAD4/93Bxm1Wz-hM/s1600-h/13dec8.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7483348911352178994-4866513160195341314?l=diamondcprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://diamondcprogress.blogspot.com/2009/01/we-now-offer-full-bed-tilt-option-on.html</link><author>jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com (Jeffery Crabb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SYIGlfujjsI/AAAAAAAAAMg/grs8UUg2FsM/s72-c/13dec.GIF' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483348911352178994.post-5910780880838093341</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:52:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-27T14:56:41.376-08:00</atom:updated><title>The Woman Behind The Progress...</title><description>Last week the local newspaper published their annual salute to Women in Business. This is the ad that featured the Diamond C women: &lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296111043575000818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 207px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SX-Q7yNPrvI/AAAAAAAAAMY/BZbn9n73FH4/s400/WIB.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The ladies look great...they make the Diamond C Team proud!&lt;/strong&gt; We thank them for their hard work and dedication day in and day out. (graphic design by GEEZ)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;--------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This week, being Breast Cancer Awareness Week, the ladies put pink ribbons on all the office windows. They do a great job showing that the Diamond C Team supports the cause.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296110696153983154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SX-Qnj9nqLI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/1vXkI1sWDG8/s400/pink_ribbons.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7483348911352178994-5910780880838093341?l=diamondcprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://diamondcprogress.blogspot.com/2009/01/woman-behind-progress.html</link><author>jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com (Jeffery Crabb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SX-Q7yNPrvI/AAAAAAAAAMY/BZbn9n73FH4/s72-c/WIB.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483348911352178994.post-4329497193938706631</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-27T14:46:41.139-08:00</atom:updated><title>Fabrication Machinery</title><description>There is a lot of excitement in the shop at Diamond C today. Our first major piece of fabrication machinery is being installed: &lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SOPGBnmYQ7I/AAAAAAAAADQ/5EmiDhmr4WY/s1600-h/pressinstall.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296108483754228402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 219px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SX-OmyIaerI/AAAAAAAAAMA/pY4MOf358iM/s400/pressinstall.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is a 24' x 320 ton press brake that we will use to build all kinds of parts. In addition to the press brake, we have purchased and are currently renovating a CNC plasma torch that should be operational by the end of the year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not only will these machines enable us to build many parts in house that we have been outsourcing, they will also greatly increase our manufacturing capabilities and design options.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7483348911352178994-4329497193938706631?l=diamondcprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://diamondcprogress.blogspot.com/2009/01/fabricatin-machinery.html</link><author>jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com (Jeffery Crabb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SX-OmyIaerI/AAAAAAAAAMA/pY4MOf358iM/s72-c/pressinstall.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483348911352178994.post-5318870622722436548</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-27T14:43:53.191-08:00</atom:updated><title>What Are You Doing?</title><description>&lt;div&gt;What are you doing better today than you did yesterday? What are you doing to control your fate? Are you earning your future success? Or, are you content with your life just the way it is?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Besides our faith that God is in control and that He will provide (which is most imporant), we have to take control of our situations. We have to decide where we are going in life and in business, decide what it is going to take to get there, and most importantly, take action. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;One of the most effective ways we can impact our careers and businesses is through learning and education. Put forth a conscious effort to read and listen to good stuff... stuff that will benefit you. The more good stuff you take into your brain, the more good stuff will come out of your brain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The below picture is of Jacob Crabb in the conference room listening to the "Devel-o-pod." The Devel-o-pod is an iPod that is loaded up with audio books, podcasts, and other great development material. Diamond C team members are encouraged to drop into the conference room and listen to something of their choice a few times each week. The material we listen to helps us develop our ideas, think innovatively, and ultimately promotes progress. &lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SOJWqMcYVLI/AAAAAAAAADI/zhf8B4OImRk/s1600-h/jacob&amp;amp;devel-o-pod.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296107433053493186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 254px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SX-Npn91l8I/AAAAAAAAAL4/wVNu2-_S0Es/s400/jacob%26devel-o-pod.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Diamond C is passionately and proudly a Learning Organization. The success of Diamond C as a team and its team members individually is dependent on progress and learning.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Over the last year, while the overall utility trailer market has been off almost 20%, Diamond C has not. We have maintained our numbers through hard work and determination. We are not willing to submit to the "bad economy blues." &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Regardless of what business or profession you are in, you can take control. Even though the market may be down, there is still a market... find your piece of it! We want to hear about what is working for you? &lt;strong&gt;What are you doing?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7483348911352178994-5318870622722436548?l=diamondcprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://diamondcprogress.blogspot.com/2009/01/what-are-you-doing.html</link><author>jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com (Jeffery Crabb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SX-Npn91l8I/AAAAAAAAAL4/wVNu2-_S0Es/s72-c/jacob%26devel-o-pod.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483348911352178994.post-9162751383319419619</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:39:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-27T14:40:37.885-08:00</atom:updated><title>GEEZ Graphics</title><description>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SX-NWK_HKuI/AAAAAAAAALw/zw18ouG5zGI/s1600-h/geez_billing.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296107098856696546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 93px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SX-NWK_HKuI/AAAAAAAAALw/zw18ouG5zGI/s400/geez_billing.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Are you getting the most bang for your advertising and marketing buck'$? Do your advertisements stand out from the competition's, or do they blend right in? We are excited to introduce GEEZ Graphics (formerly Diamond C's in-house graphics department) as the solution for all of your graphic design needs. GEEZ specializes in print advertisements and marketing materials, business identities, and website redesigns and updates. Use GEEZ to maximize the impact of your advertising and marketing efforts with modern, clean, and noticeable graphics designs that make your target customers say "GEEZ!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.geezgraphics.com/"&gt;http://www.geezgraphics.com/&lt;/a&gt; is currently under construction. Check back periodically to view GEEZ's design portfolio. You can contact GEEZ by e-mail at &lt;a href="mailto:elisha@geezgraphics.com"&gt;elisha@geezgraphics.com&lt;/a&gt; or by phone at 903-466-2802.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7483348911352178994-9162751383319419619?l=diamondcprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://diamondcprogress.blogspot.com/2009/01/geez-graphics.html</link><author>jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com (Jeffery Crabb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SX-NWK_HKuI/AAAAAAAAALw/zw18ouG5zGI/s72-c/geez_billing.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483348911352178994.post-4523037509645139160</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-27T14:39:21.535-08:00</atom:updated><title>NATDA</title><description>&lt;div&gt;Though skeptical at first, we believe that the NATDA (North American Trailer Dealers Association) is quickly becoming a powerful tool for trailer dealers. We recently attended the first annual NATDA Convention in Fort Worth, TX. Considering that it was the first year for the show, it was a great success and we expect it to be even bigger and better next year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This picture is of the Diamond C team that worked the show. The team did a great job representing Diamond C. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296106601082840706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 203px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SX-M5Mok5oI/AAAAAAAAALg/zY9OK2QTOu4/s400/group_pic.JPG" border="0" /&gt;It was tough to get good pictures of the booth. This picture is of a couple of 2PSA's that we had in the booth showcasing our optional camo paint scheme, soon to be standard Arizona Beige Pearl Metallic paint color, and several other new features:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296106605543846626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SX-M5dQKcuI/AAAAAAAAALo/d9O45blGloQ/s400/sa_stack.JPG" border="0" /&gt;To learn more about the NATDA, just click their link on the left side of the screen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We welcome your comments and questions about the NATDA.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7483348911352178994-4523037509645139160?l=diamondcprogress.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://diamondcprogress.blogspot.com/2009/01/natda.html</link><author>jefferyc@diamondctrailers.com (Jeffery Crabb)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_X3qlovrnCoI/SX-M5Mok5oI/AAAAAAAAALg/zY9OK2QTOu4/s72-c/group_pic.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>