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Maxon Lift Awarded the Wabash Platinum Award for Supply Chain Performance
Maxon Lift, a liftgate manufacturer since 1957, received the Wabash Platinum Award for supply chain performance in 2025. Each year, Wabash presents awards to top suppliers for excellence in supply chain performance.

Representatives from Maxon Lift accept the Wabash Platinum Award.
Maxon Lift
- Maxon Lift, established in 1957, is recognized as a liftgate manufacturer.
- In 2025, Maxon Lift was honored with the Wabash Platinum Award for supply chain excellence.
- The Wabash Platinum Award is an annual recognition granted to top-performing suppliers for outstanding supply chain performance.
*Summarized by AI
Maxon Lift, the largest privately-owned liftgate manufacturer in North America, received the Wabash Platinum Award for supply chain performance in 2025. Each year, Wabash presents awards to top suppliers for excellence in supply chain performance, considering criteria such as innovation, quality, delivery, cost, and service.
Maxon was one of 37 companies that earned the award for excellence in supply chain performance. The award is presented to suppliers that demonstrate their ongoing commitment to excellence and logistics optimization in support of Wabash’s growth.
"We are honored to be recognized for our efforts, says Brent Stratton, co-president at Maxon. We value our long-term partnership with Wabash and look forward to continuing our shared business success. This award helps solidify Maxon’s top-quality liftgate products and outstanding customer service from our most knowledgeable and comprehensive support team. We are incredibly proud of our Maxon team and this award"
Making Liftgates since 1957
Maxon Lift Corp. was founded in 1957. That same year, owner Max Lugash invented the Tuk-A-Way liftgate, which remains the largest-selling style of liftgate in North America. For nearly 70 years, Maxon Lift Corp. has continued to develop a variety of innovative products that have become benchmarks in the truck equipment industry.
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