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About TEREX® and American Hotline

TEREX Hotline Tools, manufactured in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, is one of the world's best known line of lineman's tools and equipment. TEREX Hotline Tools have been produced to ASTM Standards for live-line maintenance of electric utility lines for nearly 40 years. The line includes hundreds of products related to the live-line maintenance of electric utility lines. The product offering includes transmission tools up to 800 kV, substation maintenance tools, distribution hotline tools and even tools for maintaining energized secondary voltages. TEREX has been supplying hotline tools in South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Additionally, TEREX has been supplying component parts for many years to several US manufacturers of hotline tools.

American Hotline, LLC is managed by Jim Rauckman — who also runs Rauckman Utility Products, LLC, and with Kevin Clizer operates Rauckman High Voltage Sales, LLC both based in the St. Louis suburb of Belleville, IL. American Hotline offers the Ritz products through a network of independent manufacturers' representatives.

RITZGLAS® fiberglass-epoxy poles are manufactured according to the specifications of ASTM-F-711 and IEC-855. The poles have a unicellular Polyurethane foam-fill in order to prevent internal contamination caused by moisture or dirt.