![]() They built their first units in 1985 and manufactured in excess of 2,000 units to date. To address these limitations, TICO developed a clean-sheet approach to their terminal tractor design, focusing on maintainability and up-time utilization performance through component-based, bolt-on-bolt-off assemblies, engineered to maximize both simplicity and durability of its tractor. ![]() They determined that the total life cycle cost and equipment availability were critical to its success, and that tractor manufacturers put very little emphasis on practical maintenance and up-time design. Owning one of every brand of Terminal Tractor produced in the last 40 years, TICO learned a lot from maintaining and operating this equipment. They grew from a pool of (10) terminal tractors at the Port of Savannah to North America's largest owned fleet of terminal tractors with a significant presence in all the major ports on the East and Gulf Coasts of the US. In 1975,Terminal Investment Corp (TICO) started as a dealer for Ottawa Truck and operated a piggy back ramp service in Savannah, GA. They understand firsthand what happens when terminal tractors leave the production line and face the realities of day to day operations. In fact, TICO is North America's largest fleet owner & operator of terminal tractors. ![]() TICO decided to design and build their equipment based on years of using and maintaining other competitive brands", says Skip Russo, President & CEO of Barclay. "What is most exciting to us about this product is the unique history of how this Manufacturer evolved. A New Kid on the Dock! Tico Yard Spotters - A New Product for PA, NJ & NYÄ«arclay has recently entered into an agreement to service & sell Tico Yard Spotters (Terminal Tractors) in the New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania and New York markets.
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