Maxter’s origin- History and Growth
Atlas Hoist & Body, Inc., later renamed Atlas 2000 Inc., was incorporated in 1950. Its purpose was to design, market and produce hydraulic hoists and dump bodies which would endure the rough service that excavation trucks encountered in Montreal, Canada. The Atlas product quickly became the Industry "Standard".
Atlas worked on an ongoing basis with the construction Industry to respond to their needs and to continuously improve its product line. Accepting difficult challenges created many product innovations.
1950 to 1959
During this period, Atlas introduced the automatic elevating tailgate and also revolutionized the on-highway dump body Industry with heavy duty, exhaust heated, steel and aluminum bodies.
1960 to 1969
Atlas improved upon existing technologies from the 1950’s to develop state of the art on-highway bodies for use in the road building, sand and gravel and asphalt Industries.
The first off-highway aluminum body was designed in the mid 1960’s for use with the new Caterpillar model 769 Truck destined for the Bauxite mining Industry in the southern USA and in the Caribbean.
Towards the end of its second decade, Atlas developed a line of equipment for the refuse collection Industry, including stationary compactors, rear loaders and a top of the line roll off hoist.
1970 to 1989
Atlas further improved its on-highway dump body product line with the introduction of the patented "U" body design.
Utilizing past experiences and as a result of increasing demand, Atlas began to focus on the mining and heavy construction Industry. As a result, Atlas introduced a comprehensive line of bodies and trailers for this market, ranging from bottom dump earth wagons and trailer trains, coal haulers, rear dump ore haulers, side dumps as well as specialized bodies to haul materials as diverse as coal and iron ore.
During this period Atlas received a number of awards for innovative product design.
1990's
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In 1990, the corporate name was changed to its present Maxter Industries Ltd. |
 
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