Wheelworx

Please join us in welcoming our newest addition to the team, Tim Allen. Tim took the reigns as Pekin’s General Manager in September and we’re excited to see the continued improvement he brings.

Tim has over 20 years in manufacturing including time as a machinist at American Allied Railway, a former full service wheelshop, and most recently as a manufacturing engineering manager for FL Smidth, a global mining equipment manufacturer. We feel Tim fits the mold for a Wheelworx leader perfectly and is evidence of our mission to create the next generation of wheelshop experts.

Fun fact about Tim: like us he also has personally helped to build the next generation of manufacturing professionals with 1 son who is an engineer at Tesla in Austin and another who is a machinist at FL Smidth.

Special thanks to all our drivers and today especially Danny Johnson! Danny has been with Wheelworx 10 years and has logged over 1 million miles in that time to support our customers. Most of our peers have gotten out of trucking but there’s no Wheelworx without our drivers. They are an integral part of who we are and we are so thankful for all the sacrifices they make to keep this industry rolling!

Sneak peak into our next project. This is going to be one bad lathe. Think resto-mod ‘69 Camaro with a 6.2 LT1 under the hood. Hard to beat old school castings and solid drive trains as a base to build on for hard working freight car wheelset machines.

More to come soon….

Justin Schoenfeldt