Thurman Scale, the leader in the off-road vehicle weighing industry and specialist in scales for ultra-heavy capacity off-road vehicles, announces it is celebrating 100 successful years of product and industry innovation. On top of highlighting last century’s achievements, Thurman proudly continues to drive innovation in the off-road vehicle and weighing industries. From February 9 – 11, 2018, in Longboat Key, Florida, Thurman will hold a centennial event to mark the milestone achievement.
From a machining company founded in 1918 in Columbus, Ohio, Thurman grew quickly by taking advantage of easy access to major transportation routes, such as the Ohio and Erie Canals and nearby highways. Thurman was purchased in 1940 by engineer and entrepreneur Millard M. Cummins, who expanded the business to include scale production. Thurman added a batching scale in 1946, followed by the first Thurman motor vehicle scale in 1948. These rugged, high-quality scale designs proved a perfect fit for the weighing needs of the interstate highway building program of the 1960s, and the coal industry “boom years” from the early 1970s into the 1980s.