Industry’s First Dual Drive Conversion for Peterbilt Medium-Duty Conventional Trucks
Fontaine Modification Offers Industry’s First Dual Drive Conversion for New Peterbilt Medium-Duty Conventional Trucks
Premium Sit-Down Dual Drive available for Peterbilt Models 535, 536, 537 and 548
CHARLOTTE, NC (April 27, 2023) — Fontaine Modification, North America’s most comprehensive provider of post-production truck services, introduces the industry’s first sit-down dual drive (SDDD) modification for Peterbilt’s new medium-duty conventional truck lineup. The Peterbilt Premium Sit-Down Dual Drive modification from Fontaine Modification Medium & Heavy Truck Operations is available for Peterbilt Models 535, 536, 537 and 548.
SDDD steering conversions add a right-hand drive station to the cab, enabling drivers to comfortably operate vocational vehicles from either the right or left side. This is important in applications where it may be preferable for the driver to operate curbside, like refuse collection, street sweeping and road striping. Fontaine has provided a sit-down dual drive modification for the Peterbilt Model 220 cab-over-engine truck at its Garland, Texas, modification center since 2015.
Fontaine’s new Premium Dual Drive modification is engineered to make the right-hand driving position virtually identical to the OEM left-side position so drivers can operate with equal comfort and efficiency no matter where they are sitting. This modification is performed at the Fontaine facility in Chillicothe, Ohio.
“We’re proud to put our expertise and experience to work to help customers maximize the versatility of these great medium-duty trucks,” explains Jamil Young, president, Fontaine Modification Medium & Heavy Truck Operations. “Peterbilt engineers did an amazing job of optimizing driver ergonomics and visibility. Now we’re taking those improvements to the other side of the cab for the specialized applications that require right-hand driving.”
Learn more about Fontaine’s Peterbilt Premium Sit-Down Dual Drive modification at fontainemodification.com/steering-conversions/peterbilt-steering-conversions/peterbilt-sit-down-dual-drive/.
About Fontaine Modification
Established in 1985, Fontaine Modification is North America’s most comprehensive, engineering-focused provider of post-production services for truck manufacturers, dealers, and fleets. Fontaine has 10 modification centers strategically located adjacent to OEM manufacturing plants in Charlotte and Statesville, North Carolina; Chillicothe and Springfield, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Garland and Laredo, Texas; Dublin and Salem, Virginia; and Mineral Wells, West Virginia. The company headquarters and new product development center are in Charlotte.
Fontaine Modification Medium & Heavy Truck Operations offers a full range of design, engineering, and production services for vocational and on-highway trucks. Fontaine Modification Work Truck & EV Solutions provide electrification packaging, integration, and installation solutions, as well as a spectrum of medium-duty vehicle modifications.
Fontaine Modification is a Marmon Holdings / Berkshire Hathaway company. For more information about Fontaine Modification, call 800.366.8246 or visit fontainemodification.com.
