Bob Cress is the Founder and Owner of Truck Crane Solutions LLC™(TCS™), a Specialty Trucks & Equipment Sales dealership located in Bluffton, Indiana. Bob has been serving customers with integrity SINCE 1978, the year he was granted his State of Indiana Dealer License Certificate.

TCS™ Specializes in 7 Categories of Specialty, Vocational & Utility Trucks

1. Tree Service Grapple Crane Haul Body Trucks.

2. Demolition Rubble Clean-Up Grapple Crane Haul Body Trucks.

3. Disaster & Storm Clean-Up Grapple Crane Haul Body Trucks.

4. Material Handling Crane Delivery Trucks.

Note: The four Crane Trucks listed above all:

• LOAD • TRANSPORT • UNLOAD • LIFT • LOWER • ROTATE • PLACE

5. Digger Derrick: Auger | Crane | Winch | Pole Setter, Trucks.

6. Bucket Trucks, known as Aerial Platform Trucks.

7. Hydro Excavator (Hydrovac) Vacuum Trucks.

A Proven Leader with Over 40 Years of Industry Experience

Bob has over four decades of experience in commercial truck distribution. His background includes:

• 29+ years as the managing owner of a commercial truck dealership
• 22+ years owning and operating a commercial truck & equipment distribution and installation business

He is recognized as a deeply knowledgeable, highly experienced professional in the commercial, vocational, and utility truck sectors. Bob's skill set spans chassis, cranes, aerials, hydraulics, vacuum systems, specialty upfits, and the full range of vocational equipment used across multiple industries.

Innovation, Problem-Solving, and Customer-Focused Solutions

Bob's broad and deep hands-on experience enables TCS™ to deliver smart, innovative, and highly specialized solutions tailored to customer needs. Whether configuring a complex upfit, recommending the right equipment, or building a purpose-designed truck for a specific application, TCS® focuses on performance, reliability, and real-world practicality.

Truck Locator Network™ — A Major Advantage for TCS Customers

For customers seeking a specific truck or specialty configuration, TCS® offers its powerful Truck Locator Network™. Backed by Bob's 40+ years of industry relationships and sourcing experience, this network enables TCS to locate, acquire, and deliver hard-to-find trucks with a high success rate.

Quality Trucks & Customization

TCS sources the top-used tandem, tri-, or quad axle crane trucks from the Trade-Ins of new crane distributors, new truck dealers, and reputable auctions throughout the country. Select trucks receive preventative maintenance and any repairs required to pass the DOT inspection.

Through its network of expert vendors, TCS purchases and installs new tree service, log limb, and debris grapples and designs, engineers, and installs new debris haul boxes when upfitting used material handling crane trucks to customer specifications for end-use.

Resources

TCS has arrangements with a variety of equipment financing and insurance providers to help make customer purchases seamless. TCS gladly works with customer finance and insurance companies to simplify purchase transactions.