Edge Rut Box Hitch

Submitted by: Southeast District 

Innovation Description and Benefit:

Our innovation is a receiver hitch for edge rut box to quickly mount and unmount. Works with any tandem dump truck with the new style receiver hitch. This way the edge rut box isn’t truck specific. This innovation saves time and improves safety by only needing one connection point to the truck. Employees no longer need to fight with pry bars and pins to line up to four mounting brackets.  The employees are also not working between the box and truck bed which avoids pinch point. The edge rut box hitch is able to mount to several different trucks, so other building are able to easily borrow.

For More Information Contact

Southeast District – Maintenance 

Chris Pender at christopher.pender@modot.mo.gov or 573-382-9111.