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Keeping your liftgate batteries in tip-top condition is key to keeping your truck on the road. An improperly installed liftgate charging system can result in dead liftgate batteries, which leads…

While Purkeys will be celebrating 28 years in the heavy-duty trucking industry this coming April, Justin Purkey (son of founder Bruce Purkey, shown in the picture above) celebrated his 4-year anniversary as…

Keeping your liftgate up and running is high on your priority list—and ours too. That’s why preventative maintenance checks are so important, even for the small components on your truck.…

We had a great time at TMC this year. A great big thanks to everyone who stopped by to talk to us at our booth! It was a pleasure meeting…

Vehicles in the commercial trucking industry need equipment that is as heavy-duty as they are. That’s why we built our new DIRECT™ liftgate charging system/nosebox combo as rugged as the vehicle…

Another advantage of the DIRECT™ line—in addition to combining the liftgate charging system with the nosebox to save space on the front of the trailer—is that it is easy to maintain, easy…

The distinguishing feature of the DIRECT MAX is that it includes the severe service option in addition to the features of the PLUS and FLEX versions of the DIRECT nosebox. To watch…

Check out the above video to learn about the differences between the PLUS and FLEX! For a demonstration of how this product works, watch this free webinar.

Our DIRECT™ liftgate charging system improves the charging of liftgate batteries, increasing battery state of charge and battery life. Now, this system has been incorporated into a nosebox, which saves space on the…

Fleets often have a lot of devices taking up space on the front of the trailer, including their noseboxes and liftgate charging systems. We’ve worked to help alleviate that problem with our…

Brrrr! It’s cold out there! Make sure you (and your shop!) have the basic necessities for the cold winter months: Some blazin’ hot coffee, tea, or hot chocolate with marshmallows!…

Purkeys’ Milliamp Clip-On Ammeter accurately measures low current down to one milliamp. The clip-on nature of the ammeter allows technicians to detect parasitic loads in electrical systems without disconnecting the…