Elliott Equipment Company Reinforces U.S. Manufacturing Leadership as Demand Surges for Utility Fleet Equipment, Bucket Trucks, and Digger Derricks
Omaha, Neb. – October 2025 – With U.S. infrastructure investment at record levels and grid modernization fueling demand for advanced utility fleet equipment, Elliott Equipment Company is strengthening its commitment to American manufacturing, innovation, and workforce growth. The company continues to expand operations at its 210,000 square foot headquarters and production facility in Omaha, Neb., meeting rising demand across the utility transmission, power distribution, 5G telecom, broadband expansion, lighting, and municipal fleet sectors.
“Our roots are in the heartland and so is our future,” said Jim Glazer, President & CEO of Elliott Equipment Company. “Every Elliott machine is built in the USA by skilled American workers who are proud to support the crews modernizing the nation’s electric grid, broadband networks, and public works infrastructure.”
Since moving into its new facility in 2020, Elliott has significantly grown its production capacity, engineering resources, and workforce, fueling its ability to serve the country’s most critical infrastructure markets. Strategic investments include robotic welding systems, precision CNC machining, closed center hydraulics, and a 20 percent workforce expansion to increase output and maintain vertical integration across its truck mounted aerial work platforms, bucket trucks, digger derricks, boom trucks, and cranes.
Elliott prioritizes Buy America compliance and supply chain resiliency, sourcing components domestically wherever possible to ensure reliability, reduce lead times, and support U.S. manufacturing partners.
Elliott’s recent investments have fueled a wave of industry leading innovations designed for utility fleet managers, contractors, and municipalities, including:
- D86 and D100i insulated digger derricks engineered for transmission line construction, distribution grid hardening, and storm response
- Next generation E-Line aerial platforms and bucket trucks featuring self-leveling, rotating, material handling baskets engineered for safe, efficient work above 200 feet, ideal for utilities, broadband contractors, and Departments of Transportation (DOTs)
- Operator first features like EZ Crib outriggers, ride around controls, and self-leveling platforms that improve safety, reduce setup time, and maximize productivity
All Elliott machines are ANSI, ASME, and OSHA compliant, supported by a lifetime structural warranty, and available through national cooperative purchasing contracts including Sourcewell, ensuring public agencies and utilities can procure equipment efficiently and compliantly.
As one of the few fully American owned and operated manufacturers in the industry, Elliott remains a trusted partner to:
- Electric utilities, linemen, and power line contractors
- Investor-owned utilities and rural electric cooperatives
- Departments of Transportation, public works agencies, and municipalities
- Telecom, fiber installation, and 5G network contractors
- Fleet managers and national equipment rental providers
With more than 75 years of U.S. based manufacturing excellence, Elliott continues to deliver high-performance, purpose-built bucket trucks, aerial lifts, cranes, and digger derricks that meet the complex demands of utility fleets and contractors working to build and maintain America’s electric grid, broadband networks, and infrastructure systems.