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NED 2017 Holiday Gift Guide

Nov. 17, 2017

After 11 months of searching for the best equipment for your plant, we took some time to find the best tech and tools for the people on your gift list this year.

John Hitch

Finding the right equipment for your plant is hard enough; picking out the perfect gifts for your loved ones is nearly impossible. It's literally our job to help you do this, so here are several of the best options (in quality and price) we found to knock some names off your list. Consider it our gift to you.

About the Author

John Hitch | Editor, Fleet Maintenance

John Hitch, based out of Cleveland, Ohio, is the editor of Fleet Maintenance, a B2B magazine that addresses the service needs for all commercial vehicle makes and models (Classes 1-8), ranging from shop management strategies to the latest tools to enhance uptime.

He previously wrote about equipment and fleet operations and management for FleetOwner, and prior to that, manufacturing and advanced technology for IndustryWeek and New Equipment Digest. He is an award-winning journalist and former sonar technician aboard a nuclear-powered submarine where he served honorably aboard the fast-attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723).