Dave East

Standard Car Truck Co., Inc. provides stabilization systems for freight cars. Headquartered in Park Ridge, Illinois, Standard Car Truck provides barber stabilization designs that are available for truck manufactured in North America. The company serves as headquarters to car and locomotive component suppliers such as, Anchor Brake Shoes, Barber Springs, Barber Brake Beam, Durox seals & gaskets, Triangle air compressors, and REA rebuilt engine detectors. John C. Barber founded Standard Car Truck in 1896 after developing the Barber truck. The company's customers include railroads in North America, including CP Rail, Canadian National, CSX, Norfolk Southern, BNSF, Union Pacific, Conrail and Wisconsin Central. Standard Car Truck also serves the needs of fleet owners, including Commonwealth Edison, GE Equipment - Rail Services, TTX and Trinity Rail Group.