Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Get that junk off your truck!

What is the FasDump Quick-Release Bedliner?
FasDump is an acronym, which stands for:
Fast And Simple Debris Un-loader Minus the Pain

The FasDump Quick-Release Bedliner is used to empty debris from a pick-up truck. This bedliner is dependent upon momentum, which is generated as the driver of the truck backs up at a slow velocity and then applies the brakes. The relative velocity of the FasDump to the truck is sufficient enough to cause the bed liner to discharge from the truck; thus, removing the debris from the truck in a timely and cost-efficient manner.

History and Development
Starting off as a small-time trash hauler, Tim Lovato worked hard at providing quality customer service to his clients. Of course, working hard meant physically having to use his body to load his truck with trash. However, the job didn’t stop at his client’s establishment. The job ended at the dump. It was there that he would suffer from the pain felt in his body by such strenuous work and said to himself, “There MUST be an easier way!” That prompted him to converse with his sons, Jerome and Anthony, and discuss this problem. All three put their heads together and developed different techniques to unload the truck without having to use their body. It was with their ingenuity and limited technical skills that they developed one of the most practical, if not the most simple devices one could ever imagine for unloading a truck – minus the pain in one’s body.

Milestones
  • March 22, 1996 - filed for U.S. patent
  • April 29, 1997 - obtained U.S. patent #5,624,223
  • April 23, 1999 - established Fasdump Inc.
  • September 5, 2000 - obtained registered trademark for FASDUMP
  • September 25, 2006 - TV commercial airs on Fox in Denver and Memphis
  • September 26, 2006 - started this blog