Kriete Truck Centers is a Certified Parts and Service Dealer for Putzmeister Concrete Pumps and Telebelts, and we operate the only Certified Putzmeister Service and Refurb Center in the United States.
Putzmeister America, Inc. is a global leader in the concrete pump market. Since 1999, Kriete Truck Centers has been providing Putzmeister with Mack Trucks, which Putzmeister outfits with concrete pumps at their North American headquarters in Sturtevant, Wisconsin.
In 2019, Kriete Truck Centers acquired Putzmeister’s Refurb business, and opened a 12-bay shop with a state-of-the-art paint booth at our location in Racine. The paint booth measures 85 feet long, 22 feet wide and 22 feet high, ideal for handling the massive size of concrete pump equipment, such as the Mack TerraPro® or Granite® models equipped with Putzmeister concrete pump bodies.
In addition to refurb, Kriete Truck Center – Racine provides parts and service for Putzmeister customers in Wisconsin and throughout the Midwest. Whether you need replacement parts, service work, or refurbishment for your Putzmeister Pump or Telebelt, we are here to help. Our Putzmeister team consists of a Department Manager, Service Advisor, and 9 technicians, 7 of whom are fully boom-inspection qualified through Putzmeister.
Meet our Putzmeister Team
Pictured Left to Right: Paul Burgess – Technician, Lee Arquette – Manager, Shaun Boettcher – Mechanic, Robert Yerges – Lead Mechanic, William Daubner – Mechanic, Manuel Rodriguez – Mechanic, Chris Wells – Service Advisor, Mark Kelemen – Lead Mechanic, Brian Fehl – Mechanic, Jorge Rodriguez – Mechanic
Our Putzmeister Team includes Lee Arquette (Manager), Chris Wells (Service Advisor) and 9 dedicated mechanics. Our mechanics have an average of 20 years of experience working with Putzmeister equipment, and 6 of our 9 mechanics are boom inspection certificatied through Putzmeister.
Lee Arquette
Concrete Equipment Repair Department – Manager
Kriete Truck Center – Racine
lee.arquette@kgtruck.com
(262) 770-0788
Lee spent the first 30 years of his career with Rotec Industries, a company that specializes in concrete placement. While working at Rotec, Lee helped design the original Telebelt line, which Putzmeister purchased in 1997. He then began working for Putzmeister, where he served as the Manager of their Midwest Repair and Service Center and the Manager of Used Equipment for 15 years. Lee has been the Manager of the Concrete Equipment Repair Department at Kriete Truck Center – Racine since 2019.
Chris Wells
Concrete Equipment Repair Department – Service Advisor
Kriete Truck Center – Racine
chris.wells@kgtruck.com
(262) 770-1069
Chris spent 22 years of his career with Putzmeister, where he specialized in purchasing and used equipment repair. He served as the Parts Coordinator there as well as the Warehouse and Yard Manager. Chris has been the Service Advisor for the Concrete Equipment Repair Department at Kriete Truck Center – Racine since 2019.
Mark Keleman
Outside Parts Sales – Putzmeister
Kriete Truck Center – Racine
mark.kelemen@kgtruck.com
(262) 770-0416
Bio Coming Soon.
Boom Inspections
The American Concrete Pumping Association (ACPA) recommends that you have a boom inspection annually for the first 5 years of operation, bi-annually for the next 5 years, and quarterly for the following 5 years. Although it is not a law, many job sites require that the companies that they work with follow ACPA inspection recommendations. Our expert team is here to help ensure that your Putzmeister concrete pumpers and telebelts operate safely and efficiently.
Forward with Kriete: Putzmeister America
We were thrilled to showcase Putzmeister in Season 2: Episode 4 of Forward with Kriete, which premiered in the Spring of 2024.
Putzmeister Parts / Service / Refurb Request
If you are in need of parts, service, or refurbishment work on a Putzmeiser pump or telebelt, we are here to help. We understand that excessive downtime is not an option, and will do everything that we can to get your equipment back up and running.
Submit the form below, and one of our Putzmeister experts will reach out to you.
