Ground Support
BSM North America designs and manufactures custom steering columns, accessories, and controls for ground support vehicles, including airport tugs, loaders, and material handling machines. Our team delivers durable, high-quality components you can trust for the demanding environment of ground support operations.
From concept to completion, BSM provides full engineering and manufacturing support, including design, machining, welding, assembly, and secondary processes such as painting and plating.
Ground support vehicles handle valuable, fragile, or critical materials, making accurate, dependable steering essential. Our engineers work closely with you to understand your equipment’s unique requirements and develop precision-engineered solutions that enhance performance and reliability.
BSM produces American-made products that:
Our E-steering and steer-by-wire systems for ground support equipment provide precise, reliable control for safe and efficient handling of critical materials.
With over 30 years of experience, BSM North America is your trusted partner for custom OEM ground support steering solutions. With our engineers handling everything in-house, we offer faster quotes, designs, and expected lead times!
Contact our engineering team at 952-890-8146 or fill out our contact form to start designing your next product.
Component obsolescence can create costly downtime when steering columns, controls, or other specialized parts for older off-highway equipment are discontinued. Custom engineering provides an alternative by evaluating existing components, recreating required dimensions and interfaces, and developing compatible replacement solutions. Reverse engineering, modern manufacturing, and low-volume production can help extend equipment service life while reducing dependence on increasingly difficult-to-source legacy components.
Durability testing helps verify that off-highway steering components can withstand repeated mechanical loads, vibration, shock, temperature changes, moisture, contaminants, and other demanding operating conditions. Testing steering columns, actuators, joints, sensors, and related components can identify potential failure points before production. Mechanical cycle testing and electronic validation also help OEMs evaluate component performance, structural integrity, and sensor consistency throughout the intended application lifecycle.
Heavy equipment manufacturers frequently face critical delays when sourcing prototype components from overseas suppliers. This article highlights the benefits of partnering with a domestic manufacturer like BSM North America, which offers in-house engineering and fabrication to deliver custom prototypes in just 2 to 3 weeks while minimizing transit risks.