Since 1976, Mega has been a trusted global provider of water distribution equipment, service bodies, and specialty haulage equipment for construction and mining operations. Our products are renowned for their durability, availability, and value, offering efficient production tools that maximize profitability while ensuring high resale value.
In the early 70’s, Bill Schlegel and Mack Sons were employees of WW Steel, a steel fabricator in Albuquerque. Bill was a salesman and Mack was the shop foreman. During that time, mining and home construction was booming in the arid southwest and Bill and Mack saw an opportunity to manufacture water haulage equipment and spray systems for dust control and compaction. Their initial success in this business came through sales of water tanks and converted scraper “water pulls” while still with WW. By 1976 they had left WW and formed their own business - Magnum Industries.
Under their direction, Magnum expanded its range of water haulage equipment to cover the entire spectrum of both on and off-highway applications. Magnum’s success was attributable to creating and manufacturing high-value, premium products. Bill and Mack ran a lean operation, selling their products through OEM equipment dealers and standing behind what they built. These values still define Mega today. Among the earliest Magnum products were 5,000 gallon tanks integrated with Caterpillar 613 scraper tractors and 8,000 gallon tanks installed on Caterpillar 769 trucks.
In 1980, Bill and Mack sold Magnum and pursued other business opportunities. In 1983, a group of investors led by Bill Schlegel and Jack Rust, owner of Rust Tractor, the Caterpillar dealer in New Mexico, re-purchased Magnum and Bill returned as company president. Jack and Bill changed the name to Mega Corp. Inc. and continued to grow the business and set the stage for what it is today. In 1984, Mega added coal haulers and bottom-dump haulers to the product line. The first coal hauler, an 85 ton trailer combined with a Euclid tractor, was delivered to a dealer in Longview, Texas.
In the mid-90’s, Bill’s son Randy joined the company as vice president and later became a partner with Jack and Bill. In 2001, Bill formally retired and Randy became president of Mega Corp. Randy and Bill purchased Jack’s portion of the business upon his retirement in 2006. Under Randy’s guidance, Mega recruited a new leadership team with considerable experience in the design, manufacture, sale and distribution of mobile equipment for the construction and mining markets.
In 2006, Jim Kunz became General Manager, and later President, of Mega and continued to grow the company’s product portfolio and geographic markets. Jim became a partner with Bill and Randy in 2007. Bill passed away suddenly in 2009, leaving the core of the present management and ownership team in place ever since.
Today, Mega manufactures water distribution equipment, service bodies, mobile pumps, platform tanks, equipment trailers, coal haulers and bottom-dump wagons for combination with articulated and rigid frame trucks and wheel tractor scrapers built by Caterpillar, Komatsu, Volvo, Deere, Hitachi and other construction and mining OEM’s. Mega employs approximately 100 people at its headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the USA. Mega also manufactures products with partners in Chile, Colombia, South Africa, India and Australia.
Mega continues to develop new products and new markets around the world. Our brands are among the most well-known in the industry and our company is recognized for manufacturing high quality, well-designed products with outstanding application knowledge and product support.