Company

HDT is the technology leader in lightweight gas and heavy fuel powered vehicles and small engines. Our long heritage as a motorcycle performance company and military supplier has provided the expertise necessary to build the world's best tactical motorcycles, UTVs and small heavy fuel powered engines.

HDT's humble beginnings started over 43 years ago as a motorcycle tuner and small supplier of electronic components to the US Military. Eventually HDT would combine these areas of expertise to become the first supplier of military motorcycles to the US Army since WWII. Forever dedicated to improving motorcycle engine performance and obsessed with the superior capabilities of diesel powered engines, founder Fred Hayes devoted his efforts to develop a revolutionary diesel powered motorcycle engine with an unparalleled power to weight ratio. In 2001 he succeeded.

Even more extraordinary is that HDT's engines not only operate on conventional diesel, but also on aviation kerosene-based fuels such as JP8, AVTUR as well as biodiesel. Our revolutionary, patent pending, proprietary designs allow our engines to be multi-fuel compatible while achieving fuel mileage that of comparable petrol engines.

HDT's cutting-edge engine design received the attention of the United States Marine Corps and a landmark contract to produce the world's first JP8/diesel powered tactical motorcycles was awarded to HDT in 2004. Since then our engine designs have expanded and evolved to output even more power, have improved efficiency and conform to more stringent global emission standards. These new engine configurations and displacements have been incorporated into the latest vehicle platforms to offer products that meet the rigorous demands of today's armed forces.

HDT is a multimillion-dollar company primarily serving the needs of the US Department of Defense. Our relentless focus is the ongoing development of the world's most cutting-edge, heavy fuel powered, light tactical vehicles and small engines for military use. HDT is committed to performance, quality and reliability. In fact, key corporate team members have served in modern military conflicts and have been deployed on HDT military motorcycles. We have a first-hand understanding of how cutting edge technology, through innovative design and superior performance, offers a tactical advantage and a measure of safety to the personnel who operate and depend on our vehicles and engines.

HDT is the technology leader in lightweight gas and heavy fuel powered vehicles and small engines. Our history symbolizes the utmost dedication to evolving the technologies which we are most passionate about. At the heart of our dedication is a deep commitment to offering the best products possible, evolved though constant research and development by our distinguished team. Our cutting edge designs and proven manufacturing facility, combined with key strategic partnerships with global industry leaders, ensure that our products exceed the expectations of the men and women on the battlefield.