Reading Truck Group Acquires Rayside Truck & Trailer

Reading Truck Group Acquires General Truck Body (General Body Manufacturing Company)

February 6, 2024

Manufacturing

The Reading Truck Group, a business unit of J.B. Poindexter & Co., has acquired General Body Manufacturing Company (d/b/a General Truck Body), a family-owned manufacturer and upfitter of work truck bodies headquartered in Houston, Texas. The acquisition adds GTB’s three Texas locations and one in Kentucky to Reading Truck’s network, increasing Reading Truck locations to 28 and expanding its presence in the south-central United States while broadening its commercial truck and van pools for major OEMs.

Reading Truck Group Acquires Mastercraft Truck Equipment

April 13, 2023

Industrial Services

The Reading Truck Group, a business unit of J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc., has signed an agreement to acquire Colorado-based Mastercraft Truck Equipment, a two-location commercial truck and van upfitter. The deal expands Reading Truck's national footprint into the Denver metro area and increases its network to 24 Reading Truck locations; financial terms were not disclosed.

Reading Truck Group Acquires Action Fabrication & Truck Equipment, Inc.

February 26, 2020

Manufacturing

Reading Truck Group acquired substantially all of the assets of Action Fabrication & Truck Equipment, Inc., a regional manufacturer and upfitter of service utility truck bodies based in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The acquisition expands Reading's national footprint and product offerings, increasing its distribution and upfitting sites to 12 and strengthening its presence in the Southeast United States.

FleetPride Acquires Raney's Truck Center

October 3, 2023

Transportation

FleetPride, the nation’s largest distributor of aftermarket heavy-duty truck parts and service, has acquired Raney's Truck Center, a long-standing parts and service provider based in Ocala, Florida. The acquisition expands FleetPride’s footprint in Florida and supplements its parts and service capabilities to better serve local and nationwide trucking customers.

Premier Truck Group (Penske) Acquires River States Truck and Trailer

June 10, 2024

Trucking & Fleet

Premier Truck Group, a Penske Automotive Group company, acquired River States Truck and Trailer, Inc., a La Crosse, Wisconsin-based commercial truck dealership and repair business. The deal adds five facilities across western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota, expands Premier's footprint into new markets, and is expected to contribute roughly $200 million of estimated annualized revenue.

Parts for Trucks Acquires Trailine Trailer Parts

April 12, 2024

Transportation

Parts for Trucks has acquired Trailine Trailer Parts to expand its national parts and service network across Canada. The combined business strengthens Parts for Trucks' footprint to 30 parts warehouses and 14 service facilities, enhancing parts distribution and service capabilities for the heavy-duty trucking industry.