Reading Truck Group Acquires General Truck Body (General Body Manufacturing Company)
February 6, 2024
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.
- Targets
- General Body Manufacturing Company (d/b/a General Truck Body)
- Sellers
- Paull family (owners of General Truck Body)
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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