Reading Truck Group Acquires Mastercraft Truck Equipment

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.

Alamo Group Acquires Royal Truck & Equipment

October 10, 2023

Manufacturing

Alamo Group Inc. acquired 100% of the outstanding equity of Royal Truck & Equipment, a Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of truck-mounted highway attenuator trucks and other highway safety equipment. The acquisition adds a new platform for Alamo in the highway safety equipment market and is expected to accelerate Royal Truck's growth amid increased government infrastructure spending.

Merx Truck & Trailer Acquires Majestic Truck Services

August 14, 2023

Trucking & Fleet

Merx Truck & Trailer has acquired Majestic Truck Services, a long-established truck collision and repair provider based in Altoona, Iowa. The deal expands Merx's multi-site presence in the Des Moines market and adds Majestic's 53,000 sq. ft. repair facility and capabilities to Merx's Midwest service network; terms were not disclosed.

Aebi Schmidt Group Acquires Monroe Truck Equipment from Industrial Opportunity Partners

November 17, 2021

Industrial Services

Aebi Schmidt Group agreed to acquire Monroe Truck Equipment, a U.S.-based manufacturer and upfitter of municipal and commercial truck equipment, from private equity owner Industrial Opportunity Partners. D.A. Davidson served as financial advisor to Monroe; the deal (expected to close around end of 2021) gives Aebi Schmidt U.S. upfitting centers, nationwide distribution and cross-sell opportunities while Monroe gains access to Aebi Schmidt's global technologies and resources.

Reading Truck Group Acquires Rayside Truck & Trailer

November 17, 2020

Manufacturing

Reading Truck Group, a business unit of J.B. Poindexter & Co., has acquired Rayside Truck & Trailer, a West Palm Beach-based truck body upfitter and dealership. The acquisition expands Reading's nationwide footprint and strengthens its ability to serve customers in the Southeast United States.

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.