Operating Company Manufacturing

JB Poindexter & Co

Houston, Texas, United States

JB Poindexter & Co., Inc. is a Houston-based business enterprise providing commercial automotive and manufacturing goods and services. The company applies operational and financial disciplines across a portfolio of truck and vehicle equipment brands, including Morgan Truck Body, Morgan Olson, Reading Truck, LEER Group and others, serving commercial and public-safety end markets.

Focus Areas
Truck and van body manufacturing, Vehicle equipment and upfitting, Commercial automotive components

Tracked deals

6

6 tracked deals across 2020-2025.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

5 buyout · 1 addon

JB Poindexter & Co Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for JB Poindexter & Co. 2 2020 1 2023 2 2024 1 2025

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc.
    Target
    Demers Braun Crestline Medix (DBCM)
    Location
    Quebec, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. (JBPCO) announced it acquired Demers Braun Crestline Medix (DBCM), one of North America’s largest ambulance manufacturers. The deal expands JBPCO’s portfolio into the emergency vehicle market with DBCM’s brands—Demers, Braun, Crestline, and Medix—serving U.S. and Canadian markets and beyond.

  • Buyer
    Morgan Truck Body, LLC
    Target
    Transit Truck Bodies Inc. (Les Fourgons Transit Inc.)
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Location
    Quebec, Canada
    Type
    Buyout

    Morgan Truck Body, LLC has acquired Transit Truck Bodies Inc. (Les Fourgons Transit Inc.), a Laval, Quebec-based manufacturer of cutaway, dry freight and refrigerated truck bodies. The acquisition expands Morgan's North American manufacturing footprint to 14 facilities and adds Transit's 120,000+ sq ft plant and experienced workforce to its network.

  • Buyer
    The Reading Truck Group, LLC, J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc.
    Target
    General Body Manufacturing Company (d/b/a General Truck Body)
    Seller
    Paull family (owners of General Truck Body)
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    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.

  • Buyer
    The Reading Truck Group, LLC, J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc.
    Target
    Mastercraft Truck Equipment
    Type
    Addon

    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.

  • Buyer
    Reading Truck Group, J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc.
    Target
    Rayside Truck & Trailer
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    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.

  • Buyer
    Reading Truck Group
    Target
    Action Fabrication & Truck Equipment, Inc.
    Seller
    Action Fabrication & Truck Equipment, Inc. and its affiliates
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    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.

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