Aegis Manufacturing LLC presents itself as an engineering-focused startup trying to modernize an industry it says has fallen behind current technology. The company designs vocational truck bodies and components for work-truck upfitters and end users, pursuing a simpler path from customization to completed vehicle.
UtilimasterKnown for more than four decades of commercial truck-body experience, Utilimaster is a specialty vehicle manufacturer serving fleets whose delivery and service work keeps them on the road. Its engineers ride along with drivers and study routes before creating customized walk-in vans and other work vehicles around the realities of each operation. The company operates manufacturing facilities across North America and provides field service support after delivery.LANDISVILLE, PA
Buckeye Body and EquipmentBuckeye Body Builders dates to 1946, and after a brief closure in 2012, a group of longtime employees brought the Columbus company back to serve its customers and community. Today, Buckeye Body and Equipment supports businesses and fleet operators with commercial truck upfitting, custom engineering, and ongoing service from its seven-acre central Ohio facility.COLUMBUS, OH
J&J Truck BodiesEstablished in 1958, J&J Truck Bodies manufactures custom truck bodies and trailers from its facilities in Somerset, Pennsylvania, where it employs more than 150 people across three facilities totaling nearly 275,000 square feet of manufacturing space. The company began by building steel dump bodies for coal haulers and farmers and has expanded into products for rugged commercial and municipal applications. Its Truck Equipment division also upfits vehicles and provides equipment repair and refurbishment.SOMERSET, PA