Known 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.
Messer Truck and VanFounded in Portland, Maine, in 1899 as a one-man blacksmith shop, Messer Truck and Van now builds and installs custom equipment that turns trucks and vans into work-ready vehicles. The fourth-generation, family-owned company has evolved from making wagons and early truck bodies to supporting individual work vehicles and standardized commercial fleets across Maine and Ohio. Its long-running connection to the trade is reflected in a 125-year history and a hands-on process that includes in-house installation, inspection, repairs, and fleet support.COLUMBUS, OH
Messer Truck and VanSince 1899, Messer Truck and Van has transformed commercial trucks and vans into work-ready vehicles through custom upfitting, installation, and ongoing equipment support. Founded as a one-man blacksmith shop in Portland, Maine, the company remains fourth-generation and family-owned under Walter A. Messer’s great-grandson, Jeffrey Messer. With operations in Maine and Ohio, Messer serves individual businesses and fleets while maintaining a distinctly community-oriented, hands-on approach.COLUMBUS, OH
New Harrisburg Truck Body CompanyWith roots reaching back more than 80 years, New Harrisburg Truck Body Company designs and installs truck and van bodies while repairing and painting commercial vehicles for Central Pennsylvania fleets. Family-owned and operated in Mechanicsburg since 1985, the company is especially known for hand-built casket bodies, a specialty it developed into a distinctive line of single-operator delivery bodies. Its operation now spans 25,000 square feet in three buildings, alongside mobile repair service and a 12,000-square-foot service and paint center.MECHANICSBURG, PA
Fourward UpfittingFourward Upfitting brings together established truck-equipment businesses, including family and multigenerational companies with roots reaching back to 1899. The group draws on more than 270 years of combined leadership experience to create customized work vehicles for commercial fleets, with coordinated support across multiple installation locations.COLUMBUS, OH