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Service & Utility Truck/Body Manufacturing in North America
SpecialtyTransportation.net, February 2007, Pages: 73
Service & Utility Truck/Body Manufacturing in North America: Size, segmentation, competition, growth and trends underlying the manufacture of truck bodies for service & utility applications in North America.
The manufacture of trucks/bodies generically known in the industry as service/utility trucks, is a complicated process involving chassis producers, final equipment assemblers and intermediate manufacturers, each vying separately for the attention of distinctly different end users, from small service contractors to giant utilities. The type of companies involved in this industry range from a handful of mass producers of bodies and aerial devices to those who make integrated, value-added products, often with captive production of the bodies, accessories and aerial devices. Based on the approximate number of final trucks, this application represents a manufacturing activity of around $491 million, for body fabrication companies in the industry.
In the recent past, the increase in small service businesses and in utility and telecommunications infrastructure construction has provided a windfall opportunity for manufacturers.
Going forward, the key factors for success and survival will be market penetration, in turn based on differentiation and more user-friendly specification processes for the final truck. Examples of differentiation include the entry of van manufacturers, seeking to apply their skills to a growing demand for enclosed bodies for both service and utility/line work.
These and other issues are analyzed in this study, to provide a solid perspective on the industry structure and dynamics of this specialized vocational segment.
PREFACE
SCOPE & METHODOLOGY
D.9 ANALYSIS
D.9.1 Production Estimates & Competitive Shares
D.9.1.1 Units & Dollars
D.9.1.2 By Geographic Region(s)
D.9.2 Competitive Review
D.9.3 Market Analysis
- Recent Developments & Trends
- Key Demand Drivers
- Applications/Customers/Channels
D.9.4 Outlook & Forecast
D.9.5 Industry Structure & Manufacturer Data
D.9.5.1 Employment, Plant Size & Sales Correlations
D.9.5.2 Web/URL Addresses of Manufacturers
D.9.5.3 Units in Use
D.9.6 Company Profiles
Altec Industries
Astoria Industries of Iowa Inc.
Brand FX Body Co.\Gem Top
California Truck Equipment Co.
Dakota Bodies Inc.
Douglass Truck Bodies Inc.
Dueco Inc.
Equipment Technology Inc.
Feterl Mfg. Corp.
General Body & Equipment Ltd.
Harbor Truck Bodies
Knapheide Mfg. Co.
Ledwell & Son Enterprises Inc.
Maintainer Corp. of Iowa Inc.
Marathon Industries Inc.
Monroe Custom Utility Bodies Inc.
Omaha Standard Inc.
Pacific Truck Equipment Inc.
Poudrier Frères Ltd.
Pride Bodies Ltd.
Reading Truck Body Inc.
Rivers Body Co.
RKI Inc.
Royal Truck Body Inc.
Service Trucks International
Stahl Co.
Steelweld Equipment Co. Inc.
Stellar Industries
Terex Utilities
Valew Welding & Fabrication
Warner Bodies
Western Truck Body Mfg. Inc.
Western Truck Body Mfg. Ltd.
Wilcox Bodies Ltd.
SCOPE & METHODOLOGY defines the coverage of the report and outlines the methodology, assumptions and sources used in compiling the research.
The ANALYSIS begins with a quantification of production estimates and competitive shares for service and utility truck/bodies in units and dollars. Production shares are further shown by geographic area, since many companies operate in a defined radius from plant locations, due to transportation costs. Multi-plant facilities are singled out.
This data is then used to provide a review of the competition, followed by a discussion of the most recent developments and trends. An assessment is made of the specific drivers that directly impact demand, as well as external factors, such as economic, technological and environmental influences, bearing on demand. This is rounded off through a brief evaluation of the main applications, customers and/or channels. The analysis is then drawn together with underlying assumptions to provide a succinct view of the outlook and forecast for these body types.
Industry Structure & Manufacturer Data is a tabulation that correlates employment, plant size and sales at each company, to arrive at a bird's eye view of the underlying industry structure. Web addresses of manufacturers are provided as a convenience to users wishing to access additional information on each company. Finally, the size of the universe of service and utility bodies is analyzed in units in use, as found available from official sources.
Company Profiles, based on a mix of interviews and/or other information, seek to describe company operations in a way that adds immeasurably to the overall understanding of this industry. All identified players in the United States and Canada are featured as a profile, with the larger, more important companies carrying a higher degree of detail.
- Altec Industries
- Astoria Industries of Iowa Inc.
- Brand FX Body Co.\Gem Top
- California Truck Equipment Co.
- Dakota Bodies Inc.
- Douglass Truck Bodies Inc.
- Dueco Inc.
- Equipment Technology Inc.
- Feterl Mfg. Corp.
- General Body & Equipment Ltd.
- Harbor Truck Bodies
- Knapheide Mfg. Co.
- Ledwell & Son Enterprises Inc.
- Maintainer Corp. of Iowa Inc.
- Marathon Industries Inc.
- Monroe Custom Utility Bodies Inc.
- Omaha Standard Inc.
- Pacific Truck Equipment Inc.
- Poudrier Frères Ltd.
- Pride Bodies Ltd.
- Reading Truck Body Inc.
- Rivers Body Co.
- RKI Inc.
- Royal Truck Body Inc.
- Service Trucks International
- Stahl Co.
- Steelweld Equipment Co. Inc.
- Stellar Industries
- Terex Utilities
- Valew Welding & Fabrication
- Warner Bodies
- Western Truck Body Mfg. Inc.
- Western Truck Body Mfg. Ltd.
- Wilcox Bodies Ltd.
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