Auto Truck Group’s Jim Dondlinger Merges Fleet Body Equipment Into Existing Operations
CHICAGO, IL – Auto Truck Group, the leading upfitter in the work truck industry headquartered in Bartlett, IL, announced that he and his management team had successfully re-organized operations to include its newest upfitting company, Fleet Body Equipment.
CHICAGO, IL – Auto Truck Group, the leading upfitter in the work truck industry headquartered in Bartlett, IL, announced that he and his management team had successfully re-organized operations to include its newest upfitting company, Fleet Body Equipment.
“With the integration of Fleet Body Equipment into the Auto Truck Group fold, we have strengthened our position and can now provide unsurpassed coverage to meet the upfitting needs of companies in any industry, no matter how large, said Dondlinger.
ATG now has five upfitting operations, including Auto Truck Inc. (Chicago), Fort Wayne Fleet Equipment Company (Fort Wayne, IN), Layton Truck Equipment Company (Colorado Springs and Denver, CO), Louisville Truck Equipment (Louisville, KY), and Fleet Body Equipment (Kansas City, MO and Fort Worth, TX).
“The entire ATG team is already hard at work to expand capacity, improve utilization of resources, and add more product offerings,” added Dondlinger. “Our operations are now prepared to address new market opportunities and broader upfitting capabilities.”
About ATG
The Auto Truck Group is a collection of companies in the truck equipment business that “make trucks into tools.” Auto Truck Group companies specialize in design, manufacture and installation of truck equipment for a wide variety of customers. From custom orders to entire fleets, Auto Truck Group is ready to help pool/dealer customers, commercial users, fleets, utilities, governmental agencies, and many other small businesses.
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