Kinnaird Body Works - 1950s-1980 - Bromley & Erlanger, Kentucky - Reliable Truck Equipment 1980-present - Erlanger, Kentucky


   

Kinnaird Beverage Bodies & Trailers - Bromley, Kentucky

Kinnaird Body Works in Erlanger, Kentucky

founded by Kenneth Kinnaird 1913-1964

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In 1980, Sandmann and four other former employees of Kinnaird Body Works launched Reliable Truck Equipment Co. to service the truck needs of the beer and soft drink industry. After achieving significant growth, the company bought Kinnaird's abandoned plant in Erlanger and expanded into distribution of new truck bodies and the sales and service of van, platform, dump and utility truck bodies.

From small parts such as mirrors to whole truck bodies, Reliable has been outfitting specialized vehicles since the company was founded almost 23 years ago. Building on his knowledge of side-loading beverage trucks manufactured by Kinnaird Body Works in Erlanger, George Sandmann's company focused on refurbishing and repainting older trucks and trailers for the beer, soft drink and bottled-water industry.

 

   

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