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Supreme – Goshen, Indiana: box vans for cab & chassis. Supreme Corp offers a
comprehensive line of truck bodies, including dry freight, parcel delivery,
platform bodies, service vans, and insulated and refrigerated bodies. The
company, founded by Omer Kropf in 1974 with a $50,000 cash investment and
$300,000 in bank loans, has prided itself on its self-sufficiency. All it
needs is the chassis. It does the rest itself. Fiberglass panels used as
truck sidewalls are produced at its Goshen plant. Most of the other
components are manufactured at one of the regional plants. Supreme's
manufacturing facilities – Moreno Valley, California, Goshen, Indiana,
Cleburne, Texas, Griffin, Georgia, Wilson, North Carolina, and Jonestown,
Pennsylvania - cater to the specific needs of their customers. And in Moreno
Valley, they have heeded the call for a slick-looking product.
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In 1974,Omer Kropf and a partner started Supreme Corporation in Goshen,
Indiana based on the idea of providing a vital growth industry with a better
solution. Kropf saw an untapped need for higher quality light- and
medium-duty truck bodies. He also felt there was a more efficient way to
service this market. His idea: build the highest quality truck-bodies
available and sell directly to dealers. With a crew of 25 employees, Supreme
Corporation was begun.
Supreme grew quickly to become one of the nation’s leading manufacturers
of customized general-purpose truck and bus bodies. This niche market
approach resulted in a wide variety of multi-purpose truck bodies that could
be fitted to chassis built by major manufacturers.
Supreme now has regional manufacturing plants, a nationwide sales and
distribution network, the broadest product line in the industry and strong
relationships with all major truck chassis manufacturers. Supreme has
proven to be a vital supplier with the capabilities to offer each customer a
completed vehicle that meets their unique transportation requirements at a
competitive price.
In 2004, Supreme celebrates 30 years of delivering transportation
solutions. Supreme milestones include recognition in 1997 and 1998 from
Forbes magazine as one of the "200 Best Small Companies in America".
Another milestone is the offering of Supreme as a publicly held company
since 1984. However, the biggest milestone for Supreme is their track
record of profitability for each of their 30 years.
Today, Supreme employs over 2,000 people at six manufacturing plants, ten
distribution facilities and two supply facilities spread across the U.S.
with annual sales of $225 million. The company is recognized nationwide as
the most diversified truck body manufacturer in the industry.
If you are involved in construction, plumbing, parcel delivery, vending,
utilities, moving, pick-up or delivery of materials chances are you have
come in contact with Supreme truck bodies. The Supreme truck body types
include dry freight, parcel delivery, platform bodies, service vans, cargo
vans and insulated & refrigerated bodies. Additionally, Supreme manufactures
quality busses and trolleys.
These products are supported by a nationwide manufacturing & sales
network with 16 locations from coast to coast providing prompt delivery and
service. Supreme is a nationwide manufacturer of specialized mobile
commercial vehicles designed and manufactured to provide superior
transportation solutions for a wide range of markets.
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