From www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/spartan-motors-inc-history - "Named after the Spartansof ancient Greece, who eschewed luxury in favor of thrift and discipline, the company was determined to maintain a no-frills approach to management." Includes excellent back story.
Truckson LaFrance's brother's name was Asa.
Atlas began as a builder of petroleum-hauling trucks in North Carolina in 1937. They built their first fire truck in 1959, became EEI - Emergency Equipment Incorporated - in the '80's, and were gone inthe '90's.
American Eagle of Gainesville, FL was the child of former E\-One'ers, at least some of whom returned to E\-One when AE ceased.
Son & father Bob & Phil began Beck in Clover City, CA in 1979.
B.J.C. Howe started in Indianapolis before moving to Anderson, IN.
Coast Manufacturers - "Building Superior Fire Engines" - moved to Martinez, CA from Concord, CA.
Murillo M. Brockway founded Crown, "The Royalty of Fire Apparatus." He was distantly related to THE Brockways.
Truckson LaFrance's brother's name was Asa.
Atlas began as a builder of petroleum-hauling trucks in North Carolina in 1937. They built their first fire truck in 1959, became EEI - Emergency Equipment Incorporated - in the '80's, and were gone inthe '90's.
American Eagle of Gainesville, FL was the child of former E\-One'ers, at least some of whom returned to E\-One when AE ceased.
Son & father Bob & Phil began Beck in Clover City, CA in 1979.
B.J.C. Howe started in Indianapolis before moving to Anderson, IN.
Coast Manufacturers - "Building Superior Fire Engines" - moved to Martinez, CA from Concord, CA.
Murillo M. Brockway founded Crown, "The Royalty of Fire Apparatus." He was distantly related to THE Brockways.
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