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Truck - Timeline |
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- 1976-McKinseys
purchase River's Garage from Carolyn Krout. |
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- 1986-River's
Garage incorporates due to growth. |
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- 1988-River's
moves from Dallastown, PA to its current location on Rt. 24 in Red Lion,
PA. |
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- 1990-River's
becomes a dealer for Mitsubishi Fuso Trucks of America. |
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- 1991-River's
expands its facility to add a dedicated trailer shop. |
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- 1997-River's
expands to add additional office space, warehouse space, and a parts store. |
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- 1998-River's
becomes a franchised Western Star dealer and a franchised dealer for CAT,
Cummins, and Detroit Diesel. River's also changes its name to River's Truck
Center, Inc. |
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- 2001-River's
acquires the Sterling Truck franchise and adds a 23,000 square foot facility
to house its new frame and alignment shop. |
Originally owned
by Richard and Carolyn Krout, W. Bradley and Marcindie A. McKinsey purchased
River's Garage as a sole propietorship from Carolyn in January of 1976.
Mrs. Krout and her husband, "River", operated River's Garage
as a general repair facility; however, when the McKinseys purchased the
company, Brad quickly narrowed its focus to heavy-duty trucks.
As a result, River's
has been serving the South Central Pennsylvania area for a variety of
its trucking needs since 1976. Starting as a small repair shop with two
employees, River's has expanded to over 60 employees with varying responsibilities
in the following departments: truck shop, body shop, trailer shop, truck
sales, parts, frame and alignment, and accounting.
Due to significant
growth of the company, the McKinsey's incorporated River's Garage in 1986.
In 1988, the company moved from 462 East Market Avenue in Dallastown to
its current location at 2975 Cape Horn Road in Red Lion, Pennsylvania.
Since its relocation, the company has expanded three times (1991, 1997,
and 2001) due to growth in its various departments.
In 1990, River's acquired
a Mitsubishi Fuso Truck franchise. The Mitsubishi franchise allowed the
company to begin expanding its truck sales beyond that of used trucks.
The franchise also provided River's with the opportunity to stock and
sell Mitsubishi Fuso parts.
River's experienced
major changes in 1998 with a newly completed addition, a new name, and
a new franchise. In June 1998, the organization's name was officially
changed to River's Truck Center, Inc. in order to better represent the
company's stature. The acquisition of a Western Star Truck franchise in
1998 provided River's with the opportunity to expand even further. Once
an organization acquires a Class 8 truck franchise like Western Star,
they become eligible to purchase engine franchises. River's Truck Center,
Inc. took advantage of this opportunity to expand its parts and service
departments and purchased franchises from CAT, Cummins, and Detroit Diesel.
These franchises allow River's to sell their parts and to provide service
and warranty work for their engines. As one can see, River's has equipped
itself with products, services, and employees to meet all of its consumers'
needs.
River's brought in the year 2001 with an exciting
addition to its available
franchises. The acquisition of a Sterling Truck
franchise makes a
markable impact on River's ability to provide
products and services to a
broader spectrum of consumers within its market.
Then River's rounded out the year 2001 with the addition of a 23,000 square foot building to house its new frame and alignment shop. River's is very excited about the investment we have made in the frame and alignment shop. It is another step made in our efforts to provide consumers with a "one-stop-shop" for all of their trucking needs."
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