Apr 1, 2004 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber

KNAPHEIDE Mfg presented awards to its leading distributors during the NTEA Convention in Baltimore.

Prior to a Tribute to the 1964 Beatles — accompanied by a brilliant Ed Sullivan impersonator — Knapheide announced the distributors who qualified for membership in the 1848 Club. The Quincy, Illinois, truck body manufacturer was started in 1848 and celebrated its 155^th year of continuous business and management by the founding Knapheide family.

First-time winners were: Jim Campen Trailer Sales, Fletcher NC; D K Hostetler Inc, Milroy PA; Kalida Truck Equipment Inc, Walbridge OH; Koenig Body and Equipment Co, Peoria IL; Marathon Industries Inc, Santa Clarita CA; Unicell Body Co, Buffalo NY.

Second-time: Adscom Corp, Glen Burnie MD; Cortez Truck Equipment, Cedar Rapids IA; Dejana Truck and Utility Equipment Co of Mid Atlantic, Baltimore MD; Dixie Upfittings, Inc, Midland NC; Owens Truck Equipment, Corbin KY; O G Hughes & Sons, Inc, Knoxville TN; Phenix Enterprises Inc, Pomona CA; Rector Equipment, San Diego CA; Sierra Truck Body & Equipment, North Las Vegas NV; Zoresco Equipment Co, Wickliffe OH.

Third-time: Ameri-Tech Equipment Co, Casper WY; Caspers' Truck Equipment, Appleton WI; Pacific Truck Colors, Tualatin OR; SIA Truck Bodies, Largo FL.

Fourth-time: Commercial Truck & Van Equipment, Norcross GA; Dealers Truck Equipment Co Inc, Shreveport LA; Fleet Body Equipment, Kansas City MO, Ft Worth TX; Miller Truck Equipment, Evansville IN; Truck Equipment Inc, Des Moines IA; Truk'Quip, Tulsa OK; Unicell Body Co, Rochester NY.

Fifth-time: Auto Safety House LLC, Phoenix AZ; Bob's Services, Inc, Anchorage AK; Dealers Truck Equipment Co Inc, Buda TX; Dealers Truck Equipment Co Inc, Little Rock AR, Dejana Truck and Utility Equipment Company of NE, Smithfield RI; Fort Wayne Fleet Equipment Co, Roanoke IN; Jim Hardee Equipment Co Inc, Lakeland FL; Regional Truck Equipment Co, Addison IL; Precision Truck Body Equipment Co Inc, Candia NH.

Sixth-time: Cobalt Truck Equipment, Meridian ID; D & H Truck Equipment Inc, San Diego CA; Kalida Truck Equipment Inc; Kalida OH.

Seventh-time: Cherokee Truck Equipment, Chattanooga TN; Fontaine Truck Equipment Co, Ft Lauderdale FL; General Truck Body, Houston TX; Wilbar Truck Equipment Inc, Springfield VA.

Eighth-time: Aerial Truck Equipment, Olive Branch MS; Allied Truck Equipment Co, Grand Rapids MI; Carter Industries, Union City CA; Dixie Trailer Eq Mfg Inc, Ashland VA; Fontaine Truck Equipment Co, Indianapolis IN; Midwest Truck Equipment Inc, Wichita KS.

Ninth-time: Clark Truck Equipment Co, Albuquerque NM; Dixie Upfittings Inc, Fayetteville NC; Knapheide Truck Equipment Center-SL, St Charles MO; Park-Built Body Company, Sylvester GA; Wilbar Truck Equipment Inc, Portsmouth VA.

Tenth-time: Fontaine Truck Equipment Co, Louisville KY; Keystone Truck Equipment Inc, New Britain PA; Lodi Equipment, West Sacramento CA; Moxley's Truck Equipment, Street MD.

Eleventh-time: Fontaine Truck Equipment Co, Charlotte NC; Kaffenbarger Truck Equipment Co, Cincinnati OH, JC Madigan, Inc, Harvard MA.

Twelfth-time: Baker Truck Equipment Co, Hurricane WV; Bennett Truck Equipment Inc, Orlando FL; LCL Truck Equipment Inc, Hastings NE; Lee Transport Equipment Inc, Columbia SC; Stewart's Truck Equipment Inc, Hopkinsville KY; Truck Utilities Inc, St Paul MN.

Thirteenth-time: Fontaine Truck Equipment Co, Nashville TN; H&K Truck Equipment, Salt Lake City UT.

Fourteenth-time: Frontier Truck Equipment & Parts Co, Commerce City CO; Perfection Truck Parts & Equipment, Oklahoma City OK.

Fifteenth-time: Dejana Truck and Utility Equipment Co Inc, Kings Park NY; Kaffenbarger Truck Equipment Co, New Carlisle OH; Shade Equipment Co Inc, Winchester and Harrisonburg VA; Truck Equipment Sales Inc, Mobile AL; W A Messer Co, Westbrook ME.

Sixteenth-time: Brake & Equipment Co, Milwaukee WI; Cobalt Truck Equipment, Spokane WA; Drake-Scruggs Equipment Inc, Springfield IL; Fontaine Truck Equipment Co, Forest Park GA; Nelson Truck Equipment Co Inc, Kent WA.

Seventeenth-time: Fontaine Truck Equipment Co, Birmingham AL; Layton Truck Equipment Company LLC, Colorado Springs CO; Zoresco Equipment Co, Pittsburgh PA.

Eighteenth-time: General Truck Equipment and Trailer Sales Inc, Jacksonville FL; R A Adams Enterprises Inc, McHenry IL.

Nineteenth-time: Knapheide Truck Equipment, Flint MI.

Twentieth-time: Knapheide Truck Equipment Centers in Jefferson City MO, Kansas City MO, and Quincy IL.

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