Truck body maker Morgan Corporation has begun searching for a site in the Midwest states to build a new plant capable of producing up to 3,000 truck bodies annually.
The company is looking for a site in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, or Michigan, said an Aug. 8 news release from the company, which is headquartered in Morgantown, Pa. The plan is to have the facility, expected to encompass 160,000 square feet and employ 175 people, in operation in early 2017.
Morgan Service Pro Body
Morgan Corporation’s products include Service Pro service bodies.
“With a total of 12 facilities in the U.S. and Canada, we know that Morgan’s proximity to its customers is an important part of improving customer service,” the release quoted Norb Markert, Morgan’s president and chief operating officer. “Our decision to operate a plant in the Midwest will enable Morgan to better meet the needs of its customers and to more aggressively compete in this strategic region.”
Morgan specializes in class 3 to 7 box truck and straight truck bodies for the refrigerated and dry freight industries. However, the company also has a line of Service-Pro bodies that it unveiled at the 2015 Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.
Morgan is a subsidiary of Houston-based J.B. Poindexter Y& Co. Inc.
For more on the company, visit www.morgancorp.com.