President of Gator Trailers 1945-1963 President of Diversified Products Manufacturing 1961 to -present Member of A.A.A., P.W.O.F., T.R.A.A., and TEMA Frank is one of those creative geniuses who are frequently found in this industry, and he first exercised his ample talents from 1945 to 1963 in his own firm called Gator Trailers. He was also…

In the midst of the great depression, Earl Gervais started SPEEDY DELIVERY SERVICE. He remodeled an old car into a delivery truck and delivered flowers, groceries and later wood to people on relief. He proceeded into the automotive service field doing mechanical repairs, body work, welding and selling BA gas. He bought a dump truck…

Served in Pacific Theater for US Navy 1941-1945 Chicago Tech 1945-1948 East Side Top and Body, Pocahontas, Iowa 1949-1956 E.R. Buske Manufacturing Co., Inc. 1957 to present Earle Buske is a member of Iowa Association of Business and Industry, Iowa Auto Dealers Association, Truck Body Equipment Association, National Truck Equipment Assoc., Towing Equipment Manufacturers Association,…

Don Wagner, as he is known, married into the Hubbard family and went to work there in 1947. As time went on, he rose through the organization to become general manager, director, president, and then owner. In 1986, he sold his interest and became a consultant. · Don is widely known as a technician who would…

1954-1959 Crawford & Co. Adjusters 1960 Capers and Byrd Adjusters, Augusta, Georgia 1962 Augusta Bumper and Glass and Southern Wrecker Sales in Augusta, Georgia 1976 Chuck’s Bumper and Glass Greenville, South Carolina 1982 Purchased Chevron South 1984 Chevron South/Southern Wrecker Leasing, Inc., 1986 Purchased Shultz Hill Glass, Inc. Creed Byrd is another of the successful…

It was in 1944 that Claude Ramsey decided to concentrate on winches, those small enough to be mounted on vehicles yet powerful enough to perform. He lived to see his name and his products and his company honored widely in heavy industry. Claude Ramsey contributed substantially to the modern towing and recovery industry by providing…