Transportation/trucking/railroad - Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
DEL Equipment was founded in 1945 by Jack Martin, Vic Williams, Walter Sanderson and Bill Tucker. Owned an operated by the Martin Family for over 70 years.Originally a service station, DEL quickly engaged in the manufacturing of truck bodies and equipment upfitting with 7 locations across Canada. On April 1st, 2020, DEL Equipment Inc. and Drive Products completed a merger in which certain assets and operations were bought by Drive Products. This historical merger will establish one of the largest truck upfitting operation in Canada. DEL with a history of 75+ years and DPI with 37 years of history creates an industry presence, leading to opportunities and capabilities developed by both companies for the truck upfitting industry. This merger will create greater truck upfitting capacity in Canada for Drive Products, and span light duty, through medium duty and into the heavy-duty class 7 and 8 truck marketplace. Essentially, if you have a truck that needs upfitting to do work, no matter what size, we can "Do It"The DEL name and brand lives on with the Drive Products family as part of their upfitting and manufacturing brands.