Parkhurst: Quality Truck Bodies & Equipment

QUALITY TRUCK BODIES
& EQUIPMENT

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With a legacy of American manufacturing 1946
pride, new forward-thinking leadership and • After serving in the U.S. Navy, a young and determined
innovative new products and features, the
Next Generation of Parkhurst Manufacturing William R. Parkhurst founded Parkhurst Manufacturing
is boldly taking our brand into the future. Company in a borrowed two-car garage and built his first
This is our time, and this is our story. two-wheeled utility trailer.
• Relocated to a new 4,000-square-foot facility and began
Since 1946, Parkhurst has been designing producing the Parkhurst Farm Truck Body.
and manufacturing high-quality truck
equipment, offered at an affordable price. • Expanded, doubling the square footage to keep up with
production as Parkhurst began producing stake racks,
wagon boxes, van bodies and truck bodies.

1950s
• Manufactured high-quality truck bodies and trailers for the

rental industry — Nationwide and One Way Trailers.

• Began building wooden wagon boxes for Montgomery Ward.

Pictured left to right:
Sam Trelow, President
Toby Pierce, Vice President of Sales
James Trelow, Vice President of Finance
Allen Bell, Account Manager

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1960 s 1980s
• Phased in steel stake racks with wood racks. • Manufactured truck bodies and trailers and filled
• Began purchasing machinery to make our own parts—
government contracts including ¼ ton, 1 ½ ton and fire
started with a 6,000 lb. brake press and finished with a combat trailers. We built trailers for GTE, who at the time
complete machine and tool and die shop. had been awarded the largest contract in U.S. Army history.
• Purchased property of our 325,000-square-foot
manufacturing facility. 1990 s
• Ran three shifts and built 25,000 EZ Haul trailers and • Filled government contracts for reverse osmosis water
3,000 platform bodies per year.
treatment and field laundry units for the U.S. Army.
1970s • Refocused on manufacturing truck bodies as
• Built 62 grain bodies per day.
• Ran Parkhurst fleet of 12 tractor-trailers going out with demand surged.
• Transitioned office operations from hand-written ledgers
trailers and bodies and bringing back steel and lumber
for manufacturing. and journals to computers.
• Added subsidiary to enable us to manufacture • Rob Parkhurst, grandson of William R. Parkhurst,
our own steel.
• The recession hit hard in 1974, but we diversified and took over operations in 1991.
were awarded our first military contract of 4,000 trailers
and produced baggage carts for TWA airlines. 2010 s
• To increase efficiency, we combined manufacturing

facilities under one roof.
• Began production of our own hoist line and purchased a

waterjet for manufacturing hoist components. We also
completed fabricating jobs for other companies and
even marble countertops.
• Operations transitioned to Mike Harris. Sam Trelow
and Laurie Boer began new positions training for
leadership roles.
• Trelow and Boer joined Harris in operations in 2012.

2017
• The Parkhurst family sold the company to long-term

employees Sam Trelow and Toby Pierce, along with
Sam’s son, James Trelow. The same core values
established so many years ago continue to influence
the direction of the company.

TODAY
Parkhurst Manufacturing is well-positioned to
advance its commitment to its employees and
customers, and produce the highest quality products
that will lead the industry today and into the future.

TOUGHLINE PLATFORM

Built tough and ready for work in any environment, our Next
Generation Toughline platform is a versatile, heavy-duty truck body.
A true workhorse that can outlive any cab and chassis truck on the
market time and time again, this body provides a solid foundation for
stake racks, grain racks, landscape racks and many other options.

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AVAILABLE BULKHEADS

STANDARD DUTY BULKHEAD HEAVY DUTY BULKHEAD WELD-ON HEAVY DUTY BULKHEAD

AVAILABLE RACKS

STEEL STAKE RACKS
ALUMINUM STAKE RACKS

CONTRACTOR RACKS
LANDSCAPE RACKS

GRAIN RACKS

STRUCTURELINE PLATFORM

Rugged and refined, our Structureline platform is a super heavy-duty platform
body built for the most demanding working conditions. Manufactured with high-
strength structural channel, this durable body is overbuilt and stands ready for
the harshest applications— including crane, lumber, pipe and steel hauling.
It’s a solid choice.

AVAILABLE BULKHEADS

WELD-ON HEAVY DUTY BULKHEAD LUMBER BULKHEAD Our team personifies
the spirit of American
manufacturing pride,
every day.

— James Trelow

Vice President of Finance

AVAILABLE RACKS

STEEL STAKE RACKS
ALUMINUM STAKE RACKS

3-YEAR, LIMITED WARRANTY TOUGHLINE &
WE DO WHAT WE SAY AND WE STRUCTURELINE
STAND BEHIND OUR PRODUCTS.
OPTIONS
You’ve got plenty of things to worry about
when you’re on the job. Your truck body FLOORING TYPES
shouldn’t be one of them. At Parkhurst, we • Southern Yellow Pine
build top-quality truck equipment that is • Apitong
ready to work, day in and day out, so • Smooth Steel
you can get the job done. • Treadplate
• Smooth Steel and Treadplate Overlays
NEED A CUSTOM BODY? • Recycled Rubber
WE CAN DO THAT TOO.
POPULAR FACTORY-INSTALLED OPTIONS
• Sliding Winch Track
• Underbody Tie Rails
• Outside Tie Rails
• E-Track
• Swivel D-Rings
• Recessed D-Rings
• Chain-Style Tiedowns
• ICC Bumper

Since the beginning, we’ve cared
about quality. We build products
that last. We sleep very well at night
because we over-build our products,
and that’s just the way it is.

— Sam Trelow

President

RANCHER SPECIAL

A strong-built, economical flatbed, our Rancher Special platform
is ready to work long days in the fields or on job sites. Ready for
the ranch, farm or anywhere a heavy-duty flatbed is needed, this
platform bed embodies the spirit of the American farmer with
strength, grit and pride.

DOVETAIL LANDSCAPE BODY

A landscaper’s dream, our new Dovetail Landscape Body is a versatile and
highly-functional solution for lawn care pros and landscaping contractors.
Packed with features to help landscapers get the job done safely and
effectively, the Dovetail Landscape Body is easy to use and maneuver
and it promotes efficiency across the field.

Our customers like that they can call us with

custom specs and they know they’ll be right when

they get them. It’s one of the many value-added

services we provide that make our customers’

jobs easier. — Toby Pierce

Vice President of Sales

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18999 Highway Y, Sedalia, MO 65301
Toll-free: 800.821.7380 | Fax: 660.826.8688
Email: [email protected]

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