Marion Body Works is busy as it begins its second century in business. Started as a blacksmith shop in Marion, Wisconsin in 1905, Marion Body has produced truck bodies ever since. Materials evolved from wood to steel to aluminum but the craftsmanship of the workers at Marion in north-central Wisconsin, never wavered.
Marion began building Rescue and Fire Apparatus out of all-aluminum in 1964. The goal was a lighter weight airport crash truck. Since then Marion has refined the design utilizing numerous proprietary aluminum extrusions to build a rugged truck including an all-aluminum sub frame. Marion’s 42 years of building all-aluminum apparatus are more than any other US builder.
Marion builds other products producing extra stability for the company and creating synergies. Marion is proud to produce award winning military platform bodies for the US Army and Marine Corps. Marion also produces van bodies for customers across the country including Safety Kleen, Penske, and Two Men and a Truck. The last product line is award winning all-aluminum cabs for chassis builders including in the fire service. This diversity allows Marion to share state of the art fabrication machinery, share the latest adhesives and fastener technologies and have a well staffed engineering department for support.
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