The "Lancaster Truck Bodies" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Reading about a company located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that does business at 310 Richardson Drive.  It is called Lancaster Truck Bodies and has been in business for over 80 years.  With a location in Lancaster, the company claims it can help meet the needs of dealerships, municipalities, contractors, landscapers, plumbers and virtually any commercial truck user.  

An early style contractor's truck with body.

Lancaster Truck Bodies is committed to the continuous improve- ment of all activities.  They strive to attract, train, develop and retain the best employees available anywhere.  The company began in 1936 when Mr. Orville Easton started Lancaster Automobile Spring Company in a small facility in the city of Lancaster.  The following year he incorporated and moved into a larger facility.  At first all he manufactured were automobile springs and "U" bolts.  Then in 1942 Richard Bomberger founded Lancaster Automobile Spring, Inc. and his primary function was to expand the business.  

They began selling truck bodies and doing truck modifi- cations such as: four man cabs, right hand driver, wheel base and frame alterations, extra axles, 4-wheel drive conversions and custom bodies manufacturing.  Business grew and they moved to a larger facility on Manheim Pike.  In 1972 Ron Hill purchased the company from Orville Easton and Richard Bomberger.  Later that year he sold the business to one of his employees and changed the company name to Lancaster Truck Bodies.  

A truck body made to transport gasoline.

Five years later Dick Toriello came to work for Lancaster Truck Bodies and the company moved to its current location on Richardson Drive.  In 1983, Lancaster Truck Bodies opened its first branch location in Concordville, PA.  Then in 1995 The Kennett Square facility was purchased.   Lancaster Automobile Spring Co., Inc., doing business as Lancaster Truck Bodies, was purchased by Luis C. Torres (President) and Maria H. DeFaria (Vice-President) from Ronald C. Hill's Trust, Robyn Hill and Richard Toriello, former President on August 21, 2007.  

They make bodies for hauling trash.

Mr. Toriello stayed on temporarily as an adviser to Torres and DeFaia.  Once again the business is sold, this time in 2014 to Paul Statler, President from Luis Torres.  After this purchase it was agreed that Luis Olmneda, grandson of Luis C. Torres, would stay as Vice President and General Manager.  

Truck body to hauling road salt with plow in front.

So, for over. 60 years Lancaster Truck Bodies has been one of the leading companies serving customers in the truck equipment industry in the United States.  The Lancaster Company still serves dealerships, municipalities, contractors, landscapers, plumbers and commercial truck users.  

They make bodies for fire trucks.

If offers a wide range of products which include dump trucks, flatbed bodies, life gates, plows, spreaders as well as municipal equipment.  They are an authorized distributors of Swaploader Hooklift system.  Some of the most unusual as well as really neat looking trucks can be seen on the property of Lancaster Truck Bodies.  If you need a specific style or unusual working truck body and I'm sure they can help you.  Check out some of the neat photos of some of the trucks that have come from the company.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.

Refridgerated Trucks

Trucks for long hauling with a sleeper cab.