Trudell Trailers has acquired Quality Truck Equipment, Green Bay, which specializes in collision repair, truck parts and accessories, industrial finishing, boat repair and aluminum repair. Trudell is a semi-trailer dealership based in Green Bay and serves the Midwest.
“The acquisition of Quality Truck Equipment meets one of our key strategic goals which is to diversify our operations,” said Dennis Van Lannen, executive vice president of Trudell. “This purchase will enable us to move into truck repairs and truck parts to a greater degree. It will also provide a mechanism for us to be in the painting business, which is an area we’ve been looking to expand into for several years.
“This acquisition also gives us the opportunity to expand our business beyond the transportation industry. We see the industrial finishing sector and boat repair work offering tremendous growth potential for us.”
QTE was started 23 years ago by Tom and Dick Pierquet. They, along with seven of QTE’s employees, will remain with the company after the acquisition. Trudell will move all QTE operations to its Green Bay facility, 2049 Creamery Road, De Pere.
To accommodate the additional services, employees and customers, Trudell will build a 12,000-sq.-ft. addition to house an additional shop and paint booth. It will also remodel the current parts and service areas. The new construction and remodeling work is tentatively scheduled for a June/July completion timeframe.