P.L. Custom Body and Equipment Partners With Trinity Apparatus

MANASQUAN, NJ—P.L. Custom Body and Equipment Co., Inc. (PLCB) announced March 17, 2022 the addition of Trinity Apparatus, of Conroe, TX, to its growing family of dealers. Trinity Apparatus will provide sales and service of both P.L. Custom Emergency Vehicles and Rescue 1 in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

“We are very excited to be a part of the PLCB family," said Buster Barsh, president of Trinity Apparatus. "Carmen and I were very impressed with PLCB's quality work, awesome factory environment, innovations, and capabilities. We are confident that with our 20-year experience in sales and service, combined with PLCB's over-75 years of expert manufacturing, it will be a win for service providers throughout our states."

“It is unusual for a provider to steer you to a dealer candidate, but that is how I connected with the team at Trinity Apparatus," said Chad Newsome, national sales manager for PLCB. "I was fortunate to meet Buster and his wife, Carmen, as well as the rest of the team from Trinity Apparatus as a direct result of a provider’s recommendation. The Trinity Apparatus family will be a welcome addition to our P.L. Custom / Rescue 1 family. We look forward to making new inroads into the Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma markets as a direct result of this strategic move. All of us here in Manasquan look forward to a strong future with Trinity Apparatus.”

P.L. Custom Body and Equipment Co., Inc. has been in business since 1946 and has been owned by the Smock family since 1970. Last year marked the company's 75th anniversary of independent ownership. P.L. Custom Body and Equipment Co. maintains a network of 18 independent dealers covering 27 states and the District of Columbia. P.L. Custom Emergency Vehicle and Rescue 1 are the manufacturing divisions of the corporation.