Manac (trailers)

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Manac
Company type Private
Industry Transportation
Founded1966
Founder Marcel Dutil
Headquarters,
Canada
Area served
North America
Key people
Charles Dutil, President & CEO
ProductsSemi-trailers
Number of employees
1200
Website www.manac.com

Manac is a Canadian manufacturing company that concentrates its activities in the conception and manufacturing of semi-trailers. Manac is the biggest manufacturer of trailers in Canada and is also one of the most important manufacturers of custom-built trailers in North America. They are the 7th biggest manufacturer of semi-trailers in North America. [1] Manac's target market within the trucking industry is of custom-built units. Its products are sold under the brand names: Manac, CPS, Peerless, Darkwing, UltraPlate, Ultravan and Liddell Canada. The following brands give Manac a list of 125 various product offerings. The company was founded as a way of supplying Canam Steel Works (now Canam Group), a company under the operation of its founder, Marcel Dutil. [2] Its headquarters are located in Saint-Georges, Quebec while having factories in Penticton, British Columbia and Oran, Missouri.

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Foundation

In 1966 the company was founded by Marcel Dutil who had to respond to the growing demand for semi-trailers, Canam Steel Works based in Saint-Gédéon, Quebec (a province in canada). The shipping delay within the trailer industry in the sixties was well over 6 months, Dutil then decided that he would make his own trailers in an open garage within his factory in Saint-Gédéon and would make the finishing touches in the barn behind his home in Saint-Georges, Quebec. In October 1966 Marcel Dutil incorporates the Company. While producing trailers for Canam many small transporters within the region of Beauce, Quebec started noticing the speed at which the Manac trailers were being delivered and began putting in their orders. The production of Manac trailers within the first year were only flatbeds and Manac manufactured eleven units in its first year. [2]

Chronology

Brand Names

CPS

CPS Trailers were acquired by Manac in 2002. The brand name CPS Dump Trailer began in the 80s with the goal of helping the construction and agriculture industry with its need for specific semi-trailers. Manac uses its CPS brand in only the United States and produces its CPS units in its Oran, Missouri factory. CPS offers the following products: [4]

Lidell Canada

In 2011 Manac made the acquisition of the intellectual properties of Liddell Canada who were under the property of Remorques Nordic, a Canadian competitor. Liddell is a division of low beds produced in Manac’s Saint-Georges plant. The Liddell brand differentiates itself from the company’s other low-beds in means of specialization and higher quality. Liddell offers 5 types of low-beds under two basic models: the A Series and the AP Model. [8]

Peerless

Peerless is a company that was acquired in 2014. They manufacture highly specialized low beds, flatbeds and chassis. Manac made the acquisition of the brand Peerless with the goal of building a bigger presence in the oil, gas, forestry, and construction industries in western Canada. Peerless uses the brand name Scona in the United States. Its factory is located in Penticton, British Columbia. Peerless sells more than 100 types of trailers in the following sectors: [9]

Trailmobile

In 2009, Manac made the acquisition of the intellectual properties of Trailmobile Canada and part of their equipment. Trailmobile Trailer LLC was originally a pioneer in the production of semi-trailer for over 100 years within the United States but went bankrupt in 2001; however their Canadian operations remained active until 2009. Manac uses the Trailmobile brand to sell their UltraPlate van since the Trailmobile brand is a better-known brand within the United States. [10]

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