Autocar Mfg Plant, Hagerstown, IN
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kbarhow
N 39° 54.321 W 085° 09.749
16S E 657071 N 4418868
Autocar truck manufacturing plant. The location specializes in trucks for refuse collection. Previously the location housed The Perfect Circle Piston Ring Co.
Waymark Code: WM2PM2
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 12/02/2007
Views: 81
This location produces the Xpeditor refuse truck.
According to their webpage,
"Autocar, LLC, headquartered in Hagerstown, Indiana, is a manufacturer and marketer of LCF Class 8 trucks for refuse and waste disposal. The only manufacturer in the industry focused 100% on refuse trucks, Autocar has more than 200 employees and, with steadily increasing annual sales, is gaining market share at a rapid rate. Autocar is a subsidiary of Highland Park, Illinois based Grand Vehicle Works Holdings LLC (GVW)."
Autocar
The plant was previously occupied by the Perfect Circle Piston Ring Company (see nearby waymarks).
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