Trucks & Parts

What Trucks & Parts does

Trucks & Parts is a private vocational truck dealership headquartered in Tampa, Florida, founded in 1950 by Will Ruppert as the nation's original garbage truck dealer. The company sells new, used, and expertly reconditioned refuse and vocational trucks — including rear loaders, front loaders, side loaders, roll-offs, hooklift trucks, container delivery units, and grapple trucks — alongside trailers, cab & chassis, mechanic/service trucks, and tree/landscape vehicles. It operates three company-owned dealership and service hubs (Tampa FL, Honey Brook PA, Aledo TX) serving customers nationwide, and is part of the Vocational Trucks and Equipment (VTE) dealer network alongside EESS, Enviro-Clean Equipment, and Sunbelt Waste Equipment. With 100+ team members and 300+ trucks in inventory (claimed as the nation's largest), it sources >350 used trucks and secures >200 new trucks per year, supported by in-house reconditioning shops and a documented multi-point inspection process paired with CARFAX vehicle-history reports.\n\nThe business model is fundamentally a high-touch hardware retail and service operation. Primary revenue comes from the margin between acquisition and sale prices across new, used, and reconditioned trucks; secondary streams include service and repair, fleet appraisals, financing facilitation (with same-day financing for qualified buyers), and extended warranty programs. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales through truck specialists at each dealership, supplemented by a searchable e-commerce inventory site, a VIP email list, featured-customer showcase content, trade-show presence (Waste Expo), and NWRA Women's Council participation. Customers are waste management companies, municipal sanitation departments, construction haulers, and tree/landscape operators ranging from single-truck owner-operators to large national accounts. Salesforce-based systems are used to manage procurement, reconditioning, and customer operations across the three locations.\n\nThe company's leadership is concentrated with McNeilus and broader waste-industry alumni (Matt McLeish as COO, Scott Edelbach as President appointed February 2026, with prior McNeilus VP of Sales and Opal Fuels EVP experience; Greg McCarty, Mike Derr, Vince Frawley in business development) alongside waste-hauler operations veterans from Rumpke, Waste Industries, Waste Pro, Advanced Disposal, and Republic in shop-management roles. Recent strategic activity (2024-2026) has centered on geographic expansion (Texas hub scaling, PA facility relocation, BD hires for Midwest and Central/Western US) and organizational buildout (VP of Finance, Director of Sales Operations, formal COO function), all framed in company communications as occurring "amidst rapid growth."

Name

Trucks & Parts

Legal name

Trucks and Parts of Tampa, LLC

Website

https://trucksandparts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Trucks & Parts is a 75-year-old private vocational truck dealership operating across Florida, Pennsylvania, and Texas, selling new, used, and reconditioned garbage trucks and refuse vehicles. The company serves waste management companies, municipal sanitation departments, construction haulers, and tree/landscape operators with 300+ units in inventory plus financing, appraisal, and repair services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Truck Sales: Sale of new, used, and reconditioned garbage trucks, roll-off trucks, hooklift trucks, grapple trucks, and other vocational vehicles. Revenue from the margin between acquisition and sale prices.
2. Service and Repair: Fleet services for trash and recycling trucks including complete inspections, specialized welding, and maintenance work for customers operating one truck or entire fleets.
3. Fleet Appraisals: Professional valuation services for truck fleets, helping customers understand their asset values.
4. Truck Financing: Financing services offered to customers purchasing trucks, facilitating large equipment acquisitions.
5. Extended Warranty: Extended warranty programs for added protection on truck purchases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Trucks & Parts is a truck dealership specializing in the sale of new, used, and expertly reconditioned garbage trucks, roll-off trucks, hooklift trucks, grapple trucks, container delivery units, and other vocational refuse and support vehicles. The company also provides related services including fleet appraisals, financing, extended warranties, vehicle delivery, truck service and repair, multi-point inspections, and full reconditioning for waste management operators.

Product overview

Trucks & Parts operates as a truck dealership platform offering a comprehensive inventory of new, used, and expertly reconditioned garbage trucks and support vehicles. The core product portfolio centers on garbage trucks across multiple configurations (rear loaders, front loaders, side loaders, roll-offs, hooklift trucks, container delivery units, and grapple trucks), supplemented by trailers and vocational support vehicles. The company provides ancillary services including fleet appraisals, vehicle delivery, financing, extended warranties, and full-service truck repair/reconditioning. The products serve municipal, private, and public waste hauling customers across the United States through dealership locations in Florida, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Garbage Trucks

Quantifiable outcome

• Trucks & Parts purchases over 350 used trucks annually, demonstrating strong supplier relationships and market position
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers32 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Vocational Trucks and Equipment (VTE)coreOthersVTE is the parent organization behind Trucks & Parts and other independent equipment dealerships. VTE provides executive leadership, strategic direction, and shared operational support across the network while preserving each company's local leadership and identity. The network includes Environmental Equipment Sales & Service (EESS), Enviro-Clean Equipment, Sunbelt Waste Equipment, and Trucks & Parts.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Trucks_andParts

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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