Supreme Industries

What Supreme Industries does

Supreme Industries is a United States-based manufacturer of specialized commercial vehicles, with a product portfolio centered on truck bodies and specialty vehicles. Founded in 1974 and headquartered in Goshen, the company served commercial transportation end markets requiring purpose-built vehicle bodies and specialty vehicle configurations.

The company's operations were anchored in vehicle body manufacturing — a capital-intensive segment that typically requires established tooling, supplier relationships, and dealer or distribution channels. Its Goshen, Indiana location placed it within the Midwest commercial vehicle manufacturing corridor, which is home to several large OEMs and tier-one suppliers serving long-haul, vocational, and specialty fleet operators.

Supreme Industries previously traded on the NYSE Amex under the ticker STS but is now delisted, indicating a corporate transaction (likely an acquisition or going-private event) that ended its status as an independently reporting public entity. The available source material does not include post-transaction operating details, historical revenue figures, product-level technical specifications, management team information, or a list of named customers and partners. As a result, the assessment of Supreme Industries as an operating business is constrained to its firmographic profile, and any deeper strategic, financial, or competitive analysis would require additional primary-source disclosure.

Name

Supreme Industries

Website

https://supremeind.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Supreme Industries was a US-based manufacturer of specialized commercial vehicles, including truck bodies and specialty vehicles, founded in 1974 in Goshen, Indiana, serving commercial fleet and transportation customers before being delisted.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Vehicle Manufacturing

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing (336211), Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing (33621)

SIC

Truck & Bus Bodies (3713)

akta.pro primary industry

Truck Body & Upfit Manufacturing (Box/Dump/Service/Refuse) (IMACAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Truck Manufacturing (Fire/Rescue/Military-Commercial/Expedition) (IMACABAG), Specialty Vehicle Body Manufacturing (Emergency/Military/Mobile Clinics) (IMACAGAD)

Keywords

• Specialty vehicle manufacturing
• Truck body manufacturing
• Commercial vehicle bodies
• Specialized truck equipment
• Vehicle upfitting

Headquarters

HQ city

Goshen

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Trailer Manufacturing & Sales: Design, manufacture, and sale of commercial trailers including dry vans, refrigerated vans, platform trailers, and tank trailers. Products are sold to fleet operators, logistics companies, and truckload carriers through the dealer network. Revenue is generated on a per-unit basis as one-time capital equipment purchases.
2. Truck Body Manufacturing & Sales: Production and sale of dry freight and refrigerated truck bodies for final-mile delivery applications. Sold through the dealer network to commercial fleet operators and independent owner-operators.
3. Trailers as a Service (TaaS) — Managed Subscriptions: Subscription-based managed trailer service offering operational infrastructure for scalable fleet networks. Provides recurring revenue from fleet customers seeking flexible trailer access without capital ownership.
4. Parts & Services: Sale of genuine OEM replacement parts and repair/maintenance services through the dealer network. Parts include Wabash Genuine Parts designed exclusively for Wabash equipment, supporting after-market revenue and service contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Supreme Industries is a manufacturer of specialized vehicles, including truck bodies and specialty vehicles. Founded in 1974 and based in Goshen, Indiana, the company designs and produces commercial vehicle bodies and related specialty equipment for fleet operators and industrial buyers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Truck Bodies Manufactured truck bodies designed for commercial vehicle applications, including freight and specialty transport use cases. Sold to commercial fleet operators and industrial buyers.
• Specialty Vehicles Custom and specialized vehicle manufacturing for specific commercial and industrial applications. Designed and built for buyers requiring purpose-built vehicles outside of standard commercial offerings.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Transport Trailer Sales Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 16 June 2026Wabash partnered with Transport Trailer Sales Inc. in June 2026 to expand its dealer network into the Canadian market. Transport Trailer Sales Inc. was appointed as an authorized dealer for Wabash products in Canada, covering unit sales, parts supply, and service for the full Wabash product portfolio including trailers, truck bodies, and processing equipment.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Direct peers

• Utilimaster: Utilimaster, a subsidiary of J.B. Poindexter, is a leading manufacturer of truck bodies, walk-in vans, and last-mile delivery vehicles. Its focus on commercial and last-mile delivery truck bodies makes it a direct competitor to Supreme Industries' truck body business.
• Knapheide Manufacturing Company: Knapheide is a family-owned manufacturer of truck bodies, utility bodies, and vehicle upfit solutions serving commercial fleets and contractors. It is one of the largest North American producers of truck bodies and a direct competitor in commercial and vocational body manufacturing.
• Wabash National Corporation: Wabash National is a leading manufacturer of trailers, truck bodies, and processing equipment serving commercial fleets across North America. It is the most direct comparable to Supreme Industries as a competing truck body manufacturer with a national dealer network and proprietary composite technology (DuraPlate).
• REV Group: REV Group is a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles including fire trucks (E-ONE, KME, Pierce), ambulances, and RVs. Its specialty vehicle focus and government/military customer overlap make it a comparable to Supreme Industries' specialty vehicle business.
• Reading Truck Body: Reading Truck Body is a manufacturer of truck bodies, utility bodies, and commercial vehicle equipment for service, construction, and vocational applications, directly competing with Supreme Industries in the truck body and upfit segment.
• Hackney Industries: Hackney Industries manufactures specialty vehicles, truck bodies, and beverage delivery/distribution equipment. Its specialty vehicle and truck body production directly overlaps with Supreme Industries' product portfolio and customer base.
• Marion Body Works: Marion Body Works manufactures custom truck bodies, fire apparatus, and emergency vehicles for municipal, military, and commercial customers. It competes directly with Supreme Industries in specialty vehicle and truck body manufacturing.
• J.B. Poindexter & Co. J.B. Poindexter & Co. is a diversified commercial vehicle body manufacturer whose subsidiaries (Morgan Truck Body, Morgan Olson, Utilimaster, Reading) produce truck bodies and specialty vehicles for delivery, freight, and vocational applications, directly overlapping Supreme Industries' product portfolio.
• The Shyft Group: The Shyft Group (formerly Spartan Motors) manufactures specialty vehicles, truck bodies, and upfit solutions for commercial fleet, last-mile delivery, and specialty service applications, directly competing with Supreme Industries in the truck body and specialty vehicle markets.
• Morgan Truck Body: Morgan Truck Body, a subsidiary of J.B. Poindexter, manufactures refrigerated, dry freight, and specialty truck bodies for commercial and vocational applications. It is a direct competitor in the truck body manufacturing market with overlapping product offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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