Generation Next provides support for early industry careerists


This article was published in the September 2023 edition of NTEA News.

NTEA’s Generation Next gives new commercial vehicle industry professionals support in developing skills and building peer relationships. Membership is free to employees of NTEA member companies who have been in the work truck industry for less than 10 years. Members represent all spectrums of the industry – from small and large companies; distributors, manufacturers and industry-related suppliers; with job titles from technician to sales representative, manager to president.

Why join?

  • Enhance personal, business and professional development
  • Gain new professional contacts from many functions within the industry
  • Boost industry knowledge
  • Sharpen leadership skills
  • Receive subscription to monthly e-newsletter, Generation Next Edition
  • Access the NTEA Generation Next LinkedIn and Facebook groups
  • Commit as much time as desired – although your level of involvement directly impacts the benefits received from your membership

How to get involved
If interested in more information, visit ntea.com/generationnext or contact any member of the Generation Next Board of Governors or NTEA Senior Director of Business Systems Derek Eng at 248-479-8909 or derek@ntea.com.

Generation Next members can be found at the following companies
A.R.M. – A TruckCorp LLC Co. (Canton, Ohio)
Abco Services (Toledo, Ohio)
Alabama Power Co. (Calera, Alabama)
Alamo Group Snow & Ice Team (New Berlin, Wisconsin)
Allison Transmission Inc. (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Altec Industries (Birmingham, Alabama)
American Midwest Fleet Solutions (Lone Jack, Missouri)
American Mobile Power (Fairmount, Indiana)
ARI (Mount Laurel, New Jersey)
ASA Electronics/Voyager (Elkhart, Indiana)
Badger Truck Equipment – Milwaukee (West Allis, Wisconsin)
Boss Industries (La Porte, Indiana)
Brake & Clutch Inc. (Salem, Massachusetts)
Brown Cargo Van Inc. (Lawrence, Kansas)
Bucher Hydraulics Inc. (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Canfield Equipment Service Inc. (Warren, Michigan)
Chelsea Products Div. of Parker (Olive Branch, Mississippi)
City Rent a Truck (Kansas City, Missouri)
Colorado Barricade (Denver, Colorado)
CTECH Manufacturing (Weston, Wisconsin)
Curry Supply Co. (Hockley, Texas)
Dealers Truck Equipment Co. Inc. (Longview, Texas)
Dejana Truck & Utility Equipment LLC (Kings Park, New York)
DewEze Mfg./Harper Industries (Harper, Kansas)
Dhollandia (Bessemer City, North Carolina)
Diversified Metal Fabricators (DMF) (Atlanta, Georgia)
Douglass Truck Bodies Inc. (Bakersfield, California)
Drake-Scruggs Equipment Inc. (Springfield, Illinois)
Driverge Vehicle Innovations (Akron, Ohio)
EBY Truck Bodies (M.H. EBY Inc.) (Blue Ball, Pennsylvania)
Enoven Truck Body + Equipment (W. Sacramento, California)
Enterprise Fleet Management (St. Louis, Missouri)
Erie Vehicle Company (Chicago, Illinois)
Fallsway Equipment Co. Inc. (Akron, Ohio)
Farmbro Inc–Van & Truck Equipment (Mississauga, Ontario)
Ferguson Enterprises LLC (Newport News, Virginia)
Fontaine Modification Co. (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Ford Pro (Dearborn, Michigan)
GM Envolve (Detroit, Michigan)
Godwin Mfg. Co. Inc. (Dunn, North Carolina)
GS Engineering (Houghton, Michigan)
Hawaiian Electric Co. (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Hews Company LLC (South Portland, Maine)
Hissong Group Inc. (Richfield, Ohio)
Hiway Truck Equipment (Fort Dodge, Iowa)
Holman (Bartlett, Illinois)
Holman Parts Distribution Inc. (Pennsauken, New Jersey)
Indianhead Truck Equipment (Menomonie, Wisconsin)
InSource Technologies Inc. (Paulding, Ohio)
International Truck (Lisle, Illinois)
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc. (Anaheim, California)
Joe Cotton Ford Inc. (Carol Stream, Illinois)
K&R Truck Sales (Holland, Michigan)
Kargo Master Inc. (Rancho Cordova, California)
Keith’s Truck Service (Duncansville, Pennsylvania)
Kenworth Truck Company (Kirkland, Washington)
Knapheide Manufacturing Company, The (Quincy, Illinois)
Knapheide Truck Equipment Center Dallas (Red Oak, Texas)
Knapheide Truck Equipment Center Houston (Willis, Texas)
Largo Tank & Equipment Inc. (Farmington, New Mexico)
Lee Transport Equipment Inc. (Columbia, South Carolina)
Linamar McLaren Engineering (Livonia, Michigan)
The Lincoln Electric Co. (Cleveland, Ohio)
Load King Trailer (Kansas City, Missouri)
M.H. EBY Inc. (West Jefferson, Ohio)
Manning Equipment LLC (Louisville, Kentucky)
Masterack (Peachtree Corners, Georgia)
Merritt Aluminum Products Co. (Fort Lupton, Colorado)
Meyer Products LLC (Cleveland, Ohio)
Mid-State Truck Equipment (Fishers, Indiana)
Midway Ford Truck Center (Kansas City, Missouri)
Midway Specialty Vehicles/American Cargo (Elkhart, Indiana)
Miller Electric Mfg. LLC (Appleton, Wisconsin)
Mission Valley Truck Body (San Jose, California)
MNDNR (Grand Rapids, Minnesota)
Muncie Power Products Inc. (Muncie, Indiana)
Nichols Fleet Equipment Inc. (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
Onspot (North Vernon, Indiana)
Phenix Truck & Van (Pomona, California)
Phoenix Conversions Inc. (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Pritchard Family Auto Stores (Clear Lake, Iowa)
Reading Truck (Bowmansville, Pennsylvania)
Rockport Commercial Vehicles – Division of Forest River Inc. (Elkhart, Indiana)
Royal Truck & Utility Trailer (Wixom, Michigan)
Runnion Equipment Co. (Hodgkins, Illinois)
Rush Truck Center – Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Rush Truck Center – Columbus (Columbus, Ohio)
Rush Truck Centers (Kankakee, Illinois)
Safe Fleet (Belton, Missouri)
Sage Oil Vac Inc. (Amarillo, Texas)
SPITZLIFT (San Diego, California)
Stellar Industries (Garner, Iowa)
STS Trailer & Truck Equipment (Syracuse, New York)
Summit Bodyworks (Fort Lupton, Colorado)
Sun Country Truck Equipment Inc. (Phoenix, Arizona)
SuperSprings International Inc. (Carpinteria, California)
Switch-N-Go (Hadley, Pennsylvania)
T & L Moore Enterprises Inc DBA Central PA Truck & Equipment/3Echo Emergency (Claysburg, Pennsylvania)
Tampa Crane & Body Acquisition LLC (Tampa, Florida)
Taylor Pump & Lift (Concord, North Carolina)
THK Rhythm Automotive Michigan Corporation (Portland, Michigan)
TODCO (Marion, Ohio)
Tommy Gate Co. (Scottsdale, Arizona)
Transfer Flow Inc. (Chico, California)
Truck & Equipment Repair of Texas (Conroe, Texas)
Truck & Trailer Specialties Inc. (Dutton, Michigan)
Truck Bodies & Equipment International Inc. (Lake Crystal, Minnesota)
Unicell Body Co. (Buffalo, New York)
Utility Equipment Service Inc. A Division of M-L Utilities LLC (Spring Hill, Tennessee)
Valley Ford Truck Sales Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio)
VB-Airsuspension (Varsseveld, Gelderland)
Venco Venturo Industries LLC (Cincinnati, Ohio)
VMAC (Nanaimo, British Colombia)
Wabash (Goshen, Indiana)
Wagner Truck Equipment (Saltsburg, Pennsylvania)
Walinga USA Inc. (Wayland, Michigan)
Warren Inc. (Collins, Mississippi)
Wil-Ro Inc. (Gallatin, Tennessee)
Work Truck Solutions (Chico, California)
Work Van Solutions LLC (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Zoresco Equipment Co-Pittsburgh (Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania)

Learn more about Generation Next at ntea.com/generationnext.