C. D. Beck & Company, of
Sidney, Ohio
Sidney is a city in Shelby County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 20,421 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is approximately north of Dayton, Ohio, Dayton and south of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo, and is a ...
, was an American intercity
motorcoach and
transit bus
A transit bus (also big bus, commuter bus, city bus, town bus, urban bus, stage bus, public bus, public transit bus, or simply bus) is a type of bus used in public transport bus services. Several configurations are used, including low-floo ...
manufacturing company that was founded in 1931.
In 1953, Beck acquired
Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine Company, maker of
fire apparatus
A firefighting apparatus (North American English) or firefighting appliance (UK English) describes any vehicle that has been customized for use during firefighting operations. These vehicles are highly customized depending on their needs and the d ...
and transferred its production from Cincinnati to Sidney.
In 1956,
Mack Trucks
Mack Trucks, Inc. is an American truck manufacturing company (law), company and a former manufacturer of buses and Trolleybus, trolley buses. Founded in 1900 as the Mack Brothers Company, it manufactured its first truck in 1905 and adopted its pr ...
bought Beck and expanded its facility the following year. However, in 1960 the factory was closed and sold to Westinghouse Air Brake.
Total Beck bus and coach production was around 3150 units.
References
External links
Beck in Coachbuilt.com
{{North American bus builders
Defunct bus manufacturers of the United States
Sidney, Ohio