Battle Motors, Custom Truck One Source announce partnership

Custom Truck One Source has expanded its offerings to include trucks from New Philadelphia, Ohio-based Battle Motors to its inventory. 

As part of the partnership, Custom Truck, Kansas City, Missouri, will offer Battle Motors’ full cabover line, including electric trucks, as well as parts and service to the Kansas City market and other cities. The partnership will enable Battle Motors to leverage Custom Truck’s distribution channels—including 36 locations across North America—and expand its market presence while providing first-class customer service and support on a national level. 

“We are excited to expand Custom Truck’s chassis offerings through the addition of Battle Motors,” Custom Truck CEO Fred Ross says. “This partnership will allow us to offer electric-powered options to our customers as part of our ‘one source’ offering.”

Custom Truck offers a comprehensive range of services to the heavy equipment market. The company sells, rents, customizes, remanufactures and services a diverse range of machinery and assets. The addition of Battle Motors’ products allows Custom Truck to offer California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions-compliant solutions for sales and rental customers, better serving the refuse and municipal markets.

No newcomer to the industry, Battle Motors is building upon decades of design and engineering expertise to produce heavy-duty trucks, including a fully electric chassis. Every truck is purpose-built to excel in a multitude of environments and applications, including refuse, recycling, construction, utility and delivery. In the refuse and recycling space, electric trucks are available in many applications including rear- and automated side-loaders. 

“Battle Motors is pleased to aggressively enter the utility truck space with the industry leader Custom Truck One Source,” Battle Motors CEO and Chairman Michael Patterson says. “We are focused on driving technology and innovation that give our customers exceptional value, confidence and performance. Partnering with a leading organization like Custom Truck allows us to step up that mission.”