Timeline Stories

Today, our facility is 195,000 sqft, and we serve as the industry leader for Class 3-5 dump beds, platforms, truck hoists and trailer hoists. All of our products are backed by our 3-year warranty!

We completed a 45,000 sq. foot facility expansion project. The project included an improved paint process and additional automated manufacturing technology.

Our quality processes were re-certified to ISO 9001:2015 standards.

Federal Signal Corporation (FSS) purchased TBEI, including Rugby Mfg.

Rugby Mfg. quality processes were certified to ISO 9001:2008 standards.

Rugby Mfg. was acquired by Truck Bodies and Equipment International Inc., becoming a part of the TBEI family of dump body brands.

Over the years, Rugby has continued to develop our products. We lead the market in testing and have developed a program to ensure each product is extensively tested to maintain our high quality standards.

In the 1980s, Rugby began designing hoists specifically for trailer applications. Rugby's pioneering helped set industry safety standards and guidelines for trailer hoists.

In 1974, Rugby Mfg. expanded our facility to 57,000  ft2, which allowed us to begin producing commercial products, dump truck beds and hoists, a few years later.

Rugby Mfg. was founded in 1969 in Rugby, ND, by Gerhard (Jerry) Socha, a German immigrant turned American success story. Based out of a 4,800  ft2 production facility, our initial product lines were a variety of agricultural products.