Fontaine Modification Reaches Production Milestone

Fontaine Modification

Fontaine Modification Notches Production Milestone

Completes 20,000th truck at Statesville, North Carolina, modification center

CHARLOTTE, NC – (Trailer Technician) — Fontaine Modification recently celebrated production of the 20,000th truck at its Statesville, North Carolina, modification center. The milestone truck is a 2024 Freightliner Cascadia Class 8 tractor prepared for long-time customer Penske Truck Leasing.

Fontaine Modification is an engineering-driven provider of post-production services for of all types of commercial vehicles. It works seamlessly with OEMs to provide end-user customers like Penske with work-ready trucks. Its Statesville modification center is dedicated to supporting trucks built at the Freightliner Cleveland and Mt. Holly Truck Manufacturing Plants and the Freightliner Custom Chassis (FCCC) Manufacturing Plant in Gaffney, South Carolina. Opened in 2012, the Statesville operation processes some 50 trucks per week.

Fontaine Statesville 20000 Team
Fontaine Modification recently celebrated producing the 20,000th truck at its Statesville, North Carolina, modification center. The milestone vehicle is a 2024 Freightliner Cascadia Class 8 tractor modified for customer Penske Truck Leasing by the Fontaine team of (from left to right) Nathan Howard, Josh Potter, Herb Williams, Jessie Melton, Matthew Huffman, and Tiffany Seymour.

“Along with celebrating the delivery of the 20,000th truck from Statesville, we also celebrate our valued employees for their commitment to producing the highest-quality services and products for all our customers,” said Jamil Young, Fontaine Modification president.

The Penske Cascadia order included installation of a Thermo King TriPac® auxiliary power unit (APU) on each truck.

“Fontaine Modification streamlines and simplifies the delivery of our trucks, eliminating normal supply chain issues,” said Paul Rosa, senior vice president of procurement and fleet planning at Penske Truck Leasing. “Our customers receive their trucks on time and ready to start driving down the road immediately.”

Fontaine Modification Statesville Celebration
Fontaine Modification, North America’s most comprehensive, engineering-focused provider of post-production services for truck manufacturers, dealers, and fleets, recently celebrated production of the 20,000th truck at its Statesville, North Carolina, modification center. The event was attended by Fontaine employees, executives, and representatives from customer Penske Truck Leasing.

Bill O’Shea, Fontaine Modification senior sales engineer, praised the Statesville team’s professionalism and dedication. “Achieving this milestone was made possible through the hard work of the Statesville team and their devotion to fulfilling every order with engineered quality and workmanship,” he said.

Services offered at Fontaine’s Statesville location include installing telematics, hydraulic systems, suspension, alternative-fuel power trains, and specialized truck bodies.

About Fontaine Modification

Established in 1985, Fontaine Modification is North America’s most comprehensive, engineering-focused provider of post-production services for truck manufacturers, dealers, and fleets.

Fontaine has 10 modification centers strategically located adjacent to OEM manufacturing plants in Charlotte and Statesville, North Carolina; Chillicothe and Springfield, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Garland and Laredo, Texas; Dublin and Salem, Virginia; and Mineral Wells, West Virginia. The company headquarters and new product development center are in Charlotte.

Fontaine Modification is a Marmon Holdings / Berkshire Hathaway company. For more information about Fontaine Modification, call 800.366.8246 or visit fontainemodification.com.