A decommissioned PL Custom ambulance used by the Manasquan First Aid Squad was recently donated to a small town in North Carolina that was severely damaged as a result of rain, flooding and mudslides caused by Hurricane Helene in September 2024. The 2008 Ambulance has served the city of Manasquan well for the last 17 years, but it still has …
Chad Newsome, national sales manager at PL Custom, talks to Fire Apparatus magazine about Type 1 and Type 3 ambulances. Departments have different needs for their vehicles, and Type 1 and Type 3 ambulances offer different features that could affect which is chosen. Chad shares his experiences with both and highlights the differences that could be deciding factors in which …
July 31, 2023 – For Immediate Release – Manasquan, NJ Jean S. Smock, (81) of Manasquan passed away peacefully on Friday July 28, 2023, at her home, with family and close friends at her side, after a long-fought battle with Parkinson’s. Jean was born in Boston MA, lived in Westwood, MA, New York City, New Brunswick, and eventually settled in …
March 17, 2022 – Manasquan, NJ P.L. Custom Body and Equipment Co., Inc. (PLCB) is pleased to announce the addition of Trinity Apparatus, of Conroe, TX, to its growing family of dealers. Trinity Apparatus will be providing sales and service of both PL Custom Emergency Vehicles and Rescue 1 in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Buster Barsh, President of Trinity Apparatus, …
P.L. Custom Body and Equipment Co., Inc. (PLCB) is pleased to announce the addition of Alexis Fire Equipment Company, of Alexis, IL, to its growing family of PL Custom Emergency Vehicles dealers. This partnership will allow Alexis to sell and service PL Custom Emergency Vehicles in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri.
P.L. Custom Body and Equipment Co., Inc. (PLCB) is pleased to announce the addition of 1st Out Specialty Vehicles & Equipment, in Moon Township, PA, to its growing family of dealers. 1st Out Specialty Vehicles will be providing sales and service of both PL Custom Emergency Vehicles and Rescue 1 in the western half of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for sales and service of Rescue 1 only in portions of Ohio and West Virginia.
On Friday, March 19, PL Custom Body & Equipment Co., Inc. held our Annual Service Awards Ceremony for the year 2020. This is the day we recognize those who have been with us from 5 to 30 years and more! We are truly lucky to have so many talented people working at PL Custom, Rescue 1, and NJEV to produce …
As the summer of 2020 winds down and we approach the fall, we wanted to take a moment to update our customers, vendors, and others as to the current state at P.L. Custom Body and Equipment Co., Inc. Our three operating divisions are PL Custom Emergency Vehicles, Rescue 1, and New Jersey Emergency Vehicles. We all work out of our …
These are remarkably challenging times, with each day bringing new obstacles which we all are facing together. For P.L. Custom Body and Equipment Co., Inc. (PLCB), parent company to PL Custom Emergency Vehicles (PLCEV), Rescue 1, and New Jersey Emergency Vehicles (NJEV), our history as an independent, family owned business engaged in the manufacturing, sales, and service of emergency vehicles …
P.L. Custom Body and Equipment Co., Inc. (PLCB) is pleased to announce the addition of Williams Fire Apparatus (WFA) to its growing family of distributors. WFA will be providing sales and service to emergency services providers in the States of Alabama and Georgia. In addition to providing sales and service for PL Custom Emergency Vehicles, WFA will be able to …