“Three generations of combined truck parts knowledge. Truck parts expertise that’s tough to beat!”
George Davidson III’s father, George H. Davidson, Jr. started Municipal Truck Parts, Inc. in 1980. Always the entrepreneur, he had his own paper route as a kid growing up here in Cheshire, CT and not long after he created his own business supplying the town’s school system with food. That’s right…George Jr. secured the contract to the school lunch program before he even had a driver’s license! He had to hire other drivers just to deliver the product!
Prior to 1980, George Jr. already had a line marking business and refuse business when he began the parts business. By 1982, he had sold the other businesses in order to focus on the parts business-Municipal Truck Parts, Inc. In 1985 the business expanded to 3 times the warehouse space it originally occupied. Today it is in the same building.
In 1999, George, Jr. retired to Florida and his son George Davidson III took over the business. George Davidson III started with his dad in 1980 and has been here ever since-over 32 years. When his dad retired, George’s influence on the business resulted in a doubling of sales within 5 years. You see, George III has a “solutions”-oriented mind. People that know him can count on him to find a way to fix their problem and get them operating again.
In 2006 Mary Davidson, George’s wife, joined the company. Her background includes 7 years as a teacher and 25 years of sales management and small business operations. She owned two businesses before she was 30 years old and now handles the financial end of the business while George runs the day-to-day operations and counter sales.
George and Mary have 4 children, all of whom have worked in the business-mostly as high school students. This year their youngest daughter Tara joined the family business as a full time employee-hopefully she will continue the family tradition.
Customer service is a priority here at Municipal and every customer receives one-on-one personal attention. And because we believe that knowledge is power, our staff has an in-depth knowledge of the truck parts industry. That and our ability to get the right part to a customer the first time is what sets us apart from our competitors.
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