Thiele & Sons Company

Thiele & Sons Company, a truck body manufacturer located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, built fire apparatus for a few years in the 1950s. In addition to building pumpers and rescues, the company was known for the Thiele Fog-Kar, a one-man quick attack unit equipped with a high-pressure fog system.
Thiele itself was formed in 1901 and built refuse, dump and van bodies over its long history. Operations were consolidated in Windber, Pennsylvania under the name Thiele Inc. when the Johnstown plant was closed in 1966. The company declared bankruptcy in 2008.
==Sources ==
*McCall, Walter M.P. Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Fire Engine Manufacturers. Hudson, WI: Iconografix, 2009. ISBN 9781583882528
Category:Defunct American fire apparatus manufacturers