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The Journey

The journey started over 70 years ago and the tradition lives on...
1937 Meyer Body Inc. founded by Leo Meyer - Haysville, IN
1959 Meyer Body Inc. acquired by Amos Braun and Jerry Habig
1983 Meyer enters vehicle accessories market - distribution business is born
1986 Meyer Body Inc. acquired by Mike Braun and Daryl Rauscher 
1988 Meyer opens location in Evansville, IN
1995 Meyer Body Inc. fully acquired by Mike Braun
1998 Moved from Haysville location to new Jasper, IN Distribution Center
1999 Competitive Edge Distributing, sister company to Meyer, opens in Concord, NC
1999 www.meyerdistributing.com launched
2000 Meyer Distributing's first catalog is produced
2003 A&W Duke's Acquired - Louisville, KY
2004 Midwest Truck Accessories Acquired - Baton Rouge, LA, Houston, TX and Tulsa, OK locations are added
2004 Voice over IP phone system deployed nationwide
2004 Meyer acquires Custom Vehicle Supply - Milwaukee, WI
2004 Meyer Online is launched - first eCommerce orders are processed
2004 First tractor/trailer transfers begin
2005 Meyer acquires AAA Distributing - Enterprise, AL
2005 My.Meyer web-based Intranet portal is launched
2005 Meyer acquires full ownership of Competive Edge Distributing
2005 Harrisburg, PA cross-dock opens
2005 Elkhart, IN cross-dock opens
2006 Meyer acquires assets of Twin City Bedliner - Minneapolis, MN
2006 Meyer acquires Weathers Auto Supply - Tupelo, MS
2006 Meyer opens call center and cross-dock in Dallas, TX
2006 Meyer Logistics, Inc. founded as third party freight company
2007 Ocala, FL cross-dock opens
2008 Meyer acquires Eck Trucking, Jasper, IN
2008 St. Louis, MO cross-dock opens
2008 Kansas City, KS cross-dock opens
2008 ProMaxx Automotive private label brand is launched
2009 Meyer Named Among Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies
2009 Atlanta, GA cross-dock opens
2009 Denver, CO call center and regional stocking warehouse opens
2009 Nashville, TN cross-dock opens
2010 Downtown Chicago, IL corporate office established
2010 Dayton, OH cross-dock opens
2010 Youngstown, OH cross-dock opens
2010 Detroit, MI cross-dock opens
2010 Meyer expands Dallas, TX facility into regional stocking warehouse
2010 Meyer acquires Croft Supply & Distribution, San Antonio, TX
2010 Meyer named 2010 Sema Warehouse Distributor of the Year, Las Vegas, NV
2011 Memphis, TN cross-dock opens
2011 Birmingham, AL cross-dock opens
2011 Dallas, TX HUB warehouse opens
2011 Meyer acquires Sunrise National Distributors Florida Division, Orlando, FL
2011 Knoxville, TN cross-dock opens
2012 Charleston, WV cross-dock opens
2012 Little Rock, AR cross-dock opens

Days Gone By

Pictured Above: Some of the original Meyer staff from 1937 and project trucks from days gone by. Until the mid-late 1980’s vehicle parts and accessories were mostly purchased and installed for commercial applications. Times and vehicles have changed but Meyer service and dedication remains constant! Thanks for the decades of support!