All the right stuff 

By Matt Sink, CEO
Mickey Truck Bodies has always been known for having highly skilled, professionally trained, and creative employees. They are also recognized for their benevolent nature through regular participation in the United Way, Junior Diabetes Foundation, Red Cross, Great American Clean-up, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and many other charitable and community causes.

Matt Sink

So, it was no surprise that 19 innovative and caring Mickey teammates volunteered to build a backyard playset and make a birthday wish come true for a 2-year-old cancer patient who lives with his family a stone?s throw from our main manufacturing campus in High Point, NC. The Mickey crew completed the build on their own time ? off the clock ? and even brought birthday gifts and mowed the family?s lawn. (See the ?Roc Solid? story in this issue of the Spirit for all the details.)

The skills and creativity of our employees, however, go far beyond building great truck bodies and trailers ? and even backyard playsets. Mickey?s southeast Fleet Services Team in Ocala, FL recently took a 25-year-old 16-bay sideload soft drink trailer with a 23-year-old chassis, and turned it into a ?like new,? customized multi-purpose trailer for an Alabama Fire and Rescue Department. The new unit features an innovative, custom-built rear bumper with three built in steps to make it easy for responders to get to the rescue equipment. The rig was finished off with a glossy coat of ?fire department red” paint. (See the ?To the Rescue? story in this issue of the Spirit for all the details.)

You can?t build or repurpose great trailers without innovation. And if you want to add amazing backyard playsets to your product portfolio, you also need some creativity and compassion. Mickey employees possess all the above.