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April 2024 – Employee of the Month James Jones

We are happy to announce this month’s employee of the month is James Jones. James is one of the longest tenured, and most beloved members of our AQ family; joining the company in March of 1979. Over his 45 years in the machin...

Celebrating The Retirement of Billy Hawkins: 45 Years of Dedication

Today, we gather to celebrate a remarkable milestone in the history of our company – the retirement of Billy Hawkins after an incredible 45 years of dedicated service.  As he embarks on this new chapter of his life, we take t...

Autoquip Announces the Hiring of New Director of Operations, Leonard Sweet

Autoquip Corporation is pleased to announce that Leonard Sweet joined the company on February 13, 2024, as Director of Operations. The company carefully pursued an exhaustive search to identify the ideal individual to lead th...

Please join us in welcoming Cristie Maker to the Autoquip Team

Cristie has been working part-time in Human Resources since September of 2022. During that time, she has been assisting the Supply Chain Department with accounting data entry, purchasing price lists/cost updates in our ERP, a...

February Employee of the Month – Katie Davenport

We are thrilled to announce that Katie Davenport has been selected as our Employee of the Month for February, 2024. This recognition is a testament to her exceptional dedication, hard work, and embodiment of our company’...

December 2023 Employee of Month – Gabriel Vazquez

We are happy to announce that this month’s employee of the month is Gabriel Vazquez. Gabby shows great commitment in his job as managing the paint shop and ensuring our lifts are delivered with the highest quality paint.  Gab...

November Employee of the Month – John Heard

This month’s employee of the month is John Heard. John joined Autoquip in 2017 as our 2nd shift painter. In this role, he proved to be a committed, caring employee who always goes above and beyond to get things done while kee...

Retirement Farewell Message from Louis Coleman, Sr. Director of Sales & Marketing

I joined Autoquip and the Material Handling world approximately 22 years ago. I thought I was just taking a job, but I was completely incorrect. I learned I joined an organization (Autoquip) of people who are committed to pro...

Celebrating Danny Apala’s Retirement Journey

This week we celebrated the retirement of longtime employee Danny Apala. Danny has been an integral part of our Autoquip family for 45 years. He started with Autoquip in 1978 as an apprentice welder, worked up to a welder “A”...

September Employee of the Month – Wyatt Bronner

We are happy to announce this month’s employee of the month is Wyatt Bronner. Wyatt Bronner came to Autoquip last summer as a welder on our 2nd shift crew, and recently celebrated his 1-year work anniversary with the team! In...