The winter of 1999 was cold and snowy in Union City, Indiana. But, under the bleak January skies, a bright future was emerging for a fledging company. Workhorse Custom Chassis was constructing its modern 209,000 square foot manufacturing facility. With half the roof and only two of the walls missing dedicated workers —clad in winter coats– busily assembled chassis as the snow blew in.

Why not wait for the roof and walls? Because Workhorse had made a promise to the industry to build and deliver chassis. Driven by a can-do spirit, Workhorse overcame all roadblocks to make good on the promise. Since those blustery days, we’ve been applying the same can-do attitude and single-minded chassis focus, defying all obstacles and building chassis so advanced and customer pleasing, they’ve revolutionized the motor home industry.

The revolution was long in coming. Before Workhorse, manufacturers built motor homes around the constraints chassis imposed on them. Workhorse changed everything by introducing platforms that created new opportunities for motor home manufacturers. Chassis that enhance your motor home experience and exceed your expectations. Chassis that are bigger, more powerful, and more fun to drive.

Today Workhorse Custom Chassis is one of the leading chassis manufacturers for motor homes and commercial step vans in the world. We continue to capture that original spirit in everything we do by setting high standards and keeping our promises.

• Workhorse Custom Chassis was formed in 1998 as a manufacturer of Class A motor home, commercial step van, school bus and European motor home chassis.
• Manufacturing facilities are located in Union City, Indiana; Sales and service offices are near Detroit.

The Focus

• Workhorse Custom Chassis is the only chassis manufacturer who only manufactures chassis. Workhorse does not produce automobiles, trucks, vans, SUV's, RV's or any other type of vehicle.
• This single focus means 100% of all Workhorse resources go into the design, production and support of chassis.

The Plant

• At 209,000 square feet, the state-of-the-art Union City plant is the largest strip chassis manufacturing facility in the world.
• The plant operates on a four-day, 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. schedule Monday through Thursday.

The People

• Workhorse is the only chassis manufacturer to have sales and service people all devoted completely to motor home and commercial chassis, to have an engineering team entirely devoted to the development and production of new chassis innovations and to have a management team averaging almost 30 years of automotive and chassis manufacturing experience per person.
  

The Product

• The company offers the only gasoline powered chassis available in the 10,000 - 26,000 gvw. range and is the only source of GM gasoline engines and power trains for Class A motor homes and commercial chassis.
• Workhorse offers the only rear power gas engine for the RV industry. 

The Service

• Workhorse is the only chassis manufacturer to develop an exclusive RV dealership service network so that the motor home owner can get both chassis and coach warranty service work done at the same location, and it is the only chassis manufacturer to join forces with Coach-Net to offer motor home owners 24-hour emergency service anywhere in the country.
• Workhorse has a national sales and service representative network , including a national service director, and  national sales director and assistant deal with the sale of Workhorse chassis to the dealer network.

The Industry

• Workhorse has signed converter agreements with all major commercial body builders, including Morgan Olson, and Utilimaster.
• It has received orders from many major commercial fleets including Frito Lay, ARAMARK, Airborne Express, Jays Chips and Herr Baking.
• And it has received orders from all major class A motor home manufacturers, including Fleetwood, Winnebago, National RV, Damon, Forest River, Four Winds, Eldorado, Tiffin, Safari, Georgie Boy, Holiday Rambler and Airstream.