For many decades a trusted name in fire apparatus was Maxim. The Maxim Motor Company in Middleborough, MA, was founded after a Middleborough firefighter (Carlton Maxim) built a second piece of of apparatus for the town’s fire department in 1914 (apparently he was not satisfied with the Knox the department had purchased two years earlier). The quality of the truck was quite good, and Maxim’s reputation began to spread.
Unfortunately, in 1989, Maxim ceased operations due to a number of economic factors. In 2009, Greenwood Emergency Vehicles, of North Attleborough, MA, announced that they were re-launching the Maxim brand name.
For more information about the Maxim Motor Company and Maxim fire apparatus, please visit:
"Unofficial" Maxim Motor Company
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