TruckVault’s Origins: It can be said that TruckVault was created accidentally. In the 1980s Al Chandler owned and operated a construction company in Seattle, Washington. One of his employees drove a van equipped with a home-made drawer system not unlike today’s TruckVault. When Al saw this he decided to build one for his own truck but, rather than hauling tools, he built it to haul his big boy toys – guns, fishing and more. When his friends saw this drawer system they asked to have one for their trucks, too. The process was infectious and, within a years time, TruckVault was born. The first official TruckVault was manufactured in June of 1995 and the requests have poured in ever since.
It can be said that TruckVault was created accidentally. In the 1980s Al Chandler owned and operated a construction company in Seattle, Washington. One of his employees drove a van equipped with a home-made drawer system not unlike today’s TruckVault. When Al saw this he decided to build one for his own truck but, rather than hauling tools, he built it to haul his big boy toys – guns, fishing and more. When his friends saw this drawer system they asked to have one for their trucks, too. The process was infectious and, within a years time, TruckVault was born. The first official TruckVault was manufactured in June of 1995 and the requests have poured in ever since.
It was originally assumed that TruckVault would manufacture more products for pickups than for any other vehicle. In the fall of 1995 however, TruckVault was displayed for the first time at a tradeshow – the NRA convention in Phoenix. Show-goers immediately recognized the potential for TruckVault’s products. To TruckVault’s surprise, the majority of attendees requested models built not for pickup trucks, but for their SUVs. This show was the catalyst for their present line of vehicle specific SUV organizers and multi-drawer command centers.
As more and more TruckVault products were ordered over the next two years, police, fire and law enforcement agencies discovered TruckVault. Recognizing the significance of this market, TruckVault began, in a small way, to advertise in public safety publications and exhibited for the first time at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) in Orlando in 1997. Since that time, public safety and law enforcement sales have continued to climb and have been a key to TruckVault’s success.
Today
Today, TruckVault is the most recognized name for vehicle equipment storage solutions in the sports, law enforcement and public safety markets. Now manufacturing in Sedro Woolley, Washington, TruckVault employs over 40 people internally and out-sources locally, further contributing to the U.S. economy.
TruckVault management and employees take great pride in their products and the quality they represent. You will not buy a better “in-vehicle storage solution” than one manufactured by TruckVault.
Buy Quality. Buy American. Buy TruckVault.
Al Chandler
CEO, TruckVault Inc
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