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Nav GVW GVW GROUP, LLC * About * Management * Companies * Careers * News GVW BUILDS COMPANIES WE LEVERAGE GREAT PEOPLE AND GREAT TECHNOLOGY TO GROW OUR BUSINESSES PROACTIVE We use our operational expertise to create value while working with existing management teams. RESULTS DRIVEN We invest in companies that can be built into platforms for growth. ENTERPRISING We cultivate an entrepreneurial environment that fosters growth through “out-of-the-box” ideas. GLOBAL Our global perspective permeates through all we do – customers, people, processes and products. Back to the top ABOUT US WE ARE A DYNAMIC, INDUSTRIAL HOLDING COMPANY DEDICATED TO INVESTING IN, GROWING AND STARTING BUSINESSES. FOUNDED IN 1993, WE INVEST, GROW AND PROVIDE STRATEGIC EXPERTISE FOR SCALABLE EARLY STAGE, HIGH GROWTH, AND MID-SIZED BUSINESSES. ALONG THE WAY, WE HAVE EXPANDED GLOBALLY INTO DIVERSE INDUSTRIES INCLUDING MANUFACTURING, DISTRIBUTION, TECHNOLOGY, BIG DATA, ENGINEERING AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY. PEOPLE Our people are the foundation for what we do. We are committed to developing our people to their fullest potential. PRODUCTS Our strategy is to start with the end customer’s perspective and work backwards to develop products and services that address the customer’s needs. PROCESS To achieve big results, we implement processes that drive sustainable growth, mitigate execution risk, increase speed to market and reduce costs. Back to the top MANAGEMENT Andrew Taitz, Founder, Chairman, and CEO Andrew Taitz is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of GVW Group, LLC, which encompasses affiliated domestic and international operating companies in the heavy-duty commercial vehicle manufacturing, distribution, engineering and IT industries. GVW Group continues to seek and invest in new advanced technology opportunities that either support affiliates or would enable penetration of new markets for which GVW Group brings unique value. Consistent with all of Andrew Taitz’s efforts for almost three decades (including his past investments and dispositions of Workhorse Custom Chassis and Union City Body Co.), GVW Group™ companies seek the best people, who are then empowered to create value for customers – often by doing things differently. By understanding customers, their markets, and their true drivers of value and sustained competitive advantages, GVW Group companies meet customer needs in ways more fundamental and aligned toward forward-looking growth and profitability. Mr. Taitz and the GVW Group companies have also been industry leaders in furthering and promoting sustainable, environment-friendly products and services. The GVW Group companies continue to seek and advance such opportunities as core to their key growth initiatives. Jeffrey Leeb, General Counsel Jeffrey Leeb has been the General Counsel of GVW Group since joining the organization in 2015. In this capacity, he supports and represents GVW Group and its manufacturing, parts distribution, engineering, IT, and energy rebate affiliate companies in connection with all legal, risk management, and compliance matters. Prior to joining GVW Group, Mr. Leeb was with three of Chicago’s largest law firms, practicing primarily in areas including energy regulation, litigation, investigations, corporate and banking transactions. He also held marketing and sales strategy and planning positions with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Leeb graduated from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) with a B.S. in Accountancy. He received his J.D. from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business (concentrations in Finance, Strategy and Entrepreneurship). He is also a registered Certified Public Accountant in Illinois. Back to the top OUR COMPANIES OUR EXITS × AUTOCAR Autocar is the only American truck manufacturer focused on trucks for severe-duty vocational applications. But above all, Autocar is focused on our customers: Always Up is our tag line due to our focus on our customers' unique needs. Our truck helps our customers to be more successful and to achieve their challenging objectives. As the industry's technology and innovation leader, Autocar has delivered more natural gas vehicles than all of our competitors combined. We are the oldest motor vehicle manufacturer in the United States and built America's first truck, in 1899. A proudly American-owned company. www.autocartruck.com × ACULOCITY Dominate Your Data: That’s what we focus on. At Aculocity, using technology as our platform, we specialize in data-driven, customized business solutions. With our team of architects, business analysts and custom software developers, we consolidate and integrate data via application interfaces and use graphic visualization and reports, giving our customers the data-driven competitive advantage in today’s fast-paced marketplace. www.aculocity.com × GREENOHM GreenOhm houses the largest available dataset of energy efficiency rebates, incentives and tax credits offered by utility companies as well as federal, state and local governments throughout the U.S. We power leading manufacturers, retailers, and contractors with data driven tools to drive sales, increase margins, generate leads and provide their customers with more savings. Our team of user interface and data experts partner with customers to create the most user-friendly, scalable, accurate customized rebate and incentive solutions available in the market. www.greenohm.com × TRIZ ENGINEERING TRIZ Engineering Solutions is a one-stop complete product development company. We offer comprehensive integrated product development services unlike any other company. We serve as a full-fledged engineering department equivalent that focuses on intense product development. Our ability to avoid the day-to-day distractions, often found in an internal engineering department, allows for an extremely successful program for our multinational global customers including automotive, trucking, off highway, construction, mining, utility and military. www.trizengineering.com × GVW PARTS GVW Parts is a national aftermarket truck parts distributor. We know truck parts and have a dedicated team of professionals working to help our customers keep their trucks rolling. With distribution centers strategically located throughout the US, GVW Parts offers customers premium parts from leading manufacturers - delivered any place, on time with a strong commitment to the most complete customer service experience in the industry. www.gvwparts.com × J.I.T. PARTS JIT Truck Parts is a national aftermarket truck parts distributor directly servicing national, regional and local fleets. We know truck parts and have a dedicated team of professionals working to help our customers keep their trucks rolling. With distribution centers strategically located throughout the US, JIT offers customers premium parts from leading manufacturers - delivered any place, on time with a strong commitment to the most complete customer service experience in the industry. www.jittruckparts.com × GVW INVESTMENTS GVW Investments is the passive investment arm of GVW Group. × AUTOCAR PARTS Autocar Parts, LLC is a distributor of heavy duty truck aftermarket parts. The Company launched in 2010. × GVW GROUP Since 1993, GVW Group has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to growing and starting businesses. With our entrepreneurial approach as a private investment and holding company, we build value for our operating companies. We grow companies and provide strategic expertise for scalable early stage, high growth, and mid-sized businesses. Along the way, we have expanded globally into diverse industries ranging from manufacturing, distribution, technology, big data, engineering and energy efficiency. × WORKHORSE CUSTOM CHASSIS GVW launched Workhorse Custom Chassis in 1998, by acquiring the P-chassis assets and intellectual property from General Motors. The company’s management team was responsible for building a new 200,000 square foot manufacturing facility “from the ground up”, and hired a staff of 300 managers and production workers – all in the span of less than one year. The company manufactured stripped chassis for the motor home, bus and commercial vehicle segments. GVW’s management team developed a suite of sixteen new products, growing its market share in the gas-powered motor home segment from 19% to over 65% in less than five years. After several years of increasing EBITDA growth, GVW sold Workhorse to Navistar International in 2005. × UNION CITY BODY COMPANY GVW acquired Union City Body Company (UCBC) in 1993. The company produced aluminum walk-in van bodies for leading delivery companies such as Federal Express, Frito Lay, and United Parcel Service. GVW spent considerable time and resources to improve the product offering, reduce operational costs, refine go-to-market strategies, and restructure the business. UCBC jointly developed and launched the industry’s first successful fully engineered and integrated step van truck in conjunction with Workhorse Custom Chassis. GVW sold UCBC to Utilimaster Corporation in 2005 × UPTIME PARTS GVW acquired UpTime Parts from Transcom, a rollup of heavy-duty parts distributors nationwide. GVW successfully integrated the OES service parts business from its existing portfolio business into the acquired UpTime Parts infrastructure. The company supplied replacement and aftermarket parts for the recreational vehicle, heavy truck, medium truck, and bus after markets. GVW sold Uptime Parts to Navistar International in 2005. × VORZA Vorza was established with the intention of being focused on advanced technology development and execution in the trucking industry, including but not limited to Electric Vehicle, Fuel Cell, Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS), Connectivity, Autonomous Vehicle, and Artificial Intelligence in Trucking. The company is designed to expand design and engineering services to specialty vehicle manufacturers and other industries for various applications as well. Vorza’s expertise is in the high tech sectors of software development, vehicle technology, and AI. www.vorzatech.com Back to the top 5 REASONS TO WORK HERE You are an "A" player You want to make a difference You're not afraid to try new things You want to win, not just play the game Your ideas really matter Search Jobs Back to the top IN THE NEWS... AUTOCAR CELEBRATES 10,000TH TERMINAL TRACTOR, PARTNERS WITH LAZER LOGISTICS 1 September, 2023 Lazer Logistics is expanding its EV terminal tractor fleet with a rather special truck from Autocar, featuring a celebratory plaque worth commemorating. Autocar's center of... AUTOCAR TOOLED FOR THE FUTURE WITH DEDICATED EV LINE 28 June, 2023 Autocar has enhanced its manufacturing facility in Birmingham, Alabama, with an advanced EV assembly line, complementing the brand’s handmade heritage... “POWER UP” CAPABILITY HELPS AUTOCAR CUSTOMERS ACCELERATE EV FLEET DEPLOYMENT 3 May, 2023 Autocar has partnered with Mitsubishi HC Capital America and ChargePoint to provide the Power Up Program, a bundled vehicle financing solution designed to help... Read More News Back to the top Our Privacy Policy Copyright © 2024 GVW Group, LLC