Beck (bus maker)

C. D. Beck & Company, of Sidney, Ohio, was an American intercity motorcoach and transit bus manufacturing company that was founded in 1931.^[1][2]

In 1953, Beck acquired Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine Company, maker of fire apparatus and transferred its production from Cincinnati to Sidney.^[1] In 1956, Mack Trucks bought Beck and expanded its facility the following year. However, in 1960 the factory was closed and sold to Westinghouse Air Brake.^[2]

Total Beck bus and coach production was around 3150 units.