Pierreville Fire Trucks

''Pierreville redirects here. For the Québec town, see Pierreville, Québec.''

Pierreville Fire Trucks was a Canadian fire apparatus builder located in Pierreville, Québec.

History
Pierreville Fire Trucks was formed by five of the nine sons of Pierre Thibault, founder of Pierre Thibault Fire Trucks. The nine disagreed about the future of the company; the five wanted to continue building fire trucks, while the remaining four brothers wanted to sell the family business. In the end, René, Julien, Marion, Charles-Étienne and Yvon Thibault formed a competing firm called Pierreville Fire Trucks while Thibault was sold to interests outside the Thibault family. Both firms were located Pierreville, Québec.

Pierreville quickly established itself as one of Canada's largest apparatus manufacturers. Starting with several sales to fire departments in Québec, Pierreville was delivering to municipalities across Canada by the mid-seventies. Aerial devices were added to their product line in 1972 and Pierreville became the distributor for LTI in Canada. The company was also Waterous' sole representative in Canada.

In 1979, as the original family firm faced financial difficulties, Pierreville sent brother René Thibault to purchase its assets and bring it into the Pierreville fold. However, René actually purchased Pierre Thibault for himself, leading for a rift in the family. Both companies continued to operate, with Pierreville taking the crown for largest Canadian manufacturer in 1980 in terms of units sold. Pierreville also expanded into the United States.

The recession of the early 1980s and bidding wars with competitors forced Pierreville into bankruptcy in 1985.

Production
Pierreville built approximately one thousand pumpers, aerials and tankers for delivery across Canada. American orders were also filled for the US Navy, San Diego, California and a number of municipalities in the Chicago area. Orders were also on the books for Detroit, Michigan and San Francisco, California when Pierreville declared bankruptcy.