Waltek was a Canadian truck and fire apparatus manufacturer that specialized in aircraft crash rescue vehicles. The company went out of business in 2003, and its assets were purchased by R.P.M. Tech of Laval, Quebec. R.P.M. Tech manufactures snow removal equipment.
History[]
When Walter Canada Ltd. went out of business in 1985, shareholder Georges Laporte acquired the remaining assets and established a new company called Waltek Motor Trucks. The name was a combination of Walter and technology.
Initially the company provided parts and service for Walter trucks. In the early 1990s Waltek built some specialty mining support vehicles. The company then began to offer aircraft crash rescue vehicles.
By the early 2000s the Canadian market for crash trucks became very slim, and the company filed for bankruptcy in 2003. In 2008 R.P.M. Tech acquired Waltek's assets and announced plans to offer the complete line of Waltek crash rescue vehicles. As of 2017, no production of these vehicles has been reported.
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Sources[]
- Simiele, Mark Walter 100% Traction; The History of the Empire State's Specialty Truck Manufacturer. Franklin, NJ: Contemporary Color, 2000.
- McCall, Walter M.P. Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Fire Engine Manufacturers. Hudson, WI: Iconografix, 2007.