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D&W
Diesel was founded in January 1976 by Doug Wayne. Originally named D.W. Auto
Electric and located in a rented one-bay garage, Doug and one employee rebuilt
starters, generators and alternators and offered drive-in electrical services.
By 1978, the business had outgrown its location, and moved to the former family
farm on Routes 5 & 20, west of Auburn NY,
where it remains today. A year later Doug’s brother, Dave, became a
partner in the business. Diesel fuel injection remanufacturing was added to the
product offering, and the business was renamed D&W Diesel and Electric.
In 1980, D&W expanded its product lines to include the sales and service of
turbochargers.
Four years later, D&W opened its first branch location in
Rochester NY, which was followed by the opening of a branch in Troy NY
two years later, facilitated by the purchase of Erlich Auto’s fuel and
electric shop.
In the late 1980s, D&W purchased Ontario Electric and expanded its product
offerings to include sales and service of DC motors.
Positive displacement blowers for tank trucks were also added to the product
offering, and the sales territory for tank truck equipment was subsequently
expanded to cover all the New England and Mid-Atlantic states.
To support the growing sales territory, D&W opened a new location in
Buffalo NY in 1991, and moved the Troy location to
Albany. Three years later, the product offering was expanded again to
include sales and service of steering gears and pumps.
The
Worcester MA location was opened in 1997 in
conjunction with the purchase of fuel shops from Mack Boring-New England and
Rhode Island Mack.
In 1998, D&W added the sales and fabrication of hose and couplings to
compliment the tank truck equipment product line, and a year later, established
fully equipped hose shops in Auburn, Albany and Worcester.
1999 was a big year for the company. D&W signed as a
distributor for Gardner Denver’s truck and industrial blowers in 1999, and
launched its Industrial Products Division to provide sales and service of bulk
transfer equipment to the industrial market. In addition, the company was
awarded the Garrett Central Distributorship for NY, NJ and New England, signed
as a Blackmer distributor, and purchased the assets of Donnelly Diesel’s
fuel injection shop.
In 2002, D&W purchased Dry Bulk Equipment of Cleveland OH and established
its Cleveland location. The turbocharger
product line was strengthed with the purchased the assets of United Turbo of
Spofford NH.
As an extension of our turbocharging market, in 2003, D&W invested in the
business of installing and distributing performance engine products for both
gas and diesel applications. Bully Dog Technologies and Garrett GT Performance
product lines are the key brands of this new offering.
With over 150 employees, six locations throughout the
Northeast, and a solid financial standing, D&W is poised to continue its
history of growth and success in the years to come.
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