Allied Tank was originally founded in 1946 by Louis Field, Al Margulies, and David Constantine. They were prompted by the need for better customer service by fuel oil delivery people in their area. After the second World War there was a distinct equipment shortage. Suppliers for Tank Trucks and related equipment were backed up for many months. It was much like any other cold winter! Louis Field had been both a mechanic, and an oil delivery person for several years, along with wartime experience in metal working at the Philadelphia Naval Ship Yard. Al Margulies ran his own Oil Delivery Business (Margulies Oil) , David Constantine was a also metal worker during the second world war. The facility would specialize in both repairs and new equipment manufacturing Louis Field, being the technical coordinator knew he could turn around new equipment in a third the time that others were able to fight their backlog. The name "Allied" also had special meaning at the time. It symbolized both the alliance of Al, Lou, and Dave (A,L,D: Allied) as well as the spirit of "Victory" which was prevalent and very American at the time. Moving about a dozen New Tank Trucks in their first year Allied fulfilled their expectations and was well on their way to future growth. As Louis field became more prevalent in the business than his partners, he eventually purchased their shares of the business. Al left in 1951, David in 1956. Once the company belonged entirely to Louis Field, his spirit of quality and innovation could not be swayed by other peoples interests, and has not been to date. Allied Tank was among the premier innovators in Aluminum in the early 1950's. Our work in developing the first Aluminum Tank Trucks greatly increased payload and profitability to the industry. Allied was the first volume manufacturer of Aluminum Tank Truck equipment. Our first location was at 22nd Street and Susquehanna Blvd. In North Philadelphia. Cheesesteaks and soft pretzels weren't the only innovations coming from Philly (though they tend to taste better than a tank truck...) The original location was very close to downtown (AKA center city) Philadelphia known as "North Philly". The original space was rented two opening garage of approximately 10,000 square feet. But the company was bound for fast growth. By 1953 the company had outgrown its original space, Lou and Dave decided to take the leap into a larger location. The Next move was to 24th and Brown streets in Philadelphia in a former Bus terminal. Now occupying approximately 30,000 sq. Ft. With additional outside storage. Allied prospered and grew in that location until 1965. In nearly a decade we were ready for our next big move. As the company was growing larger, the city real estate became less cost effective. Suburban sprawl was also creating a workforce outside of the city. This made a move to Collegeville PA attractive and the time was right for another big move. This growth continued until 1990 when we reorganized and trimmed down management related overhead. Our move then to Norristown PA has made us a leaner, stronger company than we have ever been. Allied today can offer an extensive list of services, and our combination of customer service, and technical capability are still your number one source for bulk delivery vehicle information. Most of our accounts are considered friends first, and our motto "Allied Quality - It's Everywhere" is much more than just words. While our attention to detail makes it easy to see and feel Allied Quality, if you look for it you'll find that quality describes the full equipment ownership experience we provide. When you have a question about your equipment, you'll get a fast knowledgeable reply. If you want information about maintaining your equipment we're just a phone call or e-mail us Allied is now proudly a third generation family company with more on the way. You can count on our reputation for quality and on-time delivery. You can see and feel the quality, and you'll also experience it with our world class equipment service and customer service. We have collected some images from the Allied Tank Archives which demonstrate some of the unique vehicles we have made as well as the long history we have. It is an entertaining stroll through time. Click Here or on the "Classic" logo to stroll down "Allied's Tank Truck Gallery" Allied Quality, it was then, and still is "Everywhere".