Rep. Chrissy Houlahan tours the Morgan Truck Body headquarters in Morgantown, PA with President and COO Michael Crane. Discussions focused on workforce development and filling open manufacturing positions.

With a spotlight on filling available manufacturing jobs, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan visited Morgan Truck Body, North America’s largest manufacturer of light to medium duty truck bodies, headquartered in Morgantown, PA. (Photo ID: Rep. Houlahan joins Morgan Truck Body team members (L – R)  Brady Bagwan, VP HR; Justin Leas, Corporate Paint Trainer; Michael Crane, President and COO; Richard Dixon, Corporate Welding Program Supervisor; Tom Diez, VP Sales & Marketing)

MORGANTOWN – Yesterday, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) visited Morgantown’s Morgan Truck Body, LLC. Headquartered in Morgantown, PA, Morgan Truck Body is the largest manufacturer of light-and medium-duty truck bodies in North America. Morgan employs over 2,300 team members in 14 manufacturing locations and 8 service centers across the United States and Canada. On a visit and site tour, Rep. Houlahan spoke with leadership and the manufacturing team about the state of manufacturing in PA, the economy, workforce development and more.

“Despite all the hardships of the past 15 months, Morgan Truck Body has continued to be a stalwart in our local economy,” said Houlahan. “Not only are their operations impressive, but their commitment to creating jobs right here in Berks County is exactly the kind of energy we need as we work to build back this economy, even better than before. I will continue doing my part in Congress to ensure that Morgan Truck Body and businesses like theirs have the support they need to thrive, provide good paying jobs and be a productive participant in our rapidly recovering economy.”

“Since the pandemic, the manufacturing industry has been challenged by supply chain disruptions and delays, but the biggest obstacle we now face is a severe shortage of applicants for available jobs,” says Michael Crane, President and COO, Morgan Truck Body, LLC. “We seek to fill more than 100 positions immediately that provide competitive wages, training and excellent benefits.  We appreciate that Representative Houlahan recognizes the importance of developing a robust manufacturing sector, creating pathways to enter the field and the critical need to fill open positions.”

Richard Dixon, Corporate Welding Program Supervisor, and Michael Crane, President and COO Morgan Truck Body, guide Rep. Chrissy Houlahan on a plant tour and discuss the challenges of manufacturing in a post-pandemic environment.

Houlahan is an Air Force veteran, an engineer, a serial entrepreneur, an educator and a nonprofit leader. She represents Pennsylvania’s 6th Congressional District, which encompasses Chester County and southern Berks County. She serves on the House Armed Services Committee, the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Small Business Committee.