EarthCruiser is kaput. Founded in 2008, the Oregon-based builder of overlanding rigs based on medium-duty pickups and box truck chassis’ posted a notice on its site on April 24 that it would be shutting down the following day, April 25, with a finality that would end vehicle production and vehicle servicing. The company wrote that the events of the past few years created “changing market dynamics and economic challenges [that] made it increasingly difficult to sustain operations,” hence, “after careful c onsideration and in-depth strategic analysis the company has made the decision to wind down operations in its current form.”
The company was best known for its EXP and FX lines, based on the Isuzu
EarthCruiser had also recently got into creating off-road fire and rescue rigs for emergency services in the Pacific Northwest. Called Commander Off-Road Equipment
Founder and CIO Lance Gilles says the firm is “working with professionals to accomplish orderly liquidation in accordance with state law,” and that it will make further announcements in the future. The release didn’t mention a contact for customers, but asked all business-related inquiries be addressed to Jamie Bradley at jamie@earthcruiser.com. We’re sad to see it go.
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