| History |
| 1186 Baldwin Ave. Pontiac, MI 48340 (248)335-9541 (248)334-5616 FAX (248) 335-9252 |
| Serving Our Customers Since 1939 |
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| From 1939 until 1941, the company's first location was a small 2-pump Sinclair filling station at 695 Baldwin Avenue in Pontiac, Michigan. In 1941 the company relocated to 1324 Baldwin Avenue, after singing with the Socony Vacuum Oil Company, later adding service and lunch to the operations until 1951. In 1943 the first wrecker was purchased, a 1939 Ford one-ton with a Manley hand operated boom and winch. In 1946 they purchased a new 1946 Studebaker 1 1/2 ton truck, the first truck available after World War II. Christened "Wrecker Number Two" this Studebaker was sent to the Ashton Wrecker Company at 1701 Lafayette in Detroit, Michigan where it had the first extended boom wrecker ever made installed on it. In 1951 Adlers built a new Mobil gas station and service bays at 1186 Baldwin Avenue, the location of the company still to this day. Boyd went to work at Adlers in 1943 at age 13. 17 years later in 1959 at age 30, Boyd bought the company from Mr. Adler. In 1982 the company becomes a corporation as Adlers Service, Inc., Taking on a bored as a partner Boyd's son James, already an employee and ready for some more responsibility. Over the years the company continued to purchase many more wreckers such as a 1952 Jeep pick-up wrecker, a 1955 GMC Ashton wrecker, a 1960 one ton Ashton, as well as many more. Currently the company operates a variety of some 30 units such as wreckers, flatbeds, semi tractors and trailers. Still growing the company employs 35 full time people. A police impound yard has served the city of Pontiac since 1954 with two storage yards. Boyd today is retired, and his son James runs the company as the President and General Manager. |