Founded in 1984 by Manuel "Skip" Mendes and his son Michael, A. C. T. Vehicle Equipment carried only a few product lines for small pickup trucks. In the beginning, wrecker bodies and snow plows were the bulk of the business. Over the years, rapid growth in both product lines and customers saw the business looking for a bigger location. In 1996, a brand new 7500 square-foot facility was built right down the street from the original shop. Today, A. C. T. is a multi line snow plow, truck body, and accessory distributor for brands such as:

• Meyer Snow Plows
  
• Fisher Snow Plows & Salt/Sand Spreaders
  
• Airflo Hopper Spreaders
  
• Trynex Tailgate and Hopper Spreaders
  
• Snoway Snow Plows
  
• Snowman (backdrag) Snow Plows
  
• Rugby Dump Bodies & Hoists
  
• Warner Service Bodies
  
• Morgan Dry Freight and Refrigerated Bodies
  
• Morgan Olson Step Vans
  
• Scott Flatbeds/Stake Bodies by Tafco
  
• Cadet Flatbeds-Parkhurst Flatbed, Stake, & Grain Bodies
  
• Smith Stainless Steel Dump Bodies & Salt/Sand Spreaders
  
• Venco Conversion Hoists & Liftgates
  
• Cam Superline Dump Inserts
  
• Cam Superline Trailers
  
• Cross Country Trailers
  
• Anthony Liftgates
  
• Tommy Gate Liftgates
  
• Maxon Liftgates
  
• Waltco Liftgates
  
• Lo Jack Security Systems
  
• Toolboxes, Tarp Mechanisms, Bedliners, Tonneau Covers
  
• And much more