The Heil Railjoint Welding Company was founded by Julius P. Heil

The company was reorganized as Heil.

Heil produces the first electrically welded compartment tanks and steel truck body.

Heil begins manufacturing hand hoist and dump body units.

Heil produces the worlds first twin-arm hydraulic hoist for truck bodies.

Heil produces prototype “van type” fully enclosed refuse vehicle.

Heil begins using high tensile steel in welded truck bodies.

Heil delivers is first conveyor-type refuse bodies to the city of New York

Heil manufactures the first Colector garbage truck bodies.

Heil introduces the Colecto-Pak, the first refuse body capable of packing it’s own load.

Heil introduces the Mark II Colectomatic rear loader.

Heil begins production at it’s new manufacturing facilities in Fort Payne, AL and Scotland.

The Mark III Colectomatic rear loader becomes the first unit to go into production in the Ft Payne, AL manufacturing facility.

Heil introduces the Mark IV Colectomatic rear loader, forerunner to the Formula^® 4000 rear loader.

The Heil Company opens an office in Chattanooga, TN, which eventually becomes it’s corporate headquarters.

Heil introduces the Formula series of refuse bodies and production of the Formula^® 500 begins.

Heil acquires Litter-Lift Systems, the forerunner to the Formula^® 7000 Split-Body automated collection system.

Heil introduces the Half/Pack^® front-loader.

Heil purchases Government Innovations, manufacturers of the Rapid-Rail^® automated side loader.

Heil introduces the Reycle 2000^™ curbside collector

The Heil Co. is acquired and becomes a subsidiary within Dover Corporation

The 10,000th Formula^® 5000 rolls off the line.

Heil introduces STARR^® System automated side loader and a redesign of the Half/Pak^® front loader with a curved body shell, which becomes the DurPak^® Half/Pak^® front loader.

Heil opens the industries first dedicated factory training center.

Heil installs the first robotic welding machine on the Half/Pack^® line.

Heil introduces the DuraPack^® family of refuse products.

Heil introduces the industry’s only mobile training center.

Heil purchases Bayne Machine Works, the leading manufacturer of container lift systems.

Heil introduces four new products: the PowerTrack^® Commercial Rear Loader, PT1000^™ rear loader, MultiPack^® refuse collection vehicle, and Python^® automated arm.

Heil introduces CP Python^® continuous pack automated side loader.

Heil introduces MultiTask SL^™ drop-frame side loader

Heil introduces the redesigned RapidRail^® V2

Heil opens its newly renovated paint facility at its manufacturing plant in Fort Payne, AL.

Dover joins together Heil Environmental, Marathon Equipment Company, and Bayne Machine Works to form Environmental Solutions Group.

Heil introduces the Half/Pack^® Freedom^™ front loader: the lightest front loader in the refuse industry.

Heil invests six million dollars to establish a flow line in the mount shop to create chassis check-in facility and to upgrade the employee amenities and office facility.

Heil acquires DuaLift^™ and begins manufacturing Heil roll-off units.

Heil partners with Big Truck Rental^® to form the Heil Rentals Program.

Heil Celbrates 110-year anniversary

Heil acquires The Curtton-Can Company.

Heil introduces the Odyssey^™ Automated Front Loader.