In 1947 Riverside, an individually owned Michigan corporation, was established as a highly skilled tool and die operation, mainly supplying the automotive and appliance industries. In the mid 1970’s Riverside was acquired by Lehigh Valley Industries, and expanded into military products. In 1992, fourteen year Riverside President/CEO Harold R. Barr purchased 100% of Riverside making it an individually owned small business focused on harsh environment electronics. In 2002 Fred Merritt purchased controlling interest of the company and he is currently the sole shareholder and CEO. Since then Riverside has continually grown in size, adding more product lines and customers.
Riverside has since become a specialized military supplier. Riverside supplies products for the US Military and other Free World Countries. Riverside supplies numerous products for Wheeled Tire Vehicles (i.e. Hummer, 2 1/2 Ton and 5 Ton Trucks) and Track Vehicles (i.e. M113, Bradley). Customers include AM General Corporation, Raytheon, Stewart & Stevenson, BAE Systems, Freightliner/Chrysler, OshKosh, International Truck, American Truck (Terex), United Defense and the US Government.
We are committed to be a world-class leader in our business. It is the policy of Riverside to maintain a comprehensive quality program, which is compliant to ISO 9001:2000. We continually improve quality; reduce cost and increase customer satisfaction and confidence in our products. It is our objective to develop the reputation of being the most reliable supplier to our customers. To achieve this goal, we strive to be the highest quality supplier in the industry. Riverside endorses the concepts of continuous quality improvement and total quality assurance, which stress an integrated business management approach to quality. This approach emphasizes that quality is the responsibility of every employee. This commitment will govern our relationships and actions with our suppliers and customers, both internal and external.
We have multi-discipline engineers with over 100 years of combined experience with military systems and products. We offer concept to final production solutions for our customers, including product and improvement support. We assist with prototyping and designing your products. We use the latest 3D and 2D software available to generate concepts, SLS samples and functional prototypes. Once prototyped, Riverside can perform or arrange and manage the necessary testing services required for your product approval. Having in-house manufacturing capabilities, transitioning from prototypes to production is easily accomplished at Riverside.
Transportation Safety Technologies, Inc. (TST) is a division of Riverside Mfg. TST designs and manufactures electronic controls and safety systems for the commercial delivery, local service, and emergency and utility service fleet vehicles. For more information on TST’s many products and services, visit the TST web site at www.tst-corp.com.
