History

John and Norma Schien opened Schien Equipment Company in Carlinville, Illinois on April 17th, 1948. They began by doing repairs for farmers and building small tanks for water hauling. They also designed a truck body that could be used to haul cans of milk from the local dairy farms to the dairy. Business was good and in 1950 they doubled the size of their building and started doing chassis modifications in addition to manufacturing. The business continued to grow and in 1954 they purchased 6 acres and built new buildings.

In the late-1950’s Schien Equipment expanded their product line. They began building van, platform, service, and grain bodies. They also repaired and rebuilt wrecked trailers. In the early 1960’s they expanded again and started designing and building their own line of steel and aluminum end-dump trailers. Eventually, they were selling their products throughout the Mid-West.

In 1999, the Schien’s met with representative of Bibeau Enterprises from St. Felix de Valois, Quebec, Canada, the premier manufacturer of dump bodies in North America. Bibeau Enterprises, a family owned company, has been building dump bodies and trailer tubs for more than 40 years. In May, 2000, Bibeau Enterprises purchased the Schien Equipment Company.

Schien Equipment, Inc. is currently located on approximately 20 acres at 14933 Moore Cemetery Road in Carlinville, Illinois. With over 90 years of combined industry experience, we have a full paint shop, fabrication department, installation area and a brand new state-of-the-art production facility for Bibeau Alliance aluminum dump bodies. We continue to build steel and aluminum end-dump trailers, pup trailers and wagons. Additionally, we manufacture large chassis for mobile MRI’s and various other medical applications. Our products are sold internationally through a network of distributors.