A History of Unbeatable Service
Since 1978, Garden Spot Frame & Alignment Service, Inc., (GSFA) has been building an excellent reputation on the strength of three attributes: first-class workforce, advanced equipment, and strategic location.
As a frame and alignment shop in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, GSFA did an exceptional job, meeting the specific needs of individual truckers as well as fleet operators. Word got around that nobody could straighten a bent frame or enhance truck handling better than GSFA – and that we always stood behind our work. To this day, our highly-experienced technicians have been able to straighten any type of frame rail or bent axle fast, including truck frames, trailer frames, suspensions of all types, heavy equipment, and agricultural and industrial equipment. And when it comes to alignment service, GSFA has an intricate understanding of how alignment affects your vehicle's handling and performance. We can actually change the personality of any vehicle. By driving it before and after an alignment, we're able to eliminate any problems and ensure every customer is 100% satisfied. Our expertise in ride, handling and vibration are hallmarks of every GSFA alignment package. For us, good is not enough. We strive to be the best. And it’s evident in everything we do, starting with our signature frame and alignment service.
With a lifetime of experience optimizing truck performance, and national awards from Peterbilt and Caterpillar under his belt, Barry L. Simpson took over the business in 1997. He positioned GFSA as a full-service truck garage. More and more customers came to rely on GSFA for our ability to ensure the highest levels of safety, comfort, fuel efficiency and resulting profitability of each vehicle. To meet growing market demand, a second shop – in Leola, Lancaster County –was acquired in 1999.
To further improve service, GSFA bought a drive shaft operation in 2001. It now builds, balances and repairs over 40 shafts a month, usually turning each job around the same day, minimizing downtime – and balancing within grams at each end, compared with the industry standard ounces of imbalance.
Recognizing a need for reliable road service in the area, GSFA put a fully-equipped service truck on the road in 2006. Responding quickly to emergency calls 24 hours a day, every single day of the year, the GSFA truck is backed up by the resources of our two full-service shops.
GSFA has grown and changed with the trucking industry over the past three decades, but our commitment to providing superior maintenance and repair services has never varied. That’s why customers have learned, over tens of millions of miles, that high-performance trucks come home to the experts at GSFA.
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Why Choose GSFA?
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Our Dependable Service: To address each customer’s specific needs, GSFA has the following management team of full time employees at each of its locations:
Service Manager
Shop Foreman
Parts Manager
Service Writer/Secretary
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Our Quality and Consistency: Our commitment to keeping our mechanics up-to-date with training and certifications is unparalleled. With a full-time in-house trainer who is continually gathering and providing the latest training, techniques, software and most current service information to our team, we are able to constantly improve quality and service to our customers.
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Our Unbeatable Warranty: We offer a 1 year warranty on all parts and labor. This extensive warranty package provided with each GSFA service is better than any in the industry. Some restrictions and exclusions apply. Contact us for full details.
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Read about the GSFA team.
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| 1978 - |
GSFA becomes incorporated and opens its first garage in Ephrata.
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| 1997 - |
Barry Simpson purchases GSFA. As president, he expands GSFA to a full-service truck garage.
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| 1999 - |
GSFA acquires Creek Hill Truck Services and opens a 2nd location in Leola.
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| 2001 - |
Drive shaft building and repair added to GSFA's signature services.
> Link to Drive Shaft services.
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| 2006 - |
GSFA now offers 24-hour, 7 days a week road service.
> Link to 24 hour road service.
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| 2008 - |
GSFA’s 30th anniversary. Three decades of unparalleled service and accountability.
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