M. D. Moody & Sons
The headquarters of M. D. Moody & Sons, Inc. from 1950 to 2013. | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Heavy equipment |
| Founded | M. D. Moody: 1913 M. D. Moody & Sons, Inc.: 1946 |
| Founder | Maxey Dell Moody |
| Defunct | 2013 |
| Fate | Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Liquidation |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Maxey Dell Moody III (CEO 1987–2013) Elizabeth Moody (President 2006–2013) T. Boyd Moody (Vice President and Director 1987–2012) Maxey Dell Moody Jr. (President & CEO 1949–1987) Maxey Dell Moody (Founder & President 1913–1949) |
M. D. Moody & Sons, Inc. was an American privately owned construction equipment distributor and heavy machinery service company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. The firm was established in 1913 by Maxey Dell Moody who wanted to serve the needs of road construction businesses by distributing construction equipment. In 1946 the firm was incorporated to M. D. Moody & Sons, Inc. and by 1980 under Maxey Dell Moody, Jr. diversified into the Moody companies Moody Truck Center, Moody Light Equipment Rental, Moody Machinery Corporation, Moody Fabrication & Machine, Dell Marine, and MOBRO Marine, Inc. In 2009 M. D. Moody was forced to file for Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code bankruptcy and became defunct in 2013. As of 2020 the three Moody companies still in operation are MOBRO Marine, Inc., Dell Marine and Dell Marine Tug and Barge.
M. D. Moody once stood as the oldest family owned road equipment company in Florida and at one time the largest American Crane dealer in the world. It was at one time one of the few companies between South Florida and New Jersey that rented barges.