Press Kit

What is now Sun State International Trucks, LLC. originally began in the 1920s as Orange State Motor Co. The original building was on Twigg St. in downtown Tampa. When they outgrew that location in 1970, it moved to the current location on Highway 60 / Adamo Drive and became Sun State International Trucks, LLC.

By the 1980s Orange State had become Boswell International, and in the year 2000 Oscar Horton purchased Sun State International Trucks, LLC. which included 2 locations, the Adamo Drive store, and the Sarasota store. In 2003 we opened our second Tampa location, the Aftermarket Shop. In 2005 Sun State purchased Moore International and opened our Central Florida store in Davenport, FL. In 2011 we added to our product line and became the Hyundai Translead trailer dealer for the state of Florida. In 2015 we expanded our product offerings again and purchased the rights to be the IC Bus dealer for the state of Florida, and opened Sun State Bus Centers, as well as adding Fontaine Trailers to our product line.

In 2018 we opened our first parts only store in Clearwater, FL, Sun State Truck & Trailer Parts. With the success of the first parts store and the need to better meet our ever-expanding customer base, we opened a second Sun State Truck and Trailer Parts store in Brooksville, FL in the fall of 2019.