The Glockner Family has been providing transportation in southern Ohio and northern Kentucky for over 160 years and six generations.
It all began in 1847 when Bernard Glockner emigrated from Germany and began selling bicycles at a hardware store on Market Street. In 1891, Bernard's son Alex purchased the store along with his two brothers Frank and Adolph. The three brothers continued to grow their father's business until the day a buggy salesman named W.C. Durant came calling. Mr. Durant later founded General Motors Corporation and again called on Glockner and awarded a Chevrolet franchise to Glockner in 1912 and we remain the oldest continuously owned and operated franchise today. When potential customers wanted to know what to do with their horse and buggy if they bought a new car, Glockner would take them in as trade. Thus we became the first horse traders in automotive history.
In 1919, as the growth of the automotive business seemed inevitable, Mr. Glockner separated the automobile and hardware business and purchased property at Second and Chillicothe Streets. The Glockner Family tradition continued beyond the passing of Alex when his son, Edward A., and daughter, Helen operated the business. After their retirement, Edward's son "Ebby" Glockner took the operation. In the late 1960's he constructed a much larger showroom and service center just north of Portsmouth at its current location.
Through his vision, Ebby expanded Glockner Enterprises to include heavy truck and trailer sales, as well as an oil distributorship and leasing agency. Quality Car & Truck Leasing has been in business for over 50 years making it the oldest lease company in the state. Glockner Oil Company, founded in 1968, has expanded from Piketon, Ohio into Columbus and Cincinnati.
Ebby's son Andy came into the business in 1975 and converted a failed Porch, VW, Audi store into a successful Honda and Toyota store. Since Ebby's retirement in 1982, Andy has been at the helm, continuing to grow both the family business and developing its people and processes. Andy established Rosemount City Insurance Agency in 1976 and Glockner Auto Credit in 1989. It has grown from a single car lot in Rosemount to an impressive operation with five more locations in Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Waverly, Jackson and Chillicothe. Presently, Glockner Enterprises employees more than 300 of your friends and neighbors.
As the sixth generation of Glockner active in the business, Tim, Joe and Mike are poised for the future to grow the enterprise. This generation, just like the first, is proud to be part of this community and to serve the transportation needs of its citizens. We are pleased to provide a complete transportation solution from sales to service and repair, lubricants and fuel, financing and insurance.
"I
have no bargains to offer, except in the sense of good goods at reasonable
prices and a strong guarantee! When you
buy from me, you have the assurance that I am right here to make anything right
that isn't."
------Alexander Glockner 1904
Total rehab and expansion of our GM facilities in 2008
