Jeraco was founded in 1970 in Blue Ball, Pa., by Harold and Gladys Fawcett during a recession in the recreational vehicle industry. Finding themselves out of work, the Fawcetts took their industry experience and began to build wood-framed, aluminum-skinned truck caps in their home. Their first assembly line ran from the family's basement to the garage.

As their enterprise grew, the Fawcetts enlisted the help of two of their sons, Jerry and Larry. The upstart company was eventually named Jeraco after their son Jerry and Company.

Jeraco soon outgrew its humble beginnings and moved to a 4,000 square-foot rental facility a few miles away in Leola. By this time, the Fawcett's daughter, Judy, and son, Gary, had joined the business. Jeraco now employed 15 people, six of them Fawcett family members.

Jeraco remained in Leola until 1974 when the Fawcetts purchased land in Milton and built a 12,000 square-foot production facility. By 1979, Jeraco employed 40 people and in 1985, daughter Diane joined the business. Harold and Gladys retired in 1987, leaving the day-to-day operations of Jeraco to their children. Harold Fawcett died in 1991.  

In 1993 Larry and Gary purchased the business from their mother and still run it today with the same dedication to quality and hard work envisioned by their parents. Jeraco, a family dream started in a garage, has grown into a 100,000 square-foot facility, employing 87 people, and building 15,000 caps a year.

 The Fawcett dedication to quality and hard work has been a family legacy from the beginning and continues to keep Jeraco a profitable, growing business.