Our History

Nov. 1980 – Johnson GT’s founder, Tom Johnson, secured a loan to open our first branch location in Houston, Texas. Mr. Johnson currently has a retail/manufacturing store called Johnson Aluminum Products in Arlington, Texas that was opened in 1975. He builds aluminum camper tops for trucks.

Jan. 1981 – Johnson hires a 22-year-old competitor of his, named Ricky Box, to manage the new store in Houston. Box has also been building and selling camper tops since 1975. Johnson names the branch store, Johnson GT. The GT stands for GemTop, which was the first brand of camper tops that he sold other than the ones he had built himself.

Feb. 1982 – Listening to Ricky’s advice, Mr. Johnson starts to sell truck accessories, including bed liners and bed mats for the first time. “The trucks are here…why not put something on them besides camper tops?”

Aug. 1983 – Hurricane Alicia destroyed 70% of Johnson GT’s inventory and severely damaged their building. After the destruction, they started over.

Mar. 1984 – The truck industry was at an all time low and profits were scarce. Johnson GT added more products to their truck accessory line. This brought in much-needed profits.

Nov. 1984 – A twister hit Johnson GT and other various buildings in Pasadena. The damage makes the front page of the Houston Chronicle. Ricky Box was interviewed.

Feb. 1985 – Ricky is approached by a competitor and is offered a job with better pay and benefits. Ricky gives Mr. Johnson his thirty-day notice but Mr. Johnson did not want to continue the Houston store without Ricky. Mr. Johnson decided to sell the store to Ricky and finance his start.

Aug. 1988 – Johnson GT was the first camper top dealer to add tonneau covers to their product line. Now tonneau covers sell 3:1 compared to camper tops.

Apr. 1989 – With the steady growth of Johnson GT’s business and booming truck sales, Ricky partnered with his father and opened a second store on Highway 6 near Katy. The Grand Opening was on April 1st, 1989.

Feb. 1991 – Ricky paid off Mr. Johnson and added his wife to run the administrative side of the business.

1995 – Ricky partnered with his brother, David Box, and opened Johnson GT’s third store on the North Freeway. The Grand Opening was on January 2 nd, 1995.

1996 – Johnson GT opened a fourth store in Spring, Texas to service the booming areas of Conroe and The Woodlands.

1992 to 1996 – Johnson GT became Houston’s largest truck cap and tonneau cover dealer.

Today - Johnson GT uses the same business ethics and business model they used twenty-five years ago. “Take care of the customer and the customer will take care of you”. Johnson GT is still the largest camper top and tonneau cover dealer in Houston and they would like to thank over 150,000 loyal customers for making it possible!

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