The business originally formed as Freighter-Lawton Industries being rebranded Freighter Industries in 1963. It was originally based in
Seaton. In 1975 it was sold to
Leyland Australia and rebranded PMCSA moving to a new plant at Royal Park in 1976. PMCSA was included in the sale of Leyland Australia's (by now renamed
JRA Limited) bus businesses to
Clifford Corporation in July 1996. Custom Coaches assumed full ownership in 2000. In the 1980s PMCSA also built the Elwood bus chassis with most being sold to
Melbourne operators. ==References==