Truck Parts and Service

January 2015

Truck Parts and Service | Heavy Duty Trucking, Aftermarket, Service Info

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The American Truck Dealers (ATD) have announced the following six dealer principals are fi nalists for the 2015 Truck Dealer of the Year award: Brian M. Bruckner, president of Bruckner Truck Sales, Inc.; Kevin G. Holmes, president and CEO of Tri State Truck Center, Inc.; Scott McCandless, president of McCandless Truck Center, LLC; Robert A. Neitzke, president of GATR Truck Center; Kari J. Rihm, president and CEO of Rihm Kenworth; and Jim Sayre Jr., president of GL Sayre Inc., in Conshohocken, Penn. Harrison Truck Centers, a Freightliner dealership network based in Waterloo, Iowa, has acquired Freightliner of Des Moines. Rensselaer, Ind.-based Talbert Manu- facturing has acquired Ferree Trailers, located in Liberty, N.C. McCandless Truck Center has announced the acquisition of two Hanson International locations Grand Junction and Glenwood Springs, Colo. Oxnard, Calif.-based Big T's Freight- liner has been rebranded Velocity Truck Center Ventura County. 6 T R U C K P A R T S & S E R V I C E | J a n u a r y 2 0 1 5 Industry Focus Dealer News Summit Holdings recently held a grand opening event at its new facility in Kansas City, Kan. CIT Group, Inc. has been named a 2014 Outstanding Industry Partner by Universal Technical Institute (UTI). Inland Truck Parts & Service has acquired East Tulsa Truck Parts, adding more remanufacturing capacity and local expertise to the company's Tulsa, Okla. presence. "East Tulsa Truck Parts is a large remanufacturer with a long Tulsa history," says Inland President and CEO Dave Scheer. "ETTP technicians will be joining our current staff at the new Inland Tulsa facility. We're excited to gain their experience and professionalism." The company also recently opened the doors of a brand new 31,000-sq. ft. facility with eight drive-through service bays, a move that combined the company's operations in Tulsa and Broken Arrow. "We're now able to serve the entire Tulsa metro area with a complete range of services," says Inland General Manager Jay Oney. "We've always offered a comprehensive parts inventory. Adding full-service capabilities completes the picture." Inland Truck Parts Growing In Oklahoma The electric power used by Volvo's New River Valley (NRV) assembly plant in Dublin, Va., is now carbon neutral. Volvo says 100 percent of the plant's electricity is generated by methane gas produced at 13 landfi lls in the region. The fossil fuels previously used to generate the NRV plant's electricity in 2013 produced 40,408 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. "We are proud that Volvo's commitment to sustain- ability goes beyond producing fuel-effi cient trucks," says Göran Nyberg, president, Volvo Trucks North American Sales & Marketing. "Our customers can be assured that we strive for energy effi ciency every step of the way." Volvo Plant Eliminates Carbon Footprint

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