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6 Industry Focus Tallman Truck Centre has added Isuzu to its Mississauga, Ontario, dealership. RDO Truck Centers has acquired Hra- dec Diesel, a Norfolk Neb.-based Mack parts and service dealer. Rush Enterprises, Inc. has acquired the assets of eight Yancey Truck Centers in Georgia. The acquisition includes International Truck dealerships and an Idealease truck rental and leasing operation. Nova Enterprises Limited and Lock- hart Truck Center have rebranded to Nova Truck Centres, completing a 2013 merger. Penske Truck Leasing has opened a state-of-the-art facility in Denver. IC Bus has named Western Canada Bus as the company's North American School Bus 2014 Dealer of the Year. PacLease has named Rush Truck Leasing – Houston and PacLease Edmonton Kenworth recipients of its Standard of Excellence award. The following PacLease franchises were honored as regional award win- ners: Kenworth Canada – PacLease Edmonton Kenworth – Edmonton, Al- berta; Peterbilt Canada – Location de Camions Excellence PacLease – Sainte Julie, Quebec; Kenworth West Region – Inland PacLease – Montebello, Calif.; Kenworth East Region – MHC Truck Leasing – Southeast Region; Peterbilt West Region – Rush Truck Leasing, Inc. – Houston, Texas; Peterbilt East Region – JX PacLease – Waukesha – Waukesha, Wis. T R U C K P A R T S & S E R V I C E | J u n e 2 0 1 5 Dealer News Allstate Peterbilt Group has broken ground on a new 30,000 sq. ft. facility east of La Crosse, Wis. Valley Freightliner has acquired Spokane Wash.- based Freedom Truck Centers. Bruckner Truck Sales has opened a new full-service facility in Hays, Kan. Lineup Set For Aftermarket Distribution Summit The Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network (CVSN) has confi rmed its speaker lineup for its 10th annual Aftermarket Distribution Summit. This year's anniversary event will be held Sept. 12-16, 2015 at the Newport Marriott in Newport, R.I. CVSN says the event will feature a keynote address from former America's Cup sailor Dennis Conner, and he will be fol- lowed by Robert Genetski, Jeff Korhan, and Gregg Lederman. Former Truck Parts & Service owner and publisher Jim Moss also will be given the CVSN President's Award during the event. Natural Gas Partnership Formed Cummins and Agility Fuel Systems have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at boosting adoption of natural gas-powered vehicles in the trucking industry. Agility and Cummins also will integrate sales and aftermar- ket support and distribution networks. Customers will soon be able to have service performed and obtain replacement parts for their natural gas-powered equipment at authorized Cum- mins distributor and OEM truck dealer locations in the U.S. and Canada, the companies say. "Our goal has always been to deliver a diesel-like experience to the end user, making natural gas-powered vehicles as easy to oper- ate and service as diesel vehicles," says Barry Engle, CEO of Agility.