Truck Parts and Service | Heavy Duty Trucking, Aftermarket, Service Info
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6 Industry Focus Robert Nuss, president at Minnesota- based Nuss Truck & Equipment, was named the 2017 American Truck Dealers (ATD) Dealer of the Year in January at the NADA/ATD Conven- tion & Expo. Vision Truck Group has been named Mack's 2016 North American Dealer of the Year. General Truck Sales has been named Volvo Trucks' 2016 North American Dealer of the Year. McBride Mack Sales recently celebrat- ed its 50 th anniversary at its Carbon- dale, Ill., location. Alabama-based Boyd Bros. is celebrat- ing 60 years in business this year. Bruckner Truck Sales has opened a new 58,000 sq.-ft. facility in Oklahoma City. Penske Truck Leasing has opened a new location in Katy, Texas. Allstate Peterbilt Group has acquired Harrison Truck Parts' three locations, which were formerly known as Pro- maxx Truck Parts. Mid-States Utility Trailer Sales has opened a remodeled workshop in Omaha, Neb. Kenworth of South Florida has opened a new 16,000-sq.-ft. Kenworth Pre- mierCare parts and service location. Jack's Truck & Equipment, a Freight- liner and Western Star dealer with three stores in Wyoming, has united with Floyd's Truck Center and Eddie's Truck Center under the mutual own- ership of the Gillam family. Rush Truck Centers has opened a new 14,000 sq.-ft. facility in Farming- ton, N.M. Gordon Truck Centers (GTC) has announced its Pacifi c Truck Centers Detroit Diesel distributorship in Ridgefi eld, Wash., will now operate as Western Star Northwest. T R U C K P A R T S & S E R V I C E | M a r c h 2 0 1 7 Dealer News Kenworth of Louisiana has opened a newly renovated 10,500 sq.-ft. full-service location. Thompson Truck and Trailer has moved into its new 71,500 sq.-ft. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, headquarters. Dayton Parts, ProSteering Reach Distribution Agreement Dayton Parts has signed a master distribution agreement with ProSteering Systems, Inc., to sell ProSteering's all-makes remanu- factured power steering gears for medium- and heavy-duty truck applications in the United States. "We are pleased to expand our steering offering to include the ProSteering product and are confi dent it is an excellent comple- ment to our already-established portfolio," says Dan Young, prod- uct manager, Steering & Trailer Product at Dayton Parts. Each ProSteering product is remanufactured, not rebuilt, and adheres to a strict remanufacturing process, including a comprehensive core inspection, complete disassembly, wear/ damage analysis, complete component replacement, and a robust black powdering coating to protect the unit from corrosion, Dayton says. Purkeys Names Newest Distributors Purkeys has announced additions to its national dis- tributor network. The new distributors are: Advanced Battery Sys- tems; American Body Company; Craftsmen Trailer; Fontaine Parts Source; Summit Truck Group. These relationships allow existing and new custom- ers immediate access to Purkeys products, reducing lead times, the company says. "We look forward to the new opportunities that these partnerships will develop into in 2017. We remain focused on ensuring that we add value to all customers and are already seeing the mutual benefi ts, it is very exciting," says Travis Atkinson, Purkeys' director of sales and service.