Truck Parts and Service | Heavy Duty Trucking, Aftermarket, Service Info
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6 Industry Focus Neosho Freightliner is now Freight- liner Elite Support Certifi ed. Pozzo Truck Center recently celebrated its 95 th anniversary as a Mack dealer. Thermo King has named its top North American dealerships. The winners in- cluded: Eastern Region, Thermo King Chesapeake of Delmar, Del.; Western Region, Thermo King of Dallas, Texas; Bus Dealer of the Year, Thermo King of Indiana, Elkhart, Ind. Reliable Truck & Trailer has relocated to a larger Indianapolis facility. TrailersPlus has opened the company's 50 th dealership in Bakersfi eld, Calif. Hino Trucks has named new Certifi ed Ultimate dealers, which include: H.K. Truck Services, Inc., South Plainfi eld, N.J.; Bentley Truck Services, Inc. New Castle, Del.; Lynch Truck Center Water- ford, Wisc.; Matheny Motor Truck Co Mineral Wells, W.V.; Industrial Power Truck & Equipment, Ft. Worth, Texas XL Specialized Trailers recognized Pinnacle Truck & Trailer of La Vergne, Tenn., as its Dealer of the Year for 2016. Carrier Transicold South of Lake City, Ga., and Refrigeración Especializada para el Transporte de Occidente S.A. de C.V. (RETO) of Guadalajara, Mexico, earned Dealer of the Year honors for North America and Latin America at Carrier Transicold's recent annual meeting. T R U C K P A R T S & S E R V I C E | M a y 2 0 1 7 Dealer News Thomas Bus Sales of Georgia in Jefferson, Ga., was recently certifi ed Platinum Support by Thomas Built Buses TP&S Accepting Distributor of the Year Nominations Truck Parts & Service has begun accepting nomina- tions for our 16 th annual Distributor of the Year Award. The nomination period will be open until June 30, 2017. All independent heavy- duty distributors except last year's winner (Blaine Brothers) is eligible for this year's award. All are welcomed and encour- aged to nominate a fi nalist at www.dotynominations.com. The Truck Parts & Service Distributor of the Year award is sponsored by Minimizer and Meritor. This year's fi nalists will be announced in July, and the 2017 winner be named at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) 2018. HDA Truck Pride Adds Vendor, Distributor HDA Truck Pride recently added a new supplier program with Trux Accessories as well as a Florida-based distributor, Tri-States Automotive Warehouse. Trux Accessories is a manufacturer of aftermarket parts targeting the heavy-duty truck industry. HDA Truck Pride members will have access to the breadth of the Trux Acces- sories program, including chrome accessories, LED lighting, fenders, exhaust, mud fl ap hangers, wheel accessories, and stainless steel accessories. "Trux Accessories' excellent customer service aligns with the HDA Truck Pride values of exceptional customer service. Trux is constantly expanding their product offering and SKU base which allows our members to expand their reach and of- fer new and exciting products to their marketplace," says Tina Alread, HDA Truck Pride vice president of Marketing. A member of the Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance (AAPA) under the Auto Value brand, Tri-States Automotive Ware- house operates 19 total locations serving Northwest Florida, Southern Alabama, and Southern Georgia. "We're pleased to welcome the Tri-States Automotive op- eration into our membership," adds Tom Tecklenberg, HDA Truck Pride chief commercial offi cer. "They will be able to support customers in both the Automotive and Commercial Vehicle markets with unparalleled aftermarket presence – a major objective of the recent formation of the Aftermarket Distributors Alliance (ADA) in conjunction with the AAPA." MERA Expands Member Base The Motor & Equipment Remanufacturers Association (MERA) announces it has added eight new members. The new members are Area Diesel Service, Bridge IP, Denso, G-Cor Automotive Group, Flux Branding, Heri Auto- motive, Melett Precision Engineering, and Praxair. The new members bring the organization's membership total to more than 125 members.