Truck Parts and Service | Heavy Duty Trucking, Aftermarket, Service Info
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6 Industry Focus Construction is underway for a new M&K Truck Centers Mack and Volvo dealership in Des Plaines, Ill. Penske has acquired two Freightliner dealerships in Chattanooga and Knox- ville, Tenn. The company also is now offering rentals from its Lowell, Ark., location. California Truck Centers says its fi ve locations are all DTNA Elite Support certifi ed. TAG Truck Center in Memphis also has been re-certifi ed for Elite Support. River States Truck and Trailer hosted Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker last month. Green Mountain Kenworth has opened a new parts and service loca- tion in Pittsford, Vt. Western Peterbilt has added a parts store in the Seattle-Tacoma metroplex in Kent, Wash. Peterbilt has presented its 2014 Dealer of the Year awards. Cervus Equipment has been named North American Dealer of the Year; G.L. Sayre has been named top medium-duty dealer; Allstate Peterbilt was named top TRP dealer; The Pete Store has been named top parts/service dealer; and Camions Excellence was named top MX engine dealer Campbell Supply has buried a time capsule under its new road sign in New Brunswick, N.J. Lakeside International Trucks has pur- chased more than 10 acres in Madison, Wis., as the site for its new full-service dealership. 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 5 Dealer News Kenworth has presented its 2014 Dealer of the Year awards. MHC Kenworth – Colorado (above) was named the North American Dealer of the Year; Rihm Kenworth is the company's top medium-duty dealer; Worldwide Equipment was named top TRP dealer; and MHC Kenworth – Kansas City was named the top MX engine dealer. Maxim Truck & Trailer has expanded its International location in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Capacity of Ontario, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kirby International Trucks, has won the fi rst annual President's Award from terminal truck manufacturer Capacity. Rush Enterprises Announces Record Sales in 2014 Rush Enterprises reported record annual revenues of $4.7 billion in 2014 (net income of $80 million) compared to $3.4 billion (net income of $49.2 mil- lion) in 2013. "Our execution led to record-setting perfor- mance including annual revenues, net income, Class 4-8 new and used truck sales, aftermarket revenues, lease and rental revenues and absorption ratio," says Rusty Rush, chairman, president and CEO at Rush Enterprises. "In addition, we expanded our Rush Truck Centers network to 112 locations in 20 states. We are also nearing completion of our business system rollout and continue to implement solutions that drive effi ciencies and help keep our customers up and running." SAF-Holland Introduces Parts On Demand SAF-Holland introduces its new aftermarket parts on demand (POD) electronic parts catalog. "At SAF-Holland, we will see great benefi ts by providing our distributors with the right tools," says Juan Hernandez, international marketing and sourcing manager. "POD is one of those tools – one of the most powerful tools to save our distributors time." According to Hernandez, the POD system includes product infor- mation for every SAF-Holland component for the last 15 years. The site's search feature also enables distributors to reach specifi c areas of the site with a few clicks of the mouse. Parts may be searched visually, textually, by keyword, or part number, which the company says should help answer customer questions in real time, without the need of a phone call. Distributors have full access to more than 15,000 assembly numbers.