Truck Parts and Service | Heavy Duty Trucking, Aftermarket, Service Info
Issue link: https://read.dmtmag.com/i/495301
6 Kari Rihm, president and CEO of Rihm Kenworth in St. Paul, Minn., has received the fi fth annual Infl uen- tial Woman in Trucking award from Women In Trucking. The Pete Store has announced it will expand its Richmond, Va., and Green- ville, S.C., facilities in 2015. Rush Enterprises has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Effi ng- ham Truck Sales, Inc., which operated International dealerships in Effi ngham and Mount Vernon, Ill., and Idealease commercial lease and rental opera- tions in Effi ngham. Southern Connecticut Freightliner has been awarded a Sterling parts and service franchise. Nuss Truck & Equipment has opened a new branch in the Twin Ports region of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Southwest Products has opened a new sales, parts and service center in south- west Washington. The service departments at Stahl Peter- bilt dealerships in Edmonton, Grande Prairie, and Fort McMurray have been certifi ed Peterbilt Rapid Check facilities. Vanguard Truck Group has announced plans to expand its Atlanta-area operation. Texas-based Bruckner Truck Sales has acquired Monroe, La.-based Louisiana Truck Supply and Shreveport, La.- based Mack Sales. Peterbilt Atlantic has opened its ninth location in Saint-Pascal, Quebec. Peterbilt Truck Parts is opening a loca- tion in Alabaster, Ala. Truck Centers of Arkansas announces its fourth consecutive Elite Support certifi cation. Tri State Truck Center, Inc., is spon- soring a classroom in the Norwood, Mass. campus of Universal Technical Institute. T R U C K P A R T S & S E R V I C E | A p r i l 2 0 1 5 Industry Focus April 15-19 HDA Truck Pride Annual Membership Meeting, San Antonio May 1-3 CVSN 'Training for Success and Growth' Seminar, Dallas May 4-7 Alternative Clean Transportation Expo, Dallas May 30-June 2 Heavy Duty Aftermarket Canada Conference, Markham, Ontario Aug. 26-27 Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference, Dallas Aug. 27-29 Great American Trucking Show, Dallas Truck Parts & Service Calendar Event information can be submitted at: www.truckpartsandservice.com/story-ideas/ Dealer News Mack Trucks has named Vanguard Truck Center of Phoenix (above) its 2014 North American Dealer of the Year. Mack also named 2014 winners for each of its U.S. regional sales divisions: Bergey's Truck Center, Souderton, Penn. Tri-State Truck Center, Memphis, Tenn., M & K Quality Truck Sales, Summit, Ill., East Texas Mack Sales, LLC, Longview, Texas, Vanguard Truck Center of Phoenix, Phoenix, Ariz., Mid-Ontario Mack, Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Mack says its Used Truck Dealer of the Year award was given to Mack of Nashville, based in La Vergne, Tenn. Mack of Nashville is part of the McMahon Truck Centers group of dealers. Four Star Freightliner's Dothan, Ala., facility is the fi rst of the company's six locations to have its staff with 100-percent system certifi ed technicians.