2010
Mack Announces 2008 Distributors of the Year
LEHIGH VALLEY, PA (April 6, 2009) – Mack Trucks, Inc. named East Texas Mack Sales, LLC, Longview, Texas, the 2008 North American Distributor of the Year. Each year, Mack acknowledges the efforts and contributions of its dealer network by honoring high-performing distributors in its North American and International business units.
Selection criteria include sales, facilities, personnel, service, parts, general management, customer satisfaction and community service.
“Mack’s network of distributors is today as strong as it has ever been, and because of this, our distributors are a source of strength for our customers in these difficult economic times,” said Kevin Flaherty, Mack senior vice president, U.S. and Canada. “The businesses Mack honors with these awards are the best of the breed when it comes to making the customer the foundation of our business.”
2008 marks the first time Mack has named a distributor of the year for all of North America. Bill Bankston is East Texas Mack’s dealer principal. East Texas Mack was founded in 1976, currently has 65 employees and has an emphasis on construction and off-road applications.
Mack also named 2008 winners for each of its U.S. regional sales divisions:
• Northeast Region: Beam Mack Sales & Service, Inc., Rochester, NY
• Southeast Region: Worldwide Equipment, Prestonburg, KY
• Central Region: Indiana Truck Sales & Service, Inc., Indianapolis
• Southwest Region: East Texas Mack Sales, LLC, Longview, Texas
• Western Region: TEC of Southern California, La Mirada, CA
In addition, Redhead Equipment, Ltd., Regina, Saskatchewan, was Mack Canada Distributor of the Year.
RDO Truck Center, Fargo, ND, was named National Used Truck Distributor of the Year award, while the Mack Leasing System National Distributor of the Year award went to Tri-State Leasing, Memphis, TN; Tri-State was also the MLS Southeast Region distributor of the year while Conway Beam Leasing, East Syracuse, NY was the Northeast Region leasing distributor of the year.
For the second time in three years, Maquinarias y Camiones S.A. (MACASA) of Guayaquil, Ecuador, was named International Distributor of the year. Mack products are sold in more than 45 countries around the world. MACASA is one of Ecuador’s oldest and most prestigious private importers, and has represented Mack for more than 30 years. The company has 15 locations throughout Ecuador.
From 2007-2008, MACASA has strengthened its market share to capture more than 20 percent of the Class 8 market in Ecuador. During this time it has also opened a training facility to educate technicians from underdeveloped areas of the country. Luis Fernando Gomez is the dealer principal of MACASA.
Dedicated to quality, reliability, and total customer satisfaction, Mack Trucks, Inc. has provided its customers with innovative transportation solutions for more than a century. Today, Mack is one of North America’s largest producers of heavy-duty trucks, and MACK® vehicles are sold and serviced in more than 45 countries worldwide. All Mack manufacturing locations are certified to the internationally recognized ISO 9001 standard for quality and ISO 14001 standard for environmental management systems. Mack is also a proud sponsor of Share the
Road, an American Trucking Associations' public information campaign aimed at enhancing the safety of our nation’s roadways.
Mack Trucks, Inc. is part of the Volvo Group, one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and services, and one of the world's leading producers of heavy-diesel engines (9-16 liter). The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. The Volvo Group, which employs about 100,000 people, has production facilities in 19 countries and sells their products in more than 180 markets. Volvo Group sales for 2008 amounted to over $46 billion. The Volvo Group is a publicly-held company headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. Volvo Shares are listed on Nasdaq OMX Nordic Exchange and are traded OTC in the U.S.
