Diamond International Dealership Open in Springfield, Mo.

Diamond International of Springfield, a local International Truck dealership, has opened its new location at 2635 E. Diamond Street in Springfield, Mo. A formal grand opening featuring Nascar driver Jamie McMurray will be held on July 9.

“In order to support substantial market growth, we have built a new state-of-the-art facility that will deliver a higher standard of value to customers in the Springfield market,” said Dick Sweebe, President and CEO of Diamond Companies. “Diamond International of Springfield has been a top performing location for many years – thanks to our loyal customers, we had more than outgrown our former location.”

Among the new dealership's features:

• 15 drive-thru service bays
• A fully enclosed CNG/LNG bay to work on natural gas vehicles
• A full length drive through wash bay
• Dedicated Accelerated Service bays
• DPF cleaning machine
• More than 20,000 square feet of parts storage
• A comfortable drivers’ lounge with flat screen TV, wireless internet access, and free Wi-Fi.

Diamond International believes in protecting the environment and will build in several environment-friendly features such as a heating system utilizing recycled waste oil, energy saving lighting systems, and the latest in energy efficient insulation and window products.

The location is open seven days a week.

Diamond International of Springfield is one of 16 Diamond Companies locations. With more than 700 employees, and 16 locations in 13 markets spanning four states, Diamond Companies is one of the largest International Truck dealers in North America. Diamond Companies President and CEO, Dick Sweebe, was honored as American Truck Dealers/Heavy Duty Trucking Truck Dealer of the Year for 2009.