Mack Trucks Inc., Lehigh Valley, Pa., recently announced the recipients of its 2004 Distributor of the Year awards.
Mack Truck Sales of Charlotte Inc. was selected U.S. Distributor of the Year. The dealership is part of the McMahon Truck Group, a provider of transportation related services including vehicle and trailer sales, full service leasing, parts and service sales and other related products operating in the Carolinas and the middle Tennessee region. Operating partners in the group are brothers Mike McMahon and Brad McMahon and father, Pat McMahon.
Their Mack dealership in Charlotte has been in operation since 1922, and is the largest Mack facility between New Jersey and Georgia. In 2000, the group expanded to a second major metropolitan marketplace in Nashville, Tenn. Bill Greer, president and general manager of Mack of Nashville, has been associated with the McMahons for more than 25 years.
In addition to Mack Truck Sales of Charlotte Inc., which represents the Southeast Region, other 2004 U.S. regional winners include:
Northeast Region
Pennsylvania Truck Centers, York, Pa.
Central Region
Chicago Mack Sales & Service Inc., Chicago, Ill.
Southwest Region
East Texas Mack Sales L.P., Longview, Texas
Western Region
Seattle Mack Sales and Service Inc., Seattle, Wash.
The Mack Canada Distributor of the Year, is Cambridge Mack in Ontario. John Slotegraaf, dealer principal, opened the Cambridge dealership in 1993, and has since continued to add and enhance locations and services to create the largest Mack dealer organization in Canada. 2004 marks the second time Cambridge Mack has been named Mack Canada Distributor of the Year.
Salinas Y Fabres headquartered in Santiago, Chile, was recognized as the Mack International Distributor of the Year. Ramon Salinas, the father of current chairman and CEO Robert Salinas, and his partner, Raul Fabres, became Mack distributors in 1938. Roberto first began working for the company in 1961, starting out in the tire department. Today, he heads an organization, which, in addition to a central location in Santiago, has seven branch offices throughout Chile. 2004 marks the sixth time that Salinas Y Fabres has been recognized as the Mack International Distributor of the Year.
Every year, Mack acknowledges the efforts and contributions of its dealer network by honoring high performing distributors in its U.S., Canada and International business units. The U.S. Distributor of the Year is selected from a pool of regional honorees.
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