Mack Trucks Inc. recently named Salinas y Fabres S.A. (SALFA), Santiago, Chile, as its 2006 Mack International Distributor of the Year.

SALFA has been a Mack distributor since 1938. Headquartered in Santiago, the company has 11 locations throughout Chile. This was the seventh time SALFA has been named Mack International Distributor of the Year.
Roberto Salinas, son of co-founder Ramon Salinas, is chairman and CEO of SALFA. Roberto first began working for the company in 1961, starting out in the tire department. The company has made significant investments in the last several years in new and upgraded facilities, and currently has more than 800 employees.
Categories included in the selection criteria include sales, facilities, personnel, leasing, service, parts, general management, customer satisfaction and community service.
Ever since the Mack AC model saw service in Europe during World War I, Mack has been an internationally recognized truck manufacturer. Today Mack trucks are sold and serviced through an extensive distribution network in more than 45 countries, and the brand is particularly strong in Latin America and Australia. Its commercial subsidiary Mack Canada Inc. joins with Mack Trucks Inc. in supporting customers across North America. In South America, Mack de Venezuela C.A. assembles several models in the Mack line and distributes trucks and parts in that country.
Mack is a member of the Volvo Group, a publicly held company headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden. For more information about Mack, visit www.macktrucks.com.