Citing impressive growth in medium- and heavy-duty truck sales, parts and service growth, and the addition of three new locations, Peterbilt Motors Company named The Larson Group its 2015 North American Dealer of the Year. 鈥淥n behalf of everyone at The Larson Group Peterbilt, we are honored to receive Peterbilt鈥檚 highest dealer recognition,鈥� said Glenn Larson, President and Dealer Principal of the Larson Group, which operates 16 locations in seven states. 鈥淓very member of our team strives each and every day to exceed our customers鈥� expectations and provide unparalleled satisfaction. Throughout every area of our operations we focus on continuous improvement and embracing the full range of Peterbilt and PACCAR products and services.鈥�
Peterbilt announced the award during its annual Dealer Meeting in San Diego. The two-day business meeting included presentations and breakout sessions, including focused overviews of the new PACCAR MX-11 engine and SmartLINQ connected truck technology. Accepting the award were Glenn Larson and Vice Presidents Kevin Larson, Kory Larson and Kyle Larson. 鈥淭he Larson Group Peterbilt is consistently one of our top performing dealers and we are pleased to recognize them as our 2015 North American Dealer of the Year,鈥� said Darrin Siver, Peterbilt General Manager and PACCAR Vice President. 鈥淣ot only did they add three new dealerships, they added the first dedicated TRP parts store and were among the first dealerships to embrace Peterbilt鈥檚 Rapid Check expedited diagnostics program and the SmartLINQ onboard diagnostic telematics technology.鈥�
In addition to the North American Dealer of the Year, Peterbilt also recognizes top-performing dealer groups with Best in Class awards. Best in Class Awards are based on a combination of Peterbilt鈥檚 Standard of Excellence scores, financial performance, parts and service performance, and utilization of PACCAR training and programs. Receiving Best in Class Awards were:
路 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Allstate Peterbilt (Don Larson and Jeff Vanthournout)
路 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Cervus Equipment Peterbilt (Cal Johnson)
路 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Hunter Peterbilt (Jeffrey Hunter, Bill Hunter, David Hunter and Nancy Mycka)
路 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Jackson Group Peterbilt (Blake Jackson)
路 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Performance Peterbilt of Bristol (Ryan Church and Nathan Ried)
路 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Peterbilt Manitoba (Doug Danylchuk)
路 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Peterbilt of Wyoming (Bill Devore and Fred Devore)
路 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Rush Peterbilt Truck Centers (Rusty Rush, Corey Lowe, Jim Thor and Mike McRoberts)
路 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Stahl Peterbilt (Eddy Stahl)
路 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽The Peterbilt Store (John Arscott, Jeff Arscott and Greg Arscott)
路 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Transdiff Peterbilt (Pierre Pouliot, Guillaume Pouliot and Jean-Phillipe Pouliot)
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