Mack Trucks, Inc., today announced that Mack Truck Sales of Charlotte, Inc., has been named 2004 U.S. Distributor of the Year.
The dealership is part of the McMahon Truck Group, a single source 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 of the Southeastern United States. 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, Tennessee. Bill Greer, President and General Manager of Mack of Nashville, has been associated with the McMahons for over 25 years.
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. 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 located throughout Chile. 2004 marks the sixth time that Salinas Y Fabres has been recognized as the Mack International Distributor of the Year.
"We have worked very hard over the past few years to strengthen our dealer network and enhance the level of service provided to our customers," said Kevin Flaherty, Mack senior vice president of sales. "The quality of all of our 2004 award winners is an indication of how successful we've been in this regard. And I as well as the rest of the Mack family commend them for their efforts."