Kenworth of Birmingham Newest East® Dealer
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RANDOLPH, Ohio (04-18-2006)-Kenworth of Birmingham, the largest heavy- and mid-sized truck dealership in Alabama, has been named a full-fledged franchise dealer for East Mfg.
"We've always known the East name. It's a very quality product," explained Bob Mitchell, president of the company which serves all of northern Alabama, encompassing approximately 20,000 square miles. "Kenworth is a high quality truck line and we thought paring it with the top-of-the-line trailer would suit our customer base very well."
It has, indeed, according to Mitchell. "So far, it's been the very good product for us we thought it would be," he pointed out, "but East trailers are even better than we expected."
Sales in 2006 are "on track," he adds, to sell over 100 East trailers in 2006.
Although Kenworth of Birmingham sells East's complete product line, the aluminum dump trailers are in greatest demand. "With the price of fuel, we're experiencing a huge revitalization of the coal industry in our area of the country," Mitchell pointed out. That, along with the monumental need for dump trailers associated with (Hurricane) Katrina recovery efforts and a "very strong" building and construction trade in Northern Alabama, combined for what Mitchell said, "seemed like the right time to partner with East. And we've had great success."
Kenworth of Birmingham, now in its 28th year of business, also operates dealerships in Dothan, Mobile, and Montgomery, with 170 employees in all.
The Birmingham dealership is located at 2220 Finley Blvd., and can be reached (800)444-6170. Visit the company Web site at www.kenworthofalabama.com
Headquartered in Randolph, Ohio, East Manufacturing Corporation is first in aluminum trailers, offering a full line of aluminum dump, platform and refuse trailers, steel and aluminum dump bodies, and heavy duty trucking accessories. Ranked in the top 20 trailer manufacturers in the U.S., East has a network of over 50 trailer distributors and 400 accessories dealers nationwide. Visit www.eastmfg.com or phone 330-325-9921 for more details.
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