Summit Truck Group acquires Trans Central Suppliers

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Summit Truck Group has reached an agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets of Trans Central Suppliers of Sedalia, Mo.

Trans Central Suppliers has been in business since August 1975 and is an International Trucks parts associate dealer. Owned by Linda Alcorn, Trans Central Suppliers has provided parts and service work for commercial trucks in a 14,000 sq.-ft. building located on 3 acres of land. Sedalia is 90 miles east of Kansas City, Mo., and 120 miles north of Springfield, Mo., both are locations in which Summit currently does business.

With the addition of Trans Central, Summit Truck Group now operates 25 locations in seven states — Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. This acquisition is the third completed to date by Summit Truck Group and is part of its renewed strategy to expand its reach in the various geographical areas in which they do business.

“Trans Central Suppliers is a natural fit into the Summit family,” says Justin Fink, CEO. “This is a family-owned business in operation since 1975. We look forward to meeting the employees in Sedalia and welcoming them to our organization, as well as expanding operations and customer reach from that location.”

Scott Gill, executive vice president, finance and accounting, adds, “Summit is looking to increase our footprint in all of the states in which we do business. We are looking at a number of opportunities and are pleased that Trans Central will become a part of Summit Truck Group.”

As a location of Summit, the former Trans Central Suppliers location will do business as Summit Truck Group of Sedalia. Pending completion of appropriate contracts, Summit will assume ownership of the Sedalia location on Oct. 1, 2019, and Trans Central employees will become employees of Summit Truck Group. Summit’s initial focus at this location will be to expand parts sales and grow the service capabilities.

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