Carrier Transicold has named Carrier Transicold Northwest of Auburn, Wash., its 2025 Dealer of the Year for the United States and Canada and Grupo Refritrans Centroamérica as its 2025 Dealer of the Year for Latin America.
The awards were presented at the company’s 2026 Dealer Conference in Huntington Beach, Calif., and recognize top performance across all aspects of dealer operations, including sales, service, market penetration, customer satisfaction, business investment and growth.
Carrier Transicold Northwest is a family-owned dealer with locations in Auburn, Mount Vernon and Richland, Wash. For more than 35 years, the company has built a reputation for providing consistent, high-quality service to a diverse range of customers hauling temperature-controlled goods across the Pacific Northwest.
“This award reflects our entire team’s dedication to our core values, emphasizing long-term partnership over short-term gains,” says Aaron Kolar, COO at Northwest Equipment Group, the parent company of Carrier Transicold Northwest. “They bring expertise, resourcefulness and urgency to every customer opportunity and challenge. Being recognized by Carrier Transicold, a brand our customers genuinely trust, is especially meaningful.”
Grupo Refritrans Centroamérica, based in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, was named Carrier Transicold’s Dealer of the Year for Latin America for the first time. A Carrier Transicold dealer since 1989, Refritrans serves customers through locations in Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Costa Rica, demonstrating strong growth and a commitment to serving refrigerated transport customers across multiple countries and in demanding operating conditions.
Grupo Refritrans Centroamerica of was named the 2025 Dealer of the Year for the Latin America by Carrier Transicold.
“Winning Dealer of the Year takes a commitment that starts from the top and runs through every level of the dealer organization,” says Jason Forman, general manager, Original Equipment — Truck Trailer Americas, Carrier Transicold. “Carrier Transicold Northwest and Refritrans represent the very best of our network, from how they treat customers to their investments in people, facilities, product knowledge and commitment to Carrier Transicold.”
Carrier Transicold also presented the Extra Mile Award for customer service to Carrier Transicold West of Salt Lake City, Utah, and to Syms IngenierĂa en RefrigeraciĂłn del Sur of Oaxaca, Mexico.
Additionally, five North American dealer locations received Brick & Mortar Awards for their facility investments: Carrier Transicold West in Caldwell, Idaho, Shelley, Idaho and Spokane Valley, Wash.; MCT Companies in Bakersfield, Calif.; and MHC Carrier Transicold in Lake City, Ga. In Latin America, Brick & Mortar Awards went to Puerto RefrigeraciĂłn in Veracruz, Mexico; Refritrans in San Pedro Sula, Honduras; and RETO in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Other awards were presented for outstanding individual performance:
Sales Managers of the Year: Mark Schiltz, Interstate Power Systems, Fargo, N.D.; Domingo LĂłpez, Syms, Oaxaca, Mexico. Service Managers of the Year: Roger Cerny, Gateway Truck & Refrigeration, Justice, Ill.; Gustavo MarĂn, Refripuerto, Veracruz, Mexico. Parts Managers of the Year: Mark Allen, Gateway Truck & Refrigeration, Justice, Ill.; Azrael GarcĂa, RETO, Guadalajara, Mexico. 20 Series Champion of the Year: Scott Schleyer, Gateway Truck & Refrigeration, Justice, Ill.
