Daimler Trucks North America (DNTA) has approved Gordon Truck Centers (GTC) Western Star dealership application, allowing the Pacific Truck Centers (PTC) Detroit Diesel Distributorship in Ridgefield, Wash., to now operate as Western Star Northwest (WSNW). The approval was announced Friday.
Western Star Northwest will sell, service and provide parts for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles. GTC says this venture creates direct access to additional product lines including Detroit transmissions and axles. Technicians will also have access to the latest Western Star training curriculum and the facility will have increased alignment with the other 11 GTC dealership locations including those currently offering Western Star at the Olympia, Coburg, and Spokane Freightliner Northwest locations, the company says.
“Expanding our Western Star footprint enhances our efforts to become the premier regional support network for medium and heavy duty truck customers,” says Scott Gordon, president. “Our dealership family’s common brand identity shows the commitment we’ve made to our customers on a regional level.”
This expansion continues Gordon Truck Centers, Inc., development of a network of accomplished service providers, the company says. Since 2015, the GTC dealership family has grown from three Valley Freightliner locations in the greater Seattle region to a 12 store, multi-state network of dealerships. The acquisitions of Freedom Truck Center, Eagle Freightliner, and Pacific Truck Centers, added nine locations in Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii and have greatly expanded the company’s regional coverage. The company also recently announced 10 of the dealership family locations rebranded as Freightliner Northwest last month.
The Gordon Truck Centers, Inc., dealership family will now be comprised of Western Star Northwest, Freightliner Northwest, and Freightliner of Hawaii.
