The Trucks, Parts, Service Distributor of the Year program is back in action for another year.
Now in its 22nd year, the Distributor of the Year program is once again sponsored by the Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network (CVSN), Cummins-Meritor, High Bar Brands, Interstate Billing Service and Karmak.
Finalists for this year's award were announced last month, with one prior winner, two prior finalists and two first-time finalists earning nominations from the aftermarket for the industry's highest honor. Over the next few months, we will be learning more about these organizations and what makes them so unique. We begin with Blaine Brothers.
Blaine Brothers is a second-generation family-owned business. The company was started by two brothers, Fred and Rick Dally, doing service calls out of a 1969 Ford pickup. They rented a shop in Blaine and started doing shop repairs in late 1979.
The company includes four separate business entities (Blaine Brothers, North American Trailer, TruckAline, and Hydraulic Specialty) that combined have 11 total facilities, two of them being co-branded. Blaine Brothers' facilities are in Blaine, Scanlon and Clearwater, Minn., and Baldwin, Wis.
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