Restored to Factory Settings The ins and outs of used truck recertification programs Summit Truck Group, Joplin, Mo
Photo: Beth Hall
By Todd Traub Contributing Writer
BEST TRUCK FOR THE MONEY New is good, but so is good as new.
Especially in the trucking industry. A number of truck makers and
dealers with a presence in Arkansas have recertification programs that return popular brands, makes and mod- els of used trucks back to the market and back on the road. Everyone benefits. The trucks are
serviceable, marketable and fetch a good price for the dealer, yet they allow motor carriers to get a reliable, brand- name truck—under warranty—at far less than new truck cost. “We have one-truck customers, and we have truck customers that run fleets
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of thousands,” said Randy Smith, vice president of used truck operations at Summit Truck Group, a regional dealer- ship company selling International and other brands. Manufacturers like Mack,
Freightliner, Volvo and Navistar/ International and regional dealers like Summit and Larson Group all have recertification programs that put slight- ly older versions of popular trucks safely back on the market to be picked up by new owners. Mack’s Premium Certified Used
Trucks, Freightliner’s SelectCertified dealer recertification program, Volvo’s Premium Certified Used Trucks and dealership company The Larson Group’s TLG Certified plan for Peterbilts all offer a thorough process that includes
rigorous inspections, repair and servic- ing, detailing and the oh-so-important warranty. “Most of the guys want that,”
Summit Vice President Jerry Schaefer said of the warranties. “If you have a major failure early, it could hurt the small guy.” Summit Truck Group has 30
locations in the south and midwest with five locations in Arkansas and represents and services International, Kenworth, Volvo, Mack, Ford and Isuzu commercial trucks. Under its Summit Certified program, Summit reconditions trucks at its recertification center in Joplin, Mo.
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