Nation's Largest Yard Truck Parts Dealer Adds New Location to Further Mitigate Downtime

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Aug 20, 2013, 07:42 ET

MANSFIELD, Ohio, Aug. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eagle Mark 4 Equipment Inc., a terminal tractor dealership headquartered in North Central Ohio, announced today that it has opened a new warehouse in Wilmington North Carolina. The expansion, which began in January, will provide over 1,048 clients with low cost next day ground shipping services on all yard truck part orders.

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"This new facility will further decreased downtime for our client's units and increase our low cost next day shipping territory to include more customers," said Jeff Covert, parts specialist at Eagle Mark 4. "Our yard truck inventory has grown by over 6,000 units; the 6,000 units alone dwarfs what most dealers keep in stock."

"This is something we have been working on for a while now," said Charles Smith, IT Director with Eagle Mark 4. "We have two locations tied together in real time, two huge inventories available and the same ordering & billing process. You can't beat that." Smith added that Eagle Mark 4 has the largest inventory of yard truck parts in the nation.

"That's not some marketing tactic. We invite everyone even our competitors, to browse our inventory in person or online, we have nothing to hide. Our only focus is yard trucks. We don't deal with forklifts or trailers and we ship your parts faster than any of our competition ever could," said Smith.

ABOUT EAGLE MARK 4 EQUIPMENT, Inc.

Eagle Mark 4 was founded in Mansfield, Ohio in 1977, known first as Smith Equipment. In 1990 the company was renamed to a more patriotic name in support of the Gulf War, Eagle Mark 4. The company's purpose was to supply yard trucks and terminal tractor equipment to the eastern US regions and service parts worldwide. Since that time it has grown to service customers around the world in over 97 countries. It maintains the largest inventory of parts for all makes and models of yard trucks in the nation.