Monday, July 26, 2010

Big Orange

Just recently we dabbled in a new segment of the used truck industry. The segment I speak of is the world of custom sleeper trucks. We have had trucks on our lot that have had ICT sleeper conversions, but we've never had a large sleeper truck.......at least until now. We brought in a 2007 KW W900L with a 120" ARI sleeper on it and put our spin on it. The truck didn't need much since it was already really loaded up and very well taken care of, but we always have to put the Interstate Trucks touch on every truck we get. So it was solid orange and we painted the fenders black and had custom painted Harley Davidson graphics put on it. It looked sharp!

Well it caught the eye of a man from Minnesota......and his wife, of course. Kurt and Deb Schuetzler with Top Hat & Tails Transportation came across it on the internet and after seeing it in person and driving it, they decided to take it home and leave behind their 1999 KW W900L with a 110" ARI sleeper. Kurt and Deb haul a variety of products, but most commonly they haul for Purina and on their way home they haul steel. They've got a 2003 Wilson aluminum flatbed trailer with a curtain side attachment, so they are really versatile on what types of loads they can haul. They have one of the best and most desirable setups that any trucker could have. If you have to be out there on the road all the time, why not live comfortably? And these folks definitely deserve to! They have been in this business for 25 years and have put in many long hauls and still manage to be a couple of the most pleasant people we've ever come across.

Our hat is off to you Top Hat & Tails!! Good luck with your new addition and keep on truckin'.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

The Difference

The difference between us and other heavy duty truck dealerships may not be so apparent by looking at TruckPaper.com, but once you pick up the phone and talk to one of our sales associates or step on our lot, it's pretty obvious. We are a family owned and operated dealership that is built on decades of experience in the new and used truck business. It started 3 generations ago when Carroll Clark started his own truck dealership in Denver, CO. He then passed his passion for truck sales onto his son and our owner, Doug Clark. Doug started in this business as a young teenager and now in his mid-50s, he's still just as passionate about it as he was back then. He has now passed his dream onto his daughter, Mandy. She has stepped into his sales shoes and plans on carrying on the business for years to come.

Not only are we a family, but the others that work for us are just as close as family. Our other sales associate, Tom Avery, has worked for Doug for 25+ years. There isn't a single individual involved in this company that doesn't understand our vision, whether that be employees or vendors. We firmly believe in selling the best used equipment out there and our personal touch is put on every single truck we sell. We go above and beyond what others are doing so that we have something we can feel extremely proud of as well as giving our customers a truck they can feel proud of.

We remember every single customer that buys a truck from us and we feel as though they are a part of our extended family. It's hard to describe the joy and excitement we feel when we see one of our trucks rolling down the road, but it's probably similar to watching your child take his or her first steps. We think so anyway. Interstate Trucks believes in taking care of our customers, because without you, we would be nothing. Thank you to all that have contributed to our dream and we look forward to helping you with your dreams.