Things are starting to look even brighter at Falconer, N.Y.-based truck lighting supplier Truck-Lite Co., which recently acquired another LED lighting manufacturer, Rigid Industries, a Phoenix-based company that targets the offroad, powersport, agricultural, marine, industrial and mining markets. The acquisition positions both of the lighting providers for future growth, according to executives for both companies.
Meanwhile, if you’re in Canada and you’re in the market for a new Peterbilt, you might check out the good folks at Cervus Equipment Peterbilt, which owns and operates 16 dealerships throughout Ontario and Saskatchewan. Peterbilt Motors Co. recently named Cervus its 2014 North American Dealer of the Year for its consistently high level of customer satisfaction while significantly growing its heavy- and medium-duty truck and Paccar MX engine sales and quadrupling its number of locations.
Speaking of our friends up north, Ryder System recently announced that its commercial rental customer loyalty program, Ryder RedZone, now is available for its Canadian customers to earn points and rewards for each rental dollar they spend. The Ryder RedZone website is available to Canadian customers in both French Canadian and English languages. And in case you live in the Lower 48, Alaska or Hawaii, Ryder RedZone also is available to U.S. customers.