Adds Four TICO Locations in an Underserved Market
Ridgeland, S.C. (April 24, 2024) – TICO (Terminal Investment Corporation), a leader in the design, engineering, and manufacture of terminal tractors, announces Four Star Freightliner as TICO’s new terminal tractor dealer for the state of Alabama and the Florida panhandle. Four Star Freightliner will offer a full-service TICO program, including:
- dedicated terminal tractor sales
- dedicated mobile service
- rental and leasing
- parts support
“We have found yet another industry-leading partnership in the making in Four Star Freightliner.” said Mallery Pindar, Sr. Director of Sales and Marketing, TICO Manufacturing. “Their emphasis and capabilities around mobile service and customer support align perfectly with the TICO Brand. Terminal tractor users in their area will be extremely well served. We look forward to making this new dealer partnership another great success story.”
Four Star Freightliner will represent TICO at their dealerships in Valley, Montgomery, and Dothan, Alabama, and in Midway, Florida. These new locations represent a major expansion of TICO coverage in an underserved market.
“We are so excited we are now a TICO dealer,” said Jerry Kocan, Four Star Owner and Dealer Principal. “Our Four Star team visited their headquarters in Savanah and we could not have been more impressed with the team of first-class people and the attention to detail they give in building their terminal tractors. TICO fits Four Star and our Daimler Truck brands perfectly because of the quality of their team and products. We are ready to give TICO customers in Alabama and the panhandle of Florida Four Star Support!”
“This collaboration will allow Four Star to expand its services and provide top-of-the-line terminal tractors to its customers in the region,” said Jay Morrison, Four Star Vocational Sales Manager. “The combination of Four Star’s expertise and TICO’s high-quality equipment is sure to bring enhanced efficiency and productivity to the area’s transportation and logistics industry.”
This dealership expansion represents TICO’s commitment to ensuring industry-leading access to products and support at the local level. The new Four Star Freightliner locations bring TICO’s dealer network to over 160 rooftops strong.
“Four Star is perfectly suited to be a member of the TICO family, said Jim Grooms, Division President, TICO Manufacturing. “As we navigated this process, we realized that Four Star embodied “Better Together” and other core values of TICO. I am personally excited to see the growth of Four Star and celebrate their TICO achievements.”
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About Four Star Freightliner
Four Star Freightliner, Inc., owned by Jerry A. Kocan, serves customers in the southeast at seven dealerships located in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Four Star is an award-winning truck dealer that offers a complementary line of Freightliner and Western Star brand trucks for both highway and vocational use. The service department, staffed with highly trained and certified diesel technicians, specializes in all aspects of class 6, 7 and 8 semi-truck repairs. It also has a fleet of 24-hour mobile repair vehicles to assist customers before, during, and after business hours. Four Star dealerships are also very active in their communities, assisting, supporting, and promoting local and national organizations and associations that are engaged in like-minded causes and activities.