Volvo Trucks selects Hickman Truck Centre as 2020 Canada Dealer Group of the Year

Volvo Trucks selects Hickman Truck Centre as 2020 Canada Dealer Group of the Year

Volvo Trucks North America named Hickman Truck Centre, located in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, as its 2020 Canada Dealer Group of the Year.

Volvo Trucks says the Canada Dealer Group of the Year Award recognizes leading performance across several key areas, such as customer service, market share, growth of new truck and leasing sales, and parts sales performance. A key contributor to Hickman Truck Centre’s success in 2020 was securing an order of 62 Volvo VHD snowplow models with the province of Newfoundland and its Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, the company says.

In addition to its Canada Dealer Group of the Year accolade, Hickman Truck Centre also received the 2020 Canada Dealer Market Share Development Award and the 2020 Canada Straight Truck Sales Award.

Volvo Trucks’ 2020 Canada Dealer Awards recipients include:

Top Dealer Parts Sales Performance: MacKay’s Truck Centre
Top Customer Satisfaction: Calmont Truck Centre – Edmonton
Top Dealer Market Share Development: Hickman Truck Centre
Top CST>10L Sales: Hickman Truck Centre
Top Regional Haul Sales: Vision Truck Group
Volvo Dealer Leasing System: Vision Truck Group
Used Truck Dealer of the Year: Sheehan’s Truck Centres
Top VFS Dealer Group: Vision Truck Group
Canada Dealer Group of the Year: Hickman Truck Centre

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