Rush Enterprises to buy Peterbilt dealer

Oct 4, 2004

Rush Enterprises has signed an agreement to purchase the assets of American Truck Source, a Peterbilt dealer. The acquisition will give Rush rights to sell Peterbilt trucks and parts from seven new locations in Dallas, Fort Worth, Abilene and Tyler, Texas; Louisville, Ky.; Birmingham, Ala.; and Nashville, Tenn. Rush Enterprises operates a network of Peterbilt heavy-duty truck dealerships in North America and a John Deere construction equipment dealership in Texas. After the acquisition, the Rush will operate 42 truck locations in 10 states.

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