{"id":730,"date":"2016-12-06T01:11:40","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T01:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freightlinernorthwest.com\/news\/?p=730"},"modified":"2016-12-28T21:53:01","modified_gmt":"2016-12-28T21:53:01","slug":"vfi-announces-name-change-for-dealership-locations-throughout-the-pacific-northwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freightlinernorthwest.com\/news\/vfi-announces-name-change-for-dealership-locations-throughout-the-pacific-northwest\/","title":{"rendered":"VFI Announces Name Change for Dealership Locations throughout the Pacific Northwest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_counters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/dot.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:2px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_c=new Array(\"twitter\",\"facebook_like\",\"facebook_send\",\"google\",\"email\",\"linkedin\");var hupso_counters_lang = \"en_US\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"FreightlinerNW\";var hupso_url_c=\"\";var hupso_title_c=\"VFI%20Announces%20Name%20Change%20for%20Dealership%20Locations%20throughout%20the%20Pacific%20Northwest\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/counters.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p>To further improve the customer experience as well as expand the common identity and services provided, the Valley Freightliner Dealership Family is reorganizing as a unified identity across 10 Northwest locations.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>For Immediate Release<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pacific, WA \u2013 December 5<sup>th<\/sup>, 2016 \u2013 <\/strong>The Valley Freightliner Dealership Family announced today it will rebrand and rename ten Pacific Northwest locations. Effective January 3<sup>rd<\/sup>, 2017, the Washington locations of Pacific, Spokane, Union Gap, Mount Vernon, and Olympia along with the Oregon locations of La Grande, Hermiston, Redmond, Coburg, and Medford will operate as <strong><em>Freightliner Northwest <\/em><\/strong><em>(FNW).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Since 2015, Valley Freightliner, Inc. (VFI) has grown from three dealership locations in the greater Seattle region to a 12 store, multi state network of dealerships. VFI acquired <em>Freedom Truck Center, Eagle Freightliner,<\/em> and <em>Pacific Truck Centers,<\/em> adding nine additional locations in Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii. The acquisitions have greatly expanded the company\u2019s regional coverage creating a network of accomplished service providers working toward a common entity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRebranding the ten locations under a common name and logo will enhance customer recognition of our organization,\u201d said Scott Gordon, President. \u201cThe singular brand will connect the locations with a common identity and support the commitment we\u2019ve made to our customers on a regional level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Managing all locations is possible through the implementation of a standard Dealer Management System (DMS), Procede. The Procede integration was complete during the summer of 2016 and provides the dealerships with a singular platform to store, update, and access parts, service, and truck inventory information across the network and allows Freightliner Northwest to serve customers seamlessly throughout the network.<\/p>\n<p>Freightliner Northwest is owned by Gordon Truck Centers,\u00a0Inc.\u00a0(GTC). The GTC family also includes the Pacific Truck Centers (PTC) Detroit Diesel Distributorship in Ridgefield, WA, as well as a Kapolei, HI location, <em>Freightliner of Hawaii<\/em> (FOH).<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Freightliner Northwest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Built upon a 30 year history of helping customer satisfy their transportation needs, Freightliner Northwest (FNW) is an expanded network of dealerships with multiple locations throughout Washington and Oregon. As a full-service Freightliner, Western Star, Fuso, Wilson Trailer, Reitnouer Aluminum Trailer dealership family, FNW can sell, finance, insure and service commercial trucks for medium and heavy duty applications.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Stay informed! 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