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Dobbs Peterbilt Opens New Western Region Headquarters

The new facility is located on State Highway 167 between Highways 18 and 410.

Dobbs Peterbilt Opens New Western Region Headquarters

The facility features 18 service bays capable of accommodating 27 trucks, 1,000 square feet of retail space and 30,000 square feet of parts storage.

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Peterbilt Motors Company announced the opening of a full-service location in Sumner, Washington by Dobbs Peterbilt.  

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The new facility is located on State Highway 167 between Highways 18 and 410, and features 18 service bays capable of accommodating 27 trucks, 1,000 square feet of retail space and 30,000 square feet of parts storage.

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“We’re very pleased to announce the opening of our brand-new Dobbs Peterbilt Sumner, WA dealership, designed to serve our valued customers,"said Mike Clark, CEO Dobbs Peterbilt. "We now have nine Peterbilt locations throughout Washington to serve the transportation community. The Sumner location marks our first Peterbilt Dealership we designed and constructed from the ground up. We focused on features and a layout that creates an excellent work environment that results in a great customer experience."

The location will serve as the new Western region headquarters for Dobbs Peterbilt. Dobbs continues its dealer growth with over 20 locations spread across Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, California, and Washington. 

“We designed the new Sumner dealership with dedicated Parts, Service, Truck Sales and Rental & Leasing entrances along with a covered service reception area to give our customers easy access and protection from the elements," said Olen Hunter, EVP of Dobbs Peterbilt. "We’ve deployed Peterbilt’s new AR Tech tool to help drive Uptime for our customers and made sure this facility is capable of servicing and supporting Battery Electric Vehicles. Our flagship Dobbs Peterbilt Sumner dealership sets a new benchmark for commercial truck dealerships on the West Coast."

Dealer hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 12 a.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.

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