The evaluations, measurements, and comparisons are over and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (MFTA) has announced the winners of its prestigious North American Dealer of the Year awards. Each year, the company recognizes its most outstanding dealers in the U.S. and Canada for overall performance, and for sales, parts sales, and service performance. In addition, the company honors the dealer salesperson of the year.

According to Todd Bloom, MFTA’s President & CEO, “Every year, the dealers we honor are subjected to tremendous scrutiny, including a careful evaluation of their performance across a wide range of categories. They have all performed well above our expectations, but more importantly, they have performed consistently above their customers’ expectations. And that has helped us as a company to be successful. We appreciate their hard work and dedication.”

The MFTA Dealer of the Year recipients for 2014 are:

• North American Dealer of the Year — Messina Truck Center, Tampa. Fla

• North American Sales Dealer of the Year — Jim Reed’s Truck Sales, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.

• North American Service Dealer of the Year — Jim Reed’s Truck Sales, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.

• North American Parts Dealer of the Year — Messina Truck Center, Tampa, Fla.

• North American Salesperson of the Year — Matt Remsen, Miller’s Truck Sales, Lincoln, R.I.

In addition to these overall winners, MFTA recognizes regional winners in all categories as well. Dealer-of-the-Year category winners were:

• U.S. Western Region Dealer of the Year — D & S Truck Center, Hodgkins, IL

• Canadian Dealer of the Year — Globocam (Anjou), Anjou, QC

• U.S. Western Region Sales Dealer of the Year — Diamond Mitsubishi Fuso, San Jose, CA

• Canadian Sales Dealer of the Year — Montreal Mitsubishi Fuso, Lasalle, QC

• U.S. Western Region Service Dealer of the Year — Richfield Service, Richfield, WI

• Canadian Service Dealer of the Year — Central Mitsubishi Fuso, Ottawa, ON

• U.S. Western Region Parts Dealer of the Year — D & S Truck Center, Hodgkins, IL

• Canadian Parts Dealer of the Year — Western Star & Sterling Truck of Vancouver, Surrey, BC

• U.S. Western Region Salesperson of the Year — Michele Royals, D & S Truck Center, Hodgkins, IL

• Canadian Salesperson of the Year — Maria-Teresa Huatuco, Western Star & Sterling Truck.

For more information about Mitsubishi Fuso and the medium-duty work trucks it sells through its network of dealers, visit www.mitfuso.com.