PHH FirstFleet Announces Addition of Freightliner LLC to Truck Maintenance Network

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – PHH FirstFleet has added Freightliner LLC to its North American truck maintenance network. The relationship with Freightliner LLC includes all the major brands — Freightliner, Sterling Trucks, Western Star, and Thomas Built Buses.

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August 15, 2007

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – PHH FirstFleet has added Freightliner LLC to its North American truck maintenance network. The relationship with Freightliner LLC includes all the major brands — Freightliner, Sterling Trucks, Western Star, and Thomas Built Buses. The expanded maintenance network for private truck fleets now includes more than 700 dealer and parts locations of the four brands.

The maintenance services provided by Freightliner, Sterling, Western Star, and Thomas Built Buses locations include:

24-hour service locations.
Express services including preventive maintenance, trailer maintenance, and repair services.
Warranty services.
Centralized pay-as-you-go emergency breakdown services.
DOT inspections.
Convenient truck rental services.
The PHH FirstFleet maintenance network enables medium and heavy truck drivers to get maintenance and repairs authorized and performed on their vehicles at any of these locations. PHH FirstFleet provides expert maintenance assistance from ASE-certified specialists, which ensure that maintenance is performed properly while managing costs. In addition, the program features consolidated billing and immediate access to transactional and trend information via PHH InterActive, PHH FirstFleet’s online information management system.

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