LISLE, Ill., March 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- International Truck recently honored Tallman Truck Centre in Ontario, Canada, as its North American Dealer of the Year at their Annual Dealer Meeting in Schaumburg, Illinois. In addition, International Truck named Carolina International Trucks in South Carolina as its Medium Duty Dealer of the Year and Regional International in New York as its Parts and Service Dealer of the Year.

"These North American Dealer of the Year awards are given to the very best of an elite group of International dealers," said Bill Kozek, president, Truck and Parts. "These awards recognize those dealers that not only have exceeded sales performance goals but also have best demonstrated a commitment to providing industry-leading uptime to their customers."

"This award is a great honor for everyone at Tallman Truck Centre because it recognizes all the hard work and professionalism we bring to our customers," said Kevin Tallman, president of Tallman Truck Centre. "I accept the North American Truck Dealer of the Year award on behalf of our incredibly talented team of truck professionals—and our loyal customers at each of our locations."

Tallman Truck Centre earned top honor by growing both their truck and parts sales, investing over $25 million in their facilities in 2015 alone and significantly improving the speed by which they provide service in their shops. 

"We are proud of each of the three winners and we look forward to their continued success in 2016," said Kozek.

About Tallman Group
Tallman Group is a commercial truck dealership with locations in Cornwall, Belleville, Mississauga, Oshawa, Markham, Toronto, West Ottawa, East Ottawa, Kingston, and Kemptville, Ontario. The dealership offers International^® brand products, including the full line of International trucks, and all makes parts and service. As an affiliate of Idealease, Tallman Truck Leasing also offers an array of commercial truck lease and rental services including: full-service leasing, contract maintenance and rental. Tallman Group is recognized as one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies. Additional information is available at www.tallmangroup.ca.

About International^® Trucks
International is the flagship product brand for medium-duty, heavy-duty, severe service vocational trucks and military vehicles produced by Navistar, Inc., a subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV). International products, parts and services are sold through a network of more than 800 dealer locations in North America. Additional information is available at www.internationaltrucks.com.