For many, trash is a stinky and messy business. And while all true, it is a business that Truck Country and Stoops Freightliner-Quality Trailer have embraced.
Truck Country and Stoops have long been known for marketing Freightliner and Western Star over-the-road and vocational unit. As the businesses has evolved, however, there has been a demand to expand opportunities.
For the past decade, Stoops Freightliner-Quality Trailer has served as a dealership for the Autocar Truck line, first selling the brand’s spotter units before also adding refuse products. Meanwhile, Truck Country recently got into the Autocar business by appointing its first specialized Autocar Trucks sales representative.
Bobby Smith serves as an Autocar Refuse specialists for Stoops for the past seven years, while Tyler Dittmer recently took on the role of focusing on Autocar sales for Truck Country after working in Parts and Service positions with the company.
For Smith and Dittmer, the refuse/recycling industry has long been their passions. Smith has been involved in the trash business for nearly 38 years, starting his career as a diesel mechanic for the Munie (Ind.) Sanitary District, before serving as a master truck technician for 15 years. He later was promoted to the role of Sanitation Superintendent for an additional 15 years. In his role, Bobby was charged with purchasing Autocar and Freightliner for the district’s 50-plus truck fleet.
Meanwhile, Dittmer literally grew up around trash. His family has long operated Dittmer Recycling, Inc., in Dubuque, Iowa. Tyler recalls working for the family business at a young age, whether it was riding on the back of a refuse truck or working on a sort line. Shortly after turning 18, he acquired his CDL and started driving his own trash and recycling route. “My passion is garbage,” Truck Country’s Dittmer joked. “I get to talk about garbage trucks all day and go out and visit garbage companies all across the Midwest.”
While many industries have struggled during the pandemic, the demand for waste and refuse units soared. “There is one thing about trash, no matter what the economy is doing, the trash still needs to be picked up,” Smith quipped. “During the pandemic, the residential trash doubled because people were stuck at home, so the trucks wore out twice as fast. The industry panicked and purchased all the residential trucks they could find – about like toilet paper.”
Learn more about Truck Country and Stoops’ Autocar refuse options by contacting Dittmar (319-304-5104) or Smith (765-808-1259).
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