It all
started back in 1933. C.H. Remp, the manager of the White Motor Company branch
in Pittsburgh PA was offered a dealership in a new territory of the up and
coming city of Wheeling, WV. Mr. Remp first started out on 17th street in
Wheeling. The family lived above the garage and worked hard on increasing
sales until the "Wheeling White Truck Company, Inc." needed to expand. The
company moved into its second location on Main Street in Wheeling. "Wheeling
White" through the years has been a dealer for: White, Autocar, Freightliner,
Western Star, and Diamond Reo, all of which were manufactured by the White
Motor Company of Cleveland Ohio. In 1969 the company moved into its current
location at 23rd and Market St.. In 1981 Volvo purchased the assets of the
White Motor Company. In 1987 Volvo merged with GMC's heavy truck business and
Wheeling Truck Center added the GMC medium truck lineup. After adding the GMC
line, the dealership's name was changed to "Wheeling Truck Center, Inc." In
1996 Lobster Truck Leasing & Rental, Inc. was created to service customers who
need truck and trailer leasing and rental, and contract maintenance programs.
Wheeling Truck
Center has received many industry awards through the years and consistently
wins awards from Volvo Trucks North America. Recently they have been named a
Volvo "Symbols of Excellence Gold Club Dealer". This award ranked Wheeling
Truck Center 16th out of 305 Volvo dealers nationwide. Symbols of
Excellence is an evaluation done by an independent third party that grades
Volvo dealerships on all aspects of dealership operations.
Wheeling Truck Center is the oldest continuing White/Volvo Truck dealer in North
America. Wheeling Truck Center is currently owned/operated by Ronald Remp
(3rd Generation) and Chad Remp (4th Generation).
Wheeling
Truck Center's parts, service, new and used truck sales, and
leasing & rental company are all
housed in it's 22,000 sq ft facility with 14 service bays. The dealership is
open from 7:30am to 6:00 pm Monday thru Friday and from 8:00am to 1:00pm on
Saturday.
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