Volvo Trucks has selected Barry Searcy's Volvo Manitoba Truck Centre as not only the 1999 Dealer of the Year for Canada, but the facility has also been awarded the Dealer Excellence Award making it the highest rated Volvo dealership in the continent. For John Oades, the general manager, and the rest of the 52 employees the news came as a tremendous honor. He explains the Volvo Manitoba Truck Centre really started from scratch when it opened its doors in April of 1997. He looked at all of the dealerships he had to work with in the past and what he didn't like he changed.
Common sense goes a long way.
We try to work with and help all of them. He says providing value added services to the customers has always been one of Searcy's key principles in the operation.