Great Dane Names New Chicago-Area Dealer

Oct. 18, 2006
Great Dane Trailers announced the addition of Transportation Repairs & Services, Inc. (TRS), an authorized parts and service dealer in the Chicago metro area.

Great Dane Trailers announced the addition of Transportation Repairs & Services, Inc. (TRS), an authorized parts and service dealer in the Chicago metro area. The latest addition to Great Dane's network will help address the continued increase in demand and volume in the Chicago market.

"TRS will expand Great Dane's already comprehensive parts and service network and further increase our ability to handle all our customers' needs in the Chicago metro area," said Dave Durand, director, aftermarket parts, Great Dane Trailers. "TRS is a welcomed addition and complements Great Dane's outstanding and respected authorized parts and service providers in Chicago."

As part of the company's full-service repair and maintenance facility, TRS has a total of 18 service bays and operates 41 mobile trucks from its facility off of Interstate 55 at LaGrange Rd. and I-294 at 75th St./Willow Springs Rd. in Hodgkins, Ill. TRS employs specialists in repairs and refurbishment for all types and sizes of heavy equipment including custom modification, complete semi-trailer and reefer rebuilding, overhead door conversion, graphics and decal package installation, insurance work and two 60-foot chassis frame straightening bays.