Mack Trucks dealer TEC Equipment recently became a Certified Electric Vehicle (EV) Dealer at its Portland, Oregon, location. TEC Equipment – Portland will now be able to service and support the Mack-LR Electric refuse vehicle and is the first Mack dealer in Oregon to achieve EV certification status. This is the fourth TEC Equipment location to be EV-certified. Other EV-certified TEC Equipment locations, all in California, are Fontana, La Mirada and Oakland. TEC is also working toward certifying its Dixon, California, dealership.
“Mack is pleased that our dealer partner, TEC Equipment, continues to invest in its dealerships in order to support all Mack customers, as well as those that are adding zero-emissions vehicles to their fleets,” said Jonathan Randall, president of Mack Trucks North America. “TEC Equipment is an excellent example of industry players moving toward electrification, and Mack, together with our dealer partners, is at the forefront leading efforts toward sustainable transportation.”
To become EV-certified, dealers are required to meet numerous stringent safety, infrastructure, charging, tooling and training requirements. Mack executives work closely with dealer leadership to ensure all requirements are met before certification and that the transition is smooth.
“TEC Equipment is fully committed to being the best business partner for our customers, who have either diesel or electric vehicles,” said Chris Thompson, TEC Equipment dealer principal. “We have chosen to become EV-certified so that we can support LR Electric customers in the Portland, Oregon, area. I’m extremely proud of our team in Portland, and our other EV-certified locations which have already met the challenge. We continue to see strong demand for our refuse vehicles, and we are consistently engaging with customers who are interested in electrification. TEC Equipment will continue to deliver the best in service and equipment to customers, with Mack, who is as committed as TEC is to its customers.”
The 120,000 square-foot TEC Equipment – Portland site, located at 750 NE Columbia Blvd., offers 25 service bays, one of which is dedicated to electric vehicles. The Portland dealership has 20 technicians, 11 of whom are master technicians and four that are EV-certified. TEC Equipment – Portland has more than $3 million in parts inventory and is a Certified Uptime Dealer. TEC Equipment operates 32 locations with dealerships in Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California, Arizona, Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota.