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M&K Truck Centers announced it acquired nine truck dealerships, an eCommerce parts sales operation and a fire-and-rescue products company 鈥� all previously owned by Legacy Truck Centers.

The acquisition was completed Dec. 31. Terms were not disclosed.

M&K will offer Mack, Volvo and Isuzu products and all support services out of the new Pennsylvania locations in Altoona, Bedford, Brookville, Erie, Harrisburg, Milesburg, New Stanton and Somerset, and from its Wheeling, W.Va., location.

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This acquisition is a major milestone for M&K鈥檚 continued growth 鈥� expanding the company鈥檚 footprint to 29 locations in five states, the Byron Center, Mich.-based company reported.

M&K Truck Centers noted it retained nearly all of the Legacy Truck Centers鈥� employees including the previous owners, Matt Niebauer and John Niebauer.

鈥淥ur leadership team is thrilled to welcome both Matt and John to the M&K family in addition to over 200 talented new employees and we look forward to an exciting 2022 as we work together to integrate these operations,鈥� Ron Meyering, M&K鈥檚 CEO, said in a release.

M&K employs over 1,000 people across 29 locations in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania and West Virginia 鈥� Transport Topics

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