Peak Wrecker to Sell & Service Wreckers from Miller Industries
February 4, 2019 – Peak Trailer Group is pleased to announce the formation of Peak Wrecker LLC. Peak Wrecker provides Miller Industries wrecker bodies and towing equipment fabrication, installation, and service in south Texas. Peak Wrecker supports Miller’s Vulcan, Century, and Holmes product lines, along with all makes of used wreckers. Peak Wrecker also carries towing trailers from Trail-Eze.
Peak has pulled together a team of industry veterans to sell and service wreckers from their San Antonio, Texas, facility.
Jim Paules, General Manager for Peak Trailer and Peak Wrecker in San Antonio, has a history with Miller Industries, after working at commercial truck dealerships for over 20 years. Prior to joining Peak in November 2017, Jim was the general manager for a large Miller Distributor in the U.S.
Randy Olson, Peak Wrecker Sales Manager for New & Used Wreckers, previously worked for Miller Industries for 27 years, as National Sales Manager, then Vice President of Marketing. After leaving Miller Industries, Randy managed the operations of a wrecker distributorship for 1.5 years. He is passionate about the towing industry and serves on the Towing and Recovery Association of America Education Foundation and was inducted into the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame.
Curtis Sanchez, Peak Wrecker Parts Sales, has been selling wrecker parts for over 30 years. He worked for a couple of towing equipment companies, then for Miller Industries from August 1995-August 2003. While at Miller, Curtis designed their Accessory Department. His career then took him to various towing and parts companies. Curtis has experience installing towing equipment and bodies, rewiring, welding, and purchasing parts and bodies.
Along with installers and other service personnel, the Peak Wrecker team is ready to provide customers with new and used wreckers, plus the aftermarket service and support to maintain those vehicles.
Bobby Briggs, Peak Group President said, “We are extremely excited about the formation of Peak Wrecker and our ability to sell and service wreckers from Miller Industries, the leader in towing and recovery equipment. The addition of wreckers is a great fit for Peak, and allows us to offer our customers a full line of products from one of the most trust manufacturers in the wrecker industry.
Peak Wrecker was officially formed on October 24, 2018, and a contract signed with Miller Industries in December 2018. Peak Wrecker is in the process of stocking their San Antonio location, where they are ready to serve the South and Central Texas area with 46 oversized bays and awnings, 2 paint booths, and a truck equipment manufacturing department. They have the capacity to house up to 90 wrecker trucks (including car carriers, light-duty and heavy-duty wreckers, rotators, and heavy haul trailers) and have a large inventory of parts under one roof to ensure that quality upfitting and repairs are completed efficiently.
About Miller Industries
Miller Industries was founded in 1990. Since its inception, the company has provided innovative high quality towing and recovery equipment worldwide. Listed as “MLR” on the New York Stock Exchange, Miller Industries has a total of four manufacturing facilities in the United States, one in England, and one in France. They place the most stringent guidelines in the design of a new wrecker or carrier. Their educated sales and distribution network, along with a high level of support and service after the sale, is what makes Miller Industries’ brands of wreckers unmatched in the industry. They provide a complete line of quality equipment, including carriers up to 30 feet in length, with deck capabilities of up to 40,000 lbs., and towing recovery units with boom capacities of 75 tons. Miller brands include Century, Vulcan, Chevron, and Holmes. Visit www.millerind.com for additional information.
About Peak Trailer Group
Peak Trailer Group is a privately-held company co-owned by Summit Holdings, Kyrish Truck Centers, and Southwest International Trucks. The company operates 2 full-service trailer sales, parts, service, and body shop locations in Dallas and San Antonio, Texas; as well as a sales location in El Paso, Texas. Peak Trailer Group represents Wabash National® dry and refrigerated van trailers, as well as Transcraft® platform trailers in the entire states of Texas and Oklahoma, and in northern Louisiana. Peak also represents Dura-Haul® belt trailers, end dumps, silage trailers, and belly dumps, and Trail-Eze heavy-haul trailers in the entire state of Oklahoma and parts of Texas; and Reitnouer aluminum flatbed, drop-deck, and specialty trailers in the states of Texas and Oklahoma. Peak Wrecker LLC, located in San Antonio, Texas, provides Miller Industries wrecker bodies and towing equipment fabrication, installation, and service in south Texas. Peak Wrecker sells Miller’s new product lines of Vulcan, Century, and Holmes, along with all makes of used wreckers. Peak Wrecker also carries towing trailers from Trail-Eze.
Peak has over 100 employees, with 55 technicians, over 80 service/tank bays, 8 mobile service and repair trucks, 2 body shops, and 4 paint booths. Peak stocks all-makes parts, offers new and used trailers and wreckers, and can facilitate equipment financing. Learn more at www.peaktrailergroup.com and www.peakwrecker.com.