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Rush Enterprises

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Rush Enterprises
Company typePublic
IndustryCommercial vehicle dealership
Founded1965
FounderW. Marvin Rush
Headquarters
New Braunfels, Texas
,
United States
Area served
United States, Canada
Key people
W.M. "Rusty" Rush (Chairman)
ProductsNew and pre-owned trucks and buses (Peterbilt, International, Hino, Isuzu, Ford, IC Bus, Blue Bird)
Websitewww.rushenterprises.com

Rush Enterprises is a U.S.-based commercial vehicle dealership with its main office located in New Braunfels, Texas. The company specializes in the sale of both new and pre-owned trucks through its network known as Rush Truck Centers. By 2019, Rush Enterprises managed over 200 Rush Truck Centers spread across 20 states in the United States, along with 14 outlets in Canada. It held a position on the Fortune 500 list as of 2020.

Rush Truck Centers boasts the most extensive commercial vehicle dealership network in the United States, operating more than 200 locations across 22 states. The company's 2019 entry into the Canadian market brought an additional 14 centers. Its product portfolio includes trucks and buses from manufacturers such as Peterbilt, International, Hino, Isuzu, Ford, IC Bus, and Blue Bird.

History

Established in 1965 by W. Marvin Rush, who remained chairman of the board until 2013 before his son W.M. "Rusty" Rush took over, the enterprise began as a dealership for Peterbilt trucks and grew substantially through targeted acquisitions. A notable transaction was acquiring the heavy truck division from Asbury Automotive Group in 2010.

Acquisitions

30-Sep-13 Transauthority
28-Oct-13 Prairie International Trucks
1-Jul-14 Truck Parts Depot
3-Nov-14 House of Trucks
8-Dec-14 North Florida Truck Parts
9-Feb-15 Effingham Truck Sales
4-May-15 Yancey Truck Centers
27-Jul-15 Dallas Truck Center
28-Sep-15 Peterbilt of Las Vegas
27-May-16 Transwest Truck Center Las Vegas
13-Dec-22 Summit Truck Group