Randall-Reilly purchases Kona Communications.Randall-Reilly Communications (Birmingham, AL), a company whose Truck Stop Publishing Division includes "Truckers News," "Overdrive (processor) Overdrive - An Intel Pentium processor which fits into a socket designed to accomodate an Intel 486, or into a special upgrade socket on the motherboard. ," "Owner/Operator," "Transportista" (formerly "Truckers News en Espanol") and "Commercial Carrier Journal," has acquired the assets of Kona Communications (Deerfield, IL), the publisher of "Truck Parts & Services" and "Successful Dealer" magazines, and the annual "Aftermarket Aftermarket See: Secondary market. aftermarket See secondary market. Buyers' Guide & Directory." No terms of the deal were given. "Truck Parts & Service" was launched in 1966 and is published 12 times a year for a controlled circulation of 26,400 presidents, company owners, managers, sales managers sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → and related professionals in the trucking industry. The title serves the field of product distribution and service to truck, trailer In communications, a code or set of codes that make up the last part of a transmitted message. See trailer label. and bus fleets, and the trucking industry, including heavy-duty distributors, specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. equipment distributors, service operators, truck and trailer dealers, and truck stops. Editorial includes information on service developments, troubleshooting Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving. It is the systematic search for the source of a problem so that it can be solved. Troubleshooting is often a process of elimination - eliminating potential causes of a problem. , aftermarket products, sales, maintenance, and equipment. "Successful Dealer" is published six times a year for a controlled circulation of 23,000 truck dealers, truck leasing and rental company executives, truck body/equipment dealers and other related industry professionals. Launched in 1978, the magazine covers ongoing profit opportunities, diagnostic repair procedures, training employees, technology advances, managing departments and operations, sales and marketing, leasing, and managing multiple locations. The acquired publications are "leaders in the markets they serve," Randall-Reilly President/CEO Mike Reilly Michael Eugene Reilly (born July 2 1949 in Sioux City, Iowa) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the American League from 1978 to 1999 and throughout both major leagues since 2000. said in a statement, "making them an excellent fit with our existing publications." The deal "furthers our goal of offering trucking industry suppliers a property to meet each of their marketing needs." Besides its Truck Stop Division, Randall-Reilly properties also include "Equipment World," "Total Landscape Care" and "Top Bid" magazines, references and Equipment Data Associates. |
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