BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Truckworx, Alabama’s longtime Kenworth truck dealer, has opened its newest location in Graysville, Ala. The new 110,000 square foot facility houses the company’s expanded and improved commercial body shop, in addition to a parts department, road-ready service center, onsite fueling station and PacLease leasing and rental operations.
The newly renovated facility is located at 1100 Bankhead Highway in Graysville, Ala., about a mile off Interstate-22 in Jefferson County.
“We are thrilled to be opening a new location in Graysville and are excited about the opportunity it will give us to improve our level of service,” said Truckworx owner and CEO Will Bruser. “Not only will this be the largest commercial body shop in the state, but Graysville’s proximity to Birmingham will also allow Truckworx to use this space to get trucks road ready as they arrive, freeing up some much-needed space in our Birmingham shop. We will also be able to serve our northwest Jefferson County and Walker County customers much better out of the new location.”
The body shop will occupy roughly 70% of the total square footage at Truckworx-Graysville and features three brand-new, state-of-the-art paint booths. Other body shop services include complete collision repair, refurbishing equipment to meet trade terms, complete or spot/area painting, frame repair, front end alignment, cab repair or replacement, aluminum box repair, cargo box panel, door and floor repair, fiberglass repair, fabrication, glass replacement and cosmetic upgrades.
“This new facility for our body shop gives us the ability to better serve our customers,” said body shop manager David Morgan. “The new body shop features some truly incredible technology. One of our paint booths is the largest in the southeast and includes manlifts to aid in painting complete trucks and trailers.”
Truckworx-Graysville also houses a 17,000-square foot parts warehouse, as well as 45 service bays. Truckworx will use this newly-expanded facility to get trucks road-ready, completing DOT inspections and PDI processes, including checking serial numbers, removing tape and coating, turning out exhaust stacks, filling DEF and fuel tanks, engaging road tests, washing and more.
The Graysville location is also equipped to handle any upfitting, such as wet line kit and headache rack installation, and will also house a 12,000-gallon onsite fuel tank.
“At Truckworx-Graysville, our job is going to be getting our customers road-ready,” said vice president of service Richard Williamson. “This new building is another step to ensure we are doing everything we can to provide convenient and excellent service to anyone who walks in our doors.”
The newly-expanded PacLease leasing and rental division will also be out of Truckworx-Graysville. PacLease offers both short-term rentals and long-term leasing, providing the customer with both financial and operational benefits. This allows clients to focus on the core functions of their businesses, while Truckworx handles everything else, maximizing uptime and productivity.
“We are proud to offer PacLease customers in the northwest Jefferson and Walker County areas a more convenient location to store equipment, drop off and pick up rental equipment and access other features like our new on-site fueling station,” said vice president of leasing and rental Kyle Stewart.
Truckworx is Alabama, Mississippi, and the Florida Panhandle’s premier commercial truck, trailer, and school bus dealer featuring nationally acclaimed parts and service teams and award-winning product lines. Our family-owned business was founded as Kenworth of Birmingham in 1978 and remains Alabama’s exclusive Kenworth dealer today. Additionally, Truckworx also represents Hino (made by Toyota) and Isuzu commercial trucks and five heavy-duty trailer manufacturers; and we now offer full-service leasing and short-term rentals for vocational and over-the-road trucks through PacLease. We are also Alabama’s exclusive Blue Bird bus dealer and an authorized dealer of Yeti products, M.B. Ranch King deer blinds, and Pitmaker Grills.
In addition to our high-quality products, our level of service is unmatched! In fact, Truckworx was recently awarded the Gold Award for Overall Dealer Excellence by Kenworth Truck Company at the annual dealer meeting. Truckworx currently employs approximately 450 people over 16 locations. Overall, the company is made up of locations in Alabama, Mississippi, and the Florida Panhandle. This includes nine full-service dealerships (equipment sales, parts, and service), three TRP Parts locations, a commercial body shop, and four Truckworx Fleet Solutions locations inside our customers’ facilities. For more information on Truckworx or for career opportunities, visit www.TRUCKWORX.com.