Western Peterbilt Names Frank Anglin President and CEO

- Jim Coles to Continue to Serve as Chairman -

SEATTLE, June 19 -- Western Peterbilt, the largest operator of heavy-duty truck dealerships in the Pacific Northwest, today announced that Frank Anglin has been named President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the company. He succeeds Jim Coles, who will continue to serve as Chairman.

Anglin joins Western Peterbilt from Case IH, where he was Vice President North American Agricultural Business, overseeing all activities of Case IH's agricultural business in the United States and Canada, including its dealer network.

"Frank Anglin brings abundant experience in all aspects of our business to Western Peterbilt," said Jim Coles. "After over 20 years leading Western Peterbilt, I look forward to stepping back and to working with Frank as he helps set our course for the future and executes our growth strategy. We are delighted he is joining us."

"Western Peterbilt has established itself as one of the finest heavy-duty truck dealerships in the industry and I am thrilled to be joining the team," Mr. Anglin said. "I look forward to helping to build on Western Peterbilt's foundation of outstanding customer service, as we further develop our leadership position."

Prior to his most recent position with Case IH, Anglin served as Vice President of the Case IH and New Holland agricultural businesses for the Australia, New Zealand and Oceania region. Before that, Anglin ran CNH Capital in North America. He joined the company in 1996 as Vice President of operations for Case Credit.

Anglin previously spent 10 years collectively at General Electric and General Electric Capital in senior positions.

He has a master of business administration degree from Harvard Graduate School of Business and a bachelor's degree in economics from Northwestern University.

Headquartered in Seattle, Western Peterbilt operates a network of truck dealerships and service locations from Alaska to Northern California that provide one-stop service for the needs of its customers, including the retail sale of new and used transportation equipment, aftermarket parts sales, scheduled full-service maintenance, random arrival repair services, short-term truck rental, long-term full service leasing and financing.