GREENSBORO, NC (March 21, 2011)

Two Covington locations in North Carolina, (Greensboro and Charlotte) were recently awarded the prestigious Allison Transmission 2010 Performance Rewards – Gold Level.

David Leik, President and Cecil Hill, Vice President of N.C. Operations for Covington, accepted the award on behalf of the Covington team during the North American Sales Meeting and Performance Award banquet held in Indianapolis on February 21, 2011.

The award is presented annually to those Distributor branch locations with exceptional performance and customer service.

Allison is a world leader in commercial-duty transmissions, hybrid-propulsion systems, and related parts and services for on-highway vehicles, military vehicles, and off-highway equipment.

Covington Power Services is a market-leading distributorship, authorized by Detroit Diesel, Allison Transmissions and MTU-Detroit Diesel; Covington is also a master warehouse for Muncie Power Products. Covington provides diesel engine solutions, branded by Detroit Diesel, Mercedes Benz and MTU, from 30 to 10,000 horsepower, along with MTU – Onsite Energy generators from 20 to 3,250 kW, Allison transmissions, truck parts for the entire vehicle, on-site preventive truck maintenance services, Reviva remanufactured engines and Muncie Power Products PTO’s. With ten branches throughout North Carolina, Tennessee, and North Georgia, Covington offers product, parts and service support 24 hours a day to customers in the On-Highway Transportation, Construction, Industrial, Marine and Power Generation markets. Covington has been serving a diversified customer base since 1965 and has grown to become one of the larger distributorships for the products represented.

Pictured from left to right:
Adam M. Boyer - Performance Rewards Program Manager, Allison; Cecil R. Hill-V.P. NC Operations Covington;
David A. Leik-President Covington; Dennis J. Breedlove - Director, Allison Global Channel Development & After Market