GRAPEVINE, Texas – National Pronto Association’s recruiting efforts have stayed on target with the Board’s decision a few years ago to focus on growing business by recruiting quality independent automotive warehouse distributors. This week, National Pronto Association announced the addition of four new members, which will join the group on Jan. 1, 2010. The new January 2010 members are: Automotive Distributors Company Inc., OK Automotive Warehouse Distributors, Orleans Auto Supply and Weaver Distributors Inc.

Automotive Distributors Co. (ADW) corporate warehouse is located in Columbus, Ohio, and services the Ohio, Indiana, and Western Pennsylvania markets with eight total branch warehouse locations. The branch warehouses are located in Akron, Cleveland, Dayton, Newark and Toledo, Ohio, Indianapolis, Ind., and Hermitage, Pa. Robert Yeoman is the president and CEO of Automotive Distributors Co. Dan Henry is the purchasing manager for ADW and will be the Pronto group contact.

OK Auto Parts & Equipment, d.b.a. OK Automotive Warehouse located in Minot, N.D., services more than 250 jobbers in the Dakota’s, Minnesota and Montana with two company-owned stores. John Ohnstad is the president of OK Automotive Warehouse. Darin Opperude, Jayden Wold and Curt Hillestad are the group contacts.

Orleans Auto Supply Inc. headquartered in Hyannis, Mass., has four company locations that service Barnstable, Nantucket and the Dukes County area of Massachusetts. J. Richard Fairbanks Jr. is the president and group contact. Mary Allsopp is the purchasing manager.

Weaver Distributors Inc.’s location in Athens, Ga., serves as the company’s corporate warehouse. Weaver’s headquarters in Athens and branch locations in Augusta and Alpharetta serve more than 20 jobbers in the Northern Georgia market. Chris Weaver is the president and CEO, Michael Weaver is the general manager and Chris Kummer is the purchasing manager.