WHEELING, Ill. – Penray was recently awarded approved supplier status by VIPAR Heavy Duty for its full line of products.
 
“With the average age of heavy-duty and light-duty trucks over 11 years, the need to maintain vehicles with high-quality service chemicals is more important than ever,” said Mark Kardon, director of marketing for Penray. “Partnering with VIPAR Heavy Duty is a perfect fit for Penray. Our strong brand presence in the heavy-duty market fits very nicely with VIPAR Heavy Duty’s business model. Penray offers a broad variety of service chemicals, cooling system filters and cold weather products to support the VIPAR Heavy Duty distributor and their end-user customer.”
 
VIPAR Heavy Duty, headquartered in Crystal Lake, Ill., is one of the largest independent heavy-duty truck parts distribution networks in North America. VIPAR Heavy Duty’s footprint of more than 500 locations supports its distributors and their end-user customers with name-brand parts and expert advice to help save time and keep their trucks running, according to the network.
 
“The opportunity to be associated with such a strong market leader is an honor. Our sales and marketing team is preparing a program kick-off to introduce VIPAR to Penray. We are extremely excited to be an approved supplier to VIPAR,” said Bill Nonnamaker, senior vice president sales for Penray.