7/21/08

Commercial Truck Success Is Focus

Having a successful commercial truck operation is only a matter of focus. Those who focus on the commercial trucks will sell more of them.

A lot of dealers (I would say the majority) who stock and sell commercial upfitted trucks do so as a side line. Their main focus is somewhere else. Much of what I see is a fleet department that happens to sell commercial trucks, whereas, change this to a commercial truck department that happens to sell fleet and the focus will be on the commercial trucks and more will be sold as a result.

Another successful approach is having a department of more than one focused on this. Having a manager who is focused on the departments growth and success and direction is a critical key to larger scale success and profits. Instead of an expense, it is a wise investment. As required, this department needs to grow and expand in size as the sales rise so that the sales continue to rise.

The other benefit of the focus is that when you are looking for commercial truck sales, you trip over the other vehicle sales, but it is much less so the other way around. It might sound illogical, but it has proven to be true.

If you have wondered how to increase your commercial truck sales, this idea is the place to start to build a firm foundation and a growth business. You get what you focus upon.

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