Nortrax, Inc.

Sat April 08, 2006

Porter Named General Manager of Nortrax Brunswick Branch

Bob Porter has recently been named general manager of the Nortrax Brunswick, OH, branch. Porter has served much of the past 20 years as a territory division manager of John Deere, living as far west as Phoenix, AZ, and as far east as Virginia....

Wed January 18, 2006

Nortrax Awaits Construction of West Palm Beach Facility

Nortrax recently hosted a ground breaking ceremony for its new branch facility in West Palm Beach, FL. The new facilities will be adjacent to its existing branch office which was built in the 1960s. The new building will include more than 5,600 sq....

David S. Chartock - Wed June 29, 2005

Crews Repair NY’s Flood-Ravaged I-87

A vital 16-mi. stretch of Interstate 87 (I-87) was closed Monday, June 13, 2005, following a 6- to 8-in. rainfall, which caused a mudslide that devastated the link between Montreal and New York City, just 60 mi....

Tue April 12, 2005

John Deere Partners With MSCTC for Tech Training

Ensuring its dealerships in the region will continue to have a well-trained staff of technicians, John Deere, in partnership with Minnesota State Community and Technical College, unveiled a new two-year associate degree....

Wed November 24, 2004

Quick Fuel Acquires Nortrax Mobile Refueling Business

Quick Fuel Fleet Services acquired the mobile refueling business of Nortrax Equipment Co. in Florida. Nortrax is John Deere’s largest dealership group, with 56 locations in 15 states. The dealership serves the construction and forestry industries....

Jennifer Conway - Wed July 07, 2004

Nortrax Opens Parts Store in Sarasota, Saves Drive Time

In early February, Nortrax Southeast, a John Deere retailer, opened a parts facility in Sarasota at 6935 15th St. This is the first parts store of two planned to open in Florida this year. The second is located in Pompano Beach and will open in two months....

Wed July 02, 2003

Distributors Rate as Rogers Brothers Top 10 Winners for 2002

Rogers Brothers Corporation, a manufacturer of fixed and detachable gooseneck and drawbar trailers for the construction industry since 1905, has announced the recipients of its “Top 10 Award” for 2002....

Fri January 11, 2002

Nortrax Inc. Consolidates Operations Across the U.S.

Nortrax, Inc. has announced that it has consolidated operations with Nortrax II to form John Deere’s largest Construction & Forestry Division dealer organization. The company will continue to be jointly owned by CSFB Private Equity, L....

Wed May 30, 2001

Nortrax-South ’Bags’ Another Deere, Buys Furrow-Justice

Nortrax Equipment Company-South has acquired Furrow-Justice Machinery Corporation, a John Deere construction and forestry dealership with six branches throughout Tennessee, and East Texas Machinery Inc., a dealership with two locations in Texas....

Sheila Irvine - Wed July 12, 2000

Pernas Eliminates Blasting Problem With Help From Deere’s Iron Giant

In Dade County, FL, contractors cannot blast in order to form the man-made lakes needed for drainage in every new development, “unless it’s two miles away from residential areas, and that never happens,” according to Delfin Pernas, owner, with his brother Carlos Pernas, of Persant Construction Co....