Murphy-Hoffman Company

Murphy-Hoffman Company
Company typePrivate
IndustryAutomotive
Financial services
Truck Leasing and Rental
Truck Parts
Truck Service
Factoring (finance)
FoundedSpringfield, MO, United States, (January 2, 1975 (1975-01-02))
Headquarters
Number of locations
Over 100 Locations
DivisionsKenworth
Subsidiaries
  • Arkansas Kenworth, Inc.
  • Colorado Kenworth, Inc.
  • Georgia Kenworth, Inc.
  • Kansas Kenworth, Inc.
  • MHC Financial Services, Inc.
  • MHC Truck Leasing, Inc.
  • MHC Truck Source, Inc.
  • North Carolina Kenworth, Inc.
  • Oklahoma Kenworth, Inc.
  • Ozark Kenworth, Inc.
  • Southland Truck Center, Inc.
  • Tennessee Kenworth, Inc.
  • Texas Kenworth Company
  • Transportation Resources, Inc.
Websitehttps://www.mhc.com/

Murphy-Hoffman Company (MHC) is a privately owned multi-state network of truck dealerships and leasing locations, providing truck-related services. Founded in Springfield, Missouri, as of 2022 it is based in Leawood, Kansas.

History

MHC was founded in 1975 in Springfield Mo., as Ozark Kenworth, Inc. by Reed Murphy Senior and Ken Hoffman. Starting with a temporary facility with only three employees, MHC today operates more than 130 locations across 19 states, including heavy and medium duty truck dealerships, full-service leasing and rental locations, transport refrigeration locations, TRP Parts retail stores, dump body manufacturing and a finance company.

Business

MHC's divisions support the heavy and medium duty truck industry with dealerships, truck leasing and rental dealerships, transport refrigeration dealerships and MHC Financial Services.

Truck Dealerships

MHC operates over 135 truck dealerships throughout its network, offering new Kenworth, Volvo, Ford, Hino and Isuzu truck sales, all-makes and models used truck sales, all-makes parts.

Truck Leasing and Rental

MHC Truck Leasing[1] manages more than 4,700 trucks for a wide range of businesses.

Transport Refrigeration

MHC runs four Carrier-Transicold dealerships[2] that carry an array of replacement parts for both Carrier and Thermo King refrigeration units.

Reception

MHC has earned Kenworth's North American Dealer of the Year Award[3] over 14 times in the last 30 years. The company has also received the Kansas City Business Journal's Champions of Business Award[4] two times in the last five years.

Operations

MHC operates dealerships[5] across 19 states. Additionally, the company owns and operates its RoadReady Center,[6] a pre-delivery inspection facility in Chillicothe, Ohio, Truck Source, a network of used truck dealerships, RoadForce, a private all-makes parts label, and the first TRP All-Makes Parts and Service store[7] in Grandview, Mo.

See also

References

  1. ^ "PacLease Truck Rental and Leasing". www.paclease.com. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  2. ^ "Find A Dealer". Carrier Transicold.
  3. ^ "Kenworth Trucks - The World's Best ®". www.kenworth.com. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  4. ^ "Champions of Business: Murphy-Hoffman - Kansas City Business Journal". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  5. ^ "MHC Truck Dealership Expands into Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois | Trucking News Online". www.truckingnewsonline.com. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  6. ^ "Road Ready Center to bring 50 jobs". Chillicothe Gazette. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  7. ^ "MHC opens first TRP store in U.S. | Successful Dealer". www.successfuldealer.com. Retrieved 2016-03-03.