Takeuchi is proud to have an exceptional dealer network across North America. That’s why we honored our North American Dealer of the Year, 360° Dealer Salesperson of the Year and the recipients of our 2024 Dealer 360° Awards at our recent 2025 Dealer Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Dealer 360° Awards recognize Takeuchi dealers across the U.S. and Canada for excellence in sales performance, facilities, training, marketing/parts and service.
“We know having quality dealers is key to our success, which is why we established our Dealer 360° Awards program,” said Jeff Stewart, president of Takeuchi-US. “By setting distinct operational standards, we can better ensure a consistent Takeuchi customer experience while also providing clear guidelines for building a strong, successful dealership.”
Cowin Equipment, with locations in Alabama, Georgia and Florida, is the Takeuchi Dealer of the Year for 2024. They specialize in rental, sales and service of equipment for the general contracting, mining/quarrying, utility, industrial and forestry industries. Cowin promotes a flexible “hybrid” strategy that equally emphasizes equipment sales and rental, combined with a total commitment to product support.
Pictures L to R – Jamie Cowin, Jeff Stewart, Matt McGowan, Scott Cox
“The team at Cowin Equipment understands how to create long-standing, positive relationships with their customers,” said John Vranches, Eastern division sales manager for Takeuchi-US. “They’ve been in the equipment distribution business for nearly nine decades, and they continue to grow and thrive because of the outstanding effort they put forth every day. We’re very glad to have them as part of the Takeuchi family, and we congratulate them on a job well done.”
In addition to Cowin Equipment, the following dealers also successfully met or exceeded the Dealer 360° criteria standards by December 31, 2024:
Atlantic Coastal Equipment (Georgia)
Bennett Equipment & Supply (Georgia and South Carolina)
Brandeis Machinery (Indiana and Kentucky)
CCS Equipment Sales (North Carolina)
Cobb County Tractor (Georgia)
Ditch Witch of South Louisiana (Louisiana)
Feenaughty Machinery Company (Oregon and Washington)
Grand Equipment (Michigan)
Hayden Machinery (Missouri)
Luby Equipment (Illinois and Missouri)
McClung-Logan Equipment Company (Virginia)
Mountain Farm International (Tennessee)
Parman Tractor & Equipment (Tennessee)
PDQ Rentals (California)
Road Builders Machinery & Supply (Nebraska & Missouri)
TEC Equipment Rental (South Carolina)
Tri-West Tractor (California)
Williams Equipment (Mississippi and Arkansas)
For their outstanding achievements in all program categories during 2024, a select group of top Takeuchi dealers will head to Japan later this year for a special visit to Takeuchi’s global headquarters.
“Our dealers’ dedication and commitment to excellence have helped Takeuchi continue to increase its market share in North America,” said Jeff Stewart, president of Takeuchi-US. “We thank them for their efforts this past year, and we will do everything within our power to help them achieve even greater success in 2025.”
Also at the 2025 Dealer Summit, Takeuchi honored Scott Syler of Parman Tractor & Equipment as the 360° Dealer Salesperson of the Year. This program incentivizes Takeuchi salespeople to develop a well-rounded approach to selling Takeuchi equipment by challenging them to achieve various educational and sales milestones throughout the year.
“Scott has more than 30 years of equipment sales experience, and he puts that expertise to work every day for Parman Tractor and Takeuchi,” said Shay Klusmeyer, Central/Western division sales manager for Takeuchi-US. “Being named Takeuchi’s top dealer salesperson is no small feat; it requires a ton of focus and hard work. We sincerely thank Scott for his outstanding performance and dedication to the Takeuchi product line.”
Pictures L to R – Paul Wade, Shann Cooke, Scott Syler, Shay Klusmeyer
Syler was the top performer out of a field of 44 salespeople who earned Salesperson 360° Award status in 2024:
Eric Easton, ACT
Mark Glass, ACT
Darlene Sasaski, Allied Machinery
James Skinner, Alta Florida
Alberto Irizarry, Alta Florida
David Herrera, Alta Florida
Dennis Bingham, Anderson Equipment
Gary Merrill, Atlantic Coast Toyotalift
William Durham, Bennett Equipment
Clarence Crawford, Bennett Equipment
Adam Davis, Central IL AG
Robert Harrison, Chadwick-Baross
William Smith, Cobb County
Scott Cox, Cowin Equipment
Richard Pollard, Cowin Equipment
Phillip Norton, Cowin Equipment
Tracy Park, DWET
Brandon Olsen, DWSL
Stephen Swearingen, DWSL
LaMarc Schlosser, Feenaughty
Michael Velting, Grand Equipment
Kelly Weikhel, Groff Tractor Mid Atlantic
Timothy Everett, Groff Tractor Mid Atlantic
Joel Taylor, Highway Equipment
Tommy Kwiatkowski, Houston Heavy Machinery
Darren Talley, Luby Equipment
Randy White, Luby Equipment
Larry Sims, Luby Equipment
Steve Johnson, McClung-Logan Equipment
Charles Kirkmyer, McClung-Logan Equipment
Jason Parham, McClung-Logan Equipment
John Powell, McClung-Logan Equipment
Scott Syler, Parman Tractor
Dennis Stanley, Parman Tractor
Joseph Williams, Parman Tractor
Wes McCray, Power Equipment
Scott Strain, Quest
James Thompson, Reliable Equip.
Nick Kirkland, Roadbuilders
Eric Horsburgh, SMS Equipment
Loyd Perkins, Williams Equipment
Milan Killebrew, Williams Equipment
Thanks to all our dealers and their great salespeople for representing Takeuchi with customers across North America! We appreciate everything you do!