The Larson Group (TLG), a Peterbilt truck dealer with 21 facilities located in several states and headquarters in Springfield, MO, signed up to partake in a new partnership between TLG’s OEM manufacturer, Peterbilt Motors Company, and the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA). The partnership will give municipalities and not-for-profit organizations the benefit of purchasing Peterbilt trucks without undergoing a traditional bidding process. The program also enables vendors to purchase trucks directly from dealer stock at pre-negotiated discount prices.

As a participating dealer, all of The Larson Group’s Peterbilt dealership locations will offer a simplified truck purchasing process for NJPA members, comprised of municipalities and not-for-profit organizations.

“TLG maintains an aggressive stocking program, which means our Peterbilt dealerships typically have more than 100 vocational trucks and 100 tractors in stock at any given time,” said Shawn Yancey, TLG director of medium duty and vocational trucks. “All of our locations will be able to provide incredibly quick turnarounds for NJPA members who are ready to purchase trucks on the spot.”

NJPA maintains a roster of more than 200 vendor contracts, all of which are negotiated at the OEM level. All contracts operate under “Joint Exercise of Powers” laws, which allow two entities to work together to develop cooperative purchasing agreements that in turn give local municipalities and organizations the option to purchase from said contracts without soliciting multiple bids.

Established in 1978, The National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) is a public agency that cultivates a business and service relationship alliance between buyers and suppliers.