DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Empire Truck Sales, LLC for the establishment of WSTR trucks
Notice of Publication for a New Point
Franchise Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of Less
than 300,000 Population
Pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, notice is given that Western Star Truck Sales, Inc., intends to allow the establishment of Empire Truck Sales, LLC, as a dealership for the sale of trucks manufactured by Western Star Truck Sales, Inc. (line-make WSTR) at 15 Sand Mine Road, Defuniak Springs, (Walton County), Florida, 32435, on or after February 29, 2016.
The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Empire Truck Sales, LLC are dealer operator(s): Gerald S. Swanson, 15 Sand Mine Road, Defuniak Springs, Florida 32435, principal investor(s): Gerald S. Swanson, 15 Sand Mine Road, Defuniak Springs, Florida 32435, Gerald S. Swanson, 15 Sand Mine Road, Defuniak Springs, Florida 32435, Jason Stribling Greener, 15 Sand Mine Road, Defuniak Springs, Florida 32435.
The notice indicates intent to establish the new point location in a county of less than 300,000 population, according to the latest population estimates of the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research.
Certain dealerships of the same line-make may have standing, pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, to file a petition or complaint protesting the application.
Written petitions or complaints must be received by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice and must be submitted to: Nalini Vinayak, Administrator, Dealer License Section, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Room A-312, MS 65, Neil Kirkman Building, 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0635.
A copy of such petition or complaint must also be sent by US Mail to: Brent M. Brewer, Western Star Truck Sales, Inc., 2477 Deerfield Drive, Fort Mill, South Carolina 29715.
If no petitions or complaints are received within 30 days of the date of publication, a final order will be issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles approving the establishment of the dealership, subject to the applicant’s compliance with the provisions of Chapter 320, Florida Statutes.
