Fri October 28, 2011
Bud Wilfore, Yancey Bros. COO, Announces Retirement Plans
Bud Wilfore, Yancey Bros. Co.’s Chief Operating Officer, recently advised the company’s Board of Directors’s of his plans to retire at the end of January, 2012. Wilfore began his Caterpillar Dealer career in 1974 as a Management Trainee at Carter Machinery Company, the Caterpillar Dealer for Virginia and Southeastern West Virginia....
Fri August 05, 2011
Yancey Bros. Hosts Cat Truck Event at Its Austell Facility
Caterpillar’s first-ever on-highway truck model rolled onto the showroom floor at Yancey Bros. Co.’s Austell, Ga., headquarters on July 22. Contractors and trucking firm representatives turned out in droves with approximately 300 attending the preview of the new Cat CT660 which was held in conjunction with Yancey’s customer appreciation cookout....
Fri May 13, 2011
Yancey Bros. Co. Names Cat Vocational Truck Sales Manager
Yancey Bros. Co., based in Austell, Ga., recently announced the addition of Guy Milliken to its management team for support of the new Caterpillar Vocational Truck line. Milliken joins Yancey as the Cat Vocational Truck Sales Manager and has spent the past 37 years in the trucking industry at both the manufacturer and dealer levels....
Fri April 29, 2011
Yancey Bros. Names Armstrong Used Equipment Manager
Yancey Bros. Co., based in Austell, Ga., recently named Larry Armstrong as its Used Equipment Manager. Armstrong brings approximately 30 years of experience in the equipment industry to his new position....
Thu September 30, 2010
C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Purchases First Cat D7E in Ga.
C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc recently purchased the first Caterpillar D7E AC electric drive track-type tractor sold in Georgia. The sale marks only the second D7E sold in the southeast with US Steel in Tallahassee, Fla., purchasing the first one....
Mon August 09, 2010
Cats Help Launch New Fishing, Boating Ramp Into Place
Troup County, Ga., boaters and anglers have a new spot to ply their trade these days, due to the combined efforts of the Go Fish Georgia Initiative and a team of Cat bulldozers at West Point Lake. The initiative was developed to improve access to Georgia waters, increase fishing participation and improve the quality of fishing in the state....
Sat November 28, 2009
Food, Fun, Iron Mark Yancey Open House in Kennesaw, Ga.
Yancey Bros. Co. held an open house Nov. 13 at its Kennesaw, Ga., branch location. A cool, but otherwise comfortable sunny day created a pleasant backdrop for customers, friends and family as they strolled around the grounds and facility checking out all that Yancey Bros....
Fri November 13, 2009
Yancey Bros. Hosts Cat D7E Electric Drive Dozer Demos
Yancey Bros. Co. recently hosted two demos of the new Cat D7E electric drive dozer. More than 30 contractors turned out at Yancey’s Macon, Ga., location and more than 45 came to the Dacula, Ga., location to see the machine in action and try it for themselves....
Wed October 21, 2009
Yancey Observes 95th Anniversary; Plans for Growth Past 100
The “Nation’s Oldest Caterpillar Dealer” moved one year closer to reaching the century mark when Yancey Bros. Co. celebrated its 95th birthday this year. Founded in 1914 by brothers Goodloe and Earle Yancey, Yancey Bros....
Fri October 02, 2009
Yancey Bros. Co. Appointed Ga.’s Mauldin, Weiler Dealer
Yancey Bros. Co. has expanded its product offering to include the Mauldin and Weiler product lines. Yancey will be the exclusive dealer for sales, parts and service in the state of Georgia. The addition of these two lines, coupled with Caterpillar’s paving products, gives Yancey Bros....
