West Side Tractor Sales officially opened its new facility in Rockdale, Ill., April 1.
The new 3-acre facility is located on south Frontage Road west of Route 6 (Larkin Avenue), which runs parallel to I-80.
The 23,000-sq.-ft. facility features a 10-bay repair shop with a 34-ft. ceiling and heated shop floors.
Additionally, two 10-ton (9 t) overhead cranes will span all 10 bays. The service department will be staffed with Local 150 shop technicians, lube trucks technicians and fully equipped field service vehicles.
The parts department will showcase a 4,000-sq.-ft. warehouse with a 30-ft. ceiling height and full hydraulic hose-making capabilities.
West Side Tractor Sales started construction in July 2007 and completed the facility by end of January 2008.
West Side Tractor has five locations to service the Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana area in Naperville, Rockford, South Holland, Wauconda and Rockdale (near Joliet), Ill.
For more information, visit www.westsidetractorsales.com.
