About Four Star Freightliner

Four Star Freightliner is an authorized Freightliner and Western Star dealership serving the Southeast region. We are proud to carry a large selection of new and pre-owned inventory. When you are ready to invest in a new truck, our friendly and knowledgeable sales, financing, service, and parts departments are prepared to make sure your experience is outstanding, from assisting while you're making your choice to ongoing maintenance and customization. We value the opportunity to create a long-term relationship with our customers, and we do that by giving you the best customer service available.

History

Four Star Freightliner grew from two former Dealerships located in central and southern Alabama. Jerry A. Kocan bought the assets and assumed the locations of the Freightliner Dealerships formerly known as Coblentz Truck Center (Montgomery, Alabama) and Freightliner Trucks of Dothan (Dothan, Alabama) from Daimler. Both Dealerships held a long history of success within their communities. These two locations were purchased in 1999 and brought together in January of 2000.

After his success and experience as Vice President and General Manager of one of the largest truck dealerships in the Southeast (Atlanta, Georgia), Jerry Kocan was able to acquire these Freightliner locations and quickly brought them together as one team. Seeing a need for a service facility to support the customers in south Georgia and those traveling on I-75,Four Star Freightliner opened a service facility off of Exit 59 on Interstate 75 in Tifton, Georgia in late 2001. Our Tifton, Georgia facility has been recently remodeled and expanded to boast 20,000 square feet under one roof with over 15 service bays.

In an effort to better support customers traveling on Interstate 10 and those in the panhandle of Florida, Four Star Freightliner opened a service facility in Tallahassee, Florida off of Exit 196 and Capital Circle in 2003. The 15,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility rested on seven acres in the heart of Tallahassee's business district.

Seeking an opportunity to provide better support for transient customers and easier access for all customers, Four Star Freightliner moved from Tallahassee to Midway, FL in Gadsden County in January 2018. This dealership, located off I-10 on Exit 192, replaced the facility on Capital Circle in Tallahassee.

Four Star Freightliner is responsible for 16 counties in the panhandle of Florida including the capital of Florida. Both the Midway and Tifton are full service Freightliner, Western Star and Fuso locations as well as Cummins and Detroit engine certified service locations.

In January 2011, Four Star opened a location in Valdosta, Georgia in one of the city's busiest Industrial Parks on Madison Highway (1527) with five acres. However, In July 2018, in a continued effort to invest in Valdosta and South Georgia, Four Star closed the location on Madison Highway and moved to 3550 White Water Road, Exit 11 on I-75. The brand new, 25,000 square foot building is proving to be more convenient and accessible to customers.

Our Albany, Georgia location was opened in November 2014. The Albany business, located at 1803 West Oak Ridge Drive, has been operating as a Detroit Diesel and Allison Transmission Sales, Parts and Service location since 1984. The location provides support for Freightliner and Western Star semi trucks, in addition to Detroit engines and components and Allison transmissions. It now givesFour Star Freightliner three Georgia locations to support its south Georgia area of responsibility.

Opening a seventh location in Valley, Alabama was the perfect opportunity to serve customers in the Auburn and Columbus areas along with suppliers on I-85. In May 2019, Four Star Freightliner decided to operate temporarily at 3644 55th St. in Valley while construction was being completed on a new, permanent home for Four Star in the city. The new facility, which opened in December 2019, is located at 1051 Four Star Drive.

Four Star Freightliner is proud of having created a "family atmosphere" with regard to our employees. Jerry A. Kocan, the dealer principal, has been married for over 20 years and has two daughters. One of the building blocks of the company has been its ability to attract, hire and retain great employees and people. The executive management team boasts over 180 years of experience.

Due to a high retention rate at the dealership locations as well as the commitment to invest in the employees, Four Star has experienced a consistent level of knowledge, expertise and support at each location. A vast majority of the departmental managers have been "home grown" within our ranks. Our policy of promoting from within has helped Four Star attract, hire and retain excellent employees who have become our single biggest advantage. Our Four Star advantage is our people!

J.A. Kocan

Dealer Principal

Mission Statement and Foundation

To grow and maintain a sustainable business that is best in class in relation to the experience for employees and customers. To that end we will endeavor to provide an exceptional customer support experience and develop long term mutually beneficial relationships with our customers.

We will provide an employee experience that develops and promotes the skills and talents of each employee with the goal of recruiting, identifying and hiring the best people that fit our organization. Our goal is to train, develop and promote to create a career path for each employee that desires enrichment and growth.

We will be active and support the communities in which we live and serve, to be good stewards and leaders in each community we are located. To that end, we will assist, support and promote local and national organizations and associations that are engaged in like-minded causes and activities.

Visit Four Star Freightliner in Montgomery; Dothan; Valley, AL; Tifton; Valdosta; & Albany, GA & Midway, FL