History

The Inland Group is comprised of three successful business entities: 

• Inland Kenworth 
• Parker Pacific Equipment 
• Inland PacLease

Each of these contributes in a unique way to the overall corporate health of the Group. It is this close integration between them that has played a large role in the Inland Group growing to over 1,000 employees and spanning from the Yukon in Canada's North to California, Arizona and New Mexico in the South.

It starts with one

The origins of the Inland Group date back to the late 1940s when founder Lloyd Parker launched Parker Pacific Equipment, selling US war surplus vehicles for use in Canada. Less than a decade later, Mr. Parker’s success led him to start Inland Kenworth, opening his first dealership in 1957. As one of the first Kenworth dealers in Canada, expectations from customers wanting a premium quality truck were high. Mr. Parker knew that and prepared himself and his staff to deliver.

Customer service focus brings rapid expansion

By the end of the 1960s, the Inland Group had grown to 10 dealership locations, all following the integrity and customer service focus of Mr. Parker himself. Staff was treated well and many spent their entire career with Inland.

1980s broaden Inland’s footprint internationally

The 1980s were a time of both economic prosperity and hardship. With high interest rates and an economic recession, many organizations focused solely on surviving. Despite these challenging times, Inland had its sights set on expansion and acquired Southern California Kenworth dealerships in Fontana and Los Angeles as well as a dealership in Phoenix, Arizona.

Inland expansion spreads east

The early 2000s have been good to Inland as the company acquired Kenworth dealerships in Albuquerque and Farmington, New Mexico and opened a dealership in Tucson, Arizona. The Los Angeles dealership was moved to Montebello to make it more convenient to access and enable it to accommodate more customers. By the start of the second decade of this new century, Inland has its eye set on new locations in Long Beach and San Diego, California to continue delivering our trademark customer service.

Inland Kenworth grown on good values

Now with more than 20 Kenworth dealerships around North America, Inland Kenworth is one of the oldest and largest Kenworth dealers in the world. We value our long-standing relationship with Kenworth, which has played a key role in our growth and success since the late 1950’s.