[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 17, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E393]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING BLAIR ROBERTS

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                            HON. MARY FALLIN

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 17, 2010

  Ms. FALLIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and pay 
tribute to a fine American, Blair Roberts, on an occasion when he and 
his business have received a prestigious honor: the International 
Circle of Excellence Award for 2009.
  The Circle of Excellence, which is awarded by the international 
dealer organization of Navistar, Inc., honors international truck 
dealerships that achieve the highest level of dealer performance with 
respect to operating and financial standards, market representation, 
and most importantly, customer satisfaction. It is the highest honor a 
dealer principal can receive from the company.
  Blair's business, Roberts Truck Center, is headquartered in Oklahoma 
City, Oklahoma, and has grown into one of the preeminent truck 
dealerships in the Southwest and the entire nation. He currently 
manages five of the 13 dealer locations within the Roberts Truck Center 
family business, which he owns with his brother Blaine. It employs a 
total of 467 in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas. With this most 
recent award, Roberts Truck Center has received the Circle of 
Excellence, under Blair's leadership, a total of five times.
  Blair has achieved this level of accomplishment and recognition 
through many years of hard work and service to his industry and 
community. Active in the industry, he is chairman of the International 
Dealer Council and was past co-chairman of the International Product 
Advisory Board. Today, in addition to his leadership of Roberts Truck 
Center, he has also built a successful truck leasing business, Roberts 
Idealease, which is a multi-year winner of the IdealGold Award for 
Excellence.
  Through his commitment to hard work and outstanding customer service, 
he has built an economically vital business of which he can be justly 
proud. Madam Speaker, I ask you and my colleagues to join with me in 
congratulating Blair Roberts for his record of accomplishment and for 
his many contributions to his community, State and Nation.

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