[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2097]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      A TRIBUTE TO ALAN STEINBERG

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 26, 2010

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and pay 
tribute to a fine American, Alan Steinberg, 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.
  Alan's business, Truck King International, is headquartered in 
Brooklyn, New York, where it was founded in 1977 with his brother 
Steven. Under his leadership, it has grown into one of the preeminent 
truck dealerships in the Northeast and the entire nation, with 151 
employees and six dealer locations spanning the five boroughs, Long 
Island and Northern New Jersey. With this most recent award, Truck King 
International has now received the Circle of Excellence Award, under 
Alan's leadership, a total of nine times.
  Alan has achieved this level of accomplishment and recognition 
through many years of hard work and service to his industry and 
community. He has also built a successful truck leasing business, Salem 
Idealease--the largest affiliate in the Idealease network, and is a 
member of Idealease board of directors, the Hunts Point Chamber of 
Commerce, the Town of Huntington Soldiers Welcome Home Salute, the New 
York Association of Pupil Transportation: Suffolk, Nassau, Westchester 
Chapters, the New Jersey Council on Special Transportation, the New 
York State School Bus Contractor's Association, the Garden State & 
Sussex School Bus Contractor's Associations, the New Jersey Association 
of School Business Officials and the School Transportation Supervisors 
of New Jersey.
  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 Alan Steinberg for his record of accomplishment and for 
his many contributions to his community, state and nation.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing Alan 
Steinberg and his business, Truck King International.

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