Alabama Freightliner & Western Star Tuscaloosa

General Manager

Chris Bisanz is a graduate of University of Georgia, and has been in the business for over two decades. He started at Mack dealership in Atlanta for five years, then moved to Equipment Finance (Financial Federal/PUEF) for seven years. He joined Peach State in 2018. He currently serves as a board member of the Alabama Trucking Association and enjoys spending time with his wife and three children as well as outdoor sports (hunting, fishing, golf).

Operations Manager

Rich comes to us with over 25 years of experience in the Trucking Industry. During this time, he has worked for all the heavy-duty truck OE name plates like Peterbilt, KW, International, Mack, Volvo along with Oshkosh/McNeilus concrete and refuge at various dealerships. Having worked in all aspects in the parts department in major markets located in the Southeast Region of the U.S. working his way up from a delivery driver into management roles with most of the time spent as or leading an Outside Parts Sales team. Rich was a part of Daimler Truck North America where he served as a District Parts Manager on the Detroit Reman and Alliance Truck Parts Team covering the Southeast Region. He finished his OE supplier tenure of seven years as a National Account Manager at DTNA before returning to a Freightliner dealership position. Rich comes to Peach State with many years of experience in the all-makes and aftermarket parts world as he has spent most of his professional life under the Freightliner, Western Star and Detroit brands.

He enjoys spending time with his wife of over 20 years and their son. Rich and his family are looking forward to motor and outdoor sports in Alabama while starting some new hobbies as well as enjoying some old ones. Rich is excited to be a part of the Peach State Truck Centers Organization as he conquers his new role as Operations Manager.