Award winners - Heejoon Song, Jay Barbour, John Mutis, Shane LaGarce and Lewis ByersHyundai Material Handling has named its top dealers for 2025 at a recent event held in Atlanta.
Dealer of the Year awards went to:
- Lewis Byers – vice president/COO, Hyundai Material Handling
- Shane LaGarce – regional vice president of sales, Lone Star Forklift
- John Mutis – CEO, Leavitt Industrial Group
- Jay Barbour – executive vice president of sales and rental, Leavitt Industrial Group
- Heejoon Song – CEO, HD Hyundai Site Solution
“A big congratulations to our Hyundai Dealer Award winners,” the company says in a LinkedIn post. “We are so grateful for all your hard work and dedication to delivering more over the past year.
“We look forward to our future together and cannot wait to see what this next year has in store.”
For the second consecutive year, the Chuck Leone Award for Dealer of the Year was presented to Lonestar Forklift, part of the Leavitt Industrial Group.
“It’s an honor to receive this award – particularly when the competition is so stiff,” says Leavitt Industrial Group CEO, John Mutis. “Hyundai Material Handling continues to produce some of the most exciting, forward-thinking lift trucks in the market and Leavitt is proud to be one of their dealers.”
Hyundai Material Handling executive vice president and chief operating officer, Lewis Byers adds: “The future is very bright for Hyundai Material Handling, and this year’s award winners certainly prove that. We continue to be grateful to our dealers for driving growth in the North American market.”