Our Company

History

Charles K. Bowen

In July of 1977, Charles K. Bowen, founder and Chairman of the Board of today's The Around The Clock Freightliner Group LLC, made the shrewdest business decision of his career. After 15 years with White Motor Company, Bowen, then a 34-year-old Fleet Sales Representative, made his decision to apply for a position with the company who had acquired the franchise for the soon-to-be-built Freightliner dealership in Oklahoma City.

Bowen applied for, and was hired as, the General Manager of what would become Oklahoma City Freightliner. "We began hiring the very best people available and, working as a team, we built Oklahoma City Freightliner," says Bowen. Since those early beginnings, with a single location, the Around The Clock Freightliner Group has strategically expanded the company's presence in the southwest, by acquiring Freightliner dealerships in Dallas, Tulsa and Fort Worth. Bowen often says, "I'm the luckiest dealer in the world. In 1977, I was a just a young man with a dream. Over the years, the greatest group of employees ever assembled has turned that dream into a reality." John Miciotto, the current President and Chief Operating Officer of the ATC Group oversees four 24/7 Freightliner, Western Star, Sprinter and now Fuso dealerships, three extended hour, full service locations and two satellite facilities located throughout Oklahoma and Texas.