GULFPORT, Miss., Dec. 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hard work pays off, and if you don't believe me then just ask American Trucks Showrooms General Manager Samantha Cook. (www.americantruckshowroomsatlanta.com).

Cook, born and raised in D'Iberville, MS. graduated from D'Iberville High School and attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. She began her career with American Truck Showrooms in 2003 as a Customer Service Representative, and has managed to climb her way up the corporate ladder. In 2010 she became a Customer Liaison, and then in February 2013 she transferred to Atlanta to assist with opening of the new location.

"I've prided myself in providing the best customer service care possible. The employees and the truck drivers are my family and I make sure they are treated that way, I absolutely love my job and could never see myself being anywhere else other than where I am at today with American Truck Showrooms," Cook said.

As the general manager for the American Trucks Showrooms location in Atlanta, Cook has been able to break through the "glass ceiling".

This trend is becoming increasingly common and in the present day women are filling more roles in industries once dominated by men. General Motors recently appointed Mary Barra as the new Chief Executive Officer after working for GM for 33 years.

American Truck Showrooms (www.americantruckshowrooms.com) is a truck dealership with locations in the Gulf Coast region and the Atlanta area. The company has developed a special niche in the owner-operator market, offering a "Rent to Buy" program. For many owner-operators, this provides a perfect solution for working toward truck ownership and the start of their own trucking business.

For more information about Samantha Cook or American Truck Showrooms (www.americantruckshowroomsatlanta.com) contact Tia Mills-Davis at tia@americantruckshowrooms.com.