The Fleet Business Authority
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www.truckinginfo.com MAY 2014 • HDT 19 y Kenworth Truck Company's assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio, recently celebrated its 40th anniversary of building trucks. y Frost & Sullivan named PeopleNet, a Trimble company and provider of fleet mobility technology, its 2014 North America Company of the Year. On the Move John Boynton , vice presi- dent, sales, Bridge- stone Com- mercial Solu- tions, has been promoted to president. The Owner- Operator Independent Drivers Association has a new direc- tor of state legislative affairs. Mike Matousek will track state legislative initiatives affecting truckers. Mack Trucks named Brian Layman vice president of business development. The newly created role covers product segmentation, development and management of sales programs, dealer measure- ments, and new truck sales pricing and quoting activities in North America. Webb Wheel Severe Duty named Nate Nielsen director of sales and Jeremy Zills manager of engineering. Longtime automotive aftermarket and heavy-duty industry executive John F. Lorimer retired after 44 years in the industry. Most recently he served as CEO to BU Drive USA and IPD Turbocharging Systems. NationaLease named Joe Puff vice president of truck technology and maintenance, reporting to President Dean Vicha . EnPro Industries announced that Jon Cox , currently president, Stemco, has been named EnPro chief innovation officer. Departed John Kaburick , owner of Earl L. Henderson Trucking and former chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association, died April 22 at age 61. Noted y Navistar International is increasing its production rates by about 24% at its heavy truck assembly plant in Escobedo, Mexico, the second half of the year. yTRP is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2014. John Boynton LEARN MORE ABOUT THE P89 *CBX25⁄30 model – 30,000 lbs. capacity at creep speed only. Visit www.safholland.us or call 1.888.396.6501 © 2014 SAF-HOLLAND, Inc. All rights reserved. SAF CBX Suspensions are now available with the new P89 wheel end package. Any road, any load. 23,000 to 30,000 lb.* Capacity Models LIGHTWEIGHT Cast Steel Beams ADVANCED Drum and Disc Brakes Disc Brakes with Industry Standard Parallel Spindle Hubs Now Available WHEEL END PACKAGE CBX Series top mount and underslung fi xed frame air-ride suspensions are engineered to cover more applications than ever before. From grueling highway miles, to brutal off-road work, and with models ranging from 23,000 to 30,000 lbs.*, there's no road that can't be traveled, and no load that can't be hauled, with a SAF CBX Suspension. Circle 148 on Reader Action Card Brian Layman Jeremy Zills Nate Nielsen H o t l i n e M a y . i n d d 1 9 Hotline May.indd 19 4 / 3 0 / 1 4 4 : 3 0 P M 4/30/14 4:30 PM