Truck Parts and Service | Heavy Duty Trucking, Aftermarket, Service Info
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Industry Focus SKF enters social media Bruckner Truck Sales has opened a new sales, parts and service location in Albuquerque, N.M. Sioux City Truck Sales has now opened Peterbilt of Lincoln in Lincoln, Neb. Dealer News M & K Quality Truck Sales has expanded its Chicago footprint with a new parts sales operation in Melrose Park, Ill. Hunter Truck Sales has opened a facility in Wheeling, W.V., its 16th location nationwide. JX Enterprises has opened its first Hino dealership, JX Hino – Chicago, on site of its JX Peterbilt facility in Bolingbrook, Ill. Diamond International of Topeka is celebrating its 30th anniversary as a fullservice International commercial truck dealership this year. Wallwork Kenworth – Fergus Falls has moved five miles south into a new expanded facility. Altruck International Truck Centres has opened its newest location in Burlington, Ontario. SKF has launched a Twitter page and YouTube channel in an effort to reach heavy-duty technicians and fleet managers with an additional source of SKF product and technical information. The social media content, assembled by a team of ASEcertified technicians and SKF engineers, provides instructional installation videos, technical tips and product information covering wheel end, drivetrain and engine components for the heavy-duty aftermarket, the company says. The YouTube videos will highlight product information, provide diagnostic tips, and proper removal and installation tips for various applications. Yokohoma begins construction on Mississippi plant Yokohama has begun construction of a state-of-the-art commercial tire manufacturing facility in West Point, Miss. When Phase 1 is complete and production is fully online, the plant will output 3,000 tires per day, approximately 1 million units per year, and employ 500 people. Additional phases could increase capacity to approximately 4 million units per year. People In The News Centric Parts has hired Don Orrell as director of sales and marketing, medium-duty. Buyers Products has appointed Billy Chapnick as its director of marketing. Thomas L. Pajonas has been elected as to Meritor's board of directors for a three-year term expiring in 2016. TEC Equipment, Inc. has promoted Steve Andros to general manager of its Seattle and Tacoma-Fife, Wash. Chapnick dealerships. Orrell IPD has hired Jamie Fiffles as its new senior director of sales and service – Americas. MEMA's board of directors has appointed Steve Handschuh as its new president and CEO. Bee Line Company has appointed Mark Simpson to director of strategic accounts. Paul Kokalis has been named president of Fontaine Modification. Bill Crown has stepped down as president at Great Dane. He Fiffles has retained his role as CEO. Dean Engelage has succeeded Crown as company president. Omnitek Engineering has appointed James W. Cole as vice president of vocational sales and product integration. Minimizer has hired James L. Richards as its vice president of operations and named Roger S. Malatt its new vice president of sales. 6 T R U C K PA R T S & S E R V I C E | Eaton's Thomas R. Stover has been selected as the 2014-2016 vice president of commercial vehicle nominee for SAE International. Pacific Truck Centers has hired Kevin Cassens as its used truck sales manager. Mack Trucks, Inc. announced Stephen Roy has been named president of North American sales and marketing, effective Jan. 1, 2014. CIT Group, Inc. has named Rodney Shaffer general manager at CIT Kenworth of Chicago. Power Train has hired Ken Edmondson as vice president of service operations. November 2013 Tetsuya Sogo has been named president of NTN USA, CEO of the Americas Region and chairman of NTN Bearing Corporation of America. Mike McGrath, president of SKF and vice chairman of the AASA Sogo board of governors, has died. Enerpulse, Inc. has hired Heather Tausch as marketing director. Baldwin Filters' employees Craig Simmons and James Whitesel were recently presented the CLARCOR Tausch Achievement Award for their efforts on several projects at Baldwin Filters. CVSN has made several changes to its board. Dave Willis is the organization's new president and Edward Neeley is now vice president. Andy Robblee also has joined the board as treasurer. Distributor directors are Kevin Hopton, Dave Scheer, Tom Ogburn, Dave Olsen, Don Purcell, Joe Ward and Marc Karon. New supplier directors are Bob Johnson and Frank Petroncelli.