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8 Industry Focus T R U C K P A R T S & S E R V I C E | M a y 2 0 1 7 João V. Faria has been appointed president of Eaton's Vehicle Group, effective May 1. He succeeds Kenneth F. Davis, who has announced he will retire on August 1. Phillips Industries has hired Jeffrey McKeown in the new position of OEM trailer and technical sales manager, and David Diaz as director of marketing. Pete Joy of Phillips also will be honored this September as the Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network (CVSN) 2017 President's Award recipient. Bergstrom announces Joe Kirby has been promoted to the role of director of Fleet Sales and Market Intelligence, and George Lamoureux, PMP, is now the director of New and Advance Product Introduction. Federal-Mogul Motorparts has appointed Bryon Osterland to the position of vice president, Global Chassis, and Craig Frohock to the position of vice president, Global Sealing, Engine and Underhood Service. The Universal Group, LLC, has added Jeff Gammage as director of business development and Matt Krawczak and Jeff Taylor as regional sales managers. John Pacione has assumed the role of president and CEO at Karmak. Delphi Product & Service Solutions appointed Alex Ashmore as president. Kenneth D. Griswold has joined MacKay & Company as the organization's director, market strategy and sales. Talbert Manufacturing has named Bob Luttfring its southeast regional sales manager. Jeff Eudy has been hired as vice president and general manager of Reliable Truck & Trailer of Indianapolis. Todd Courts has been named president of Pace Trailer Sales & Service. Summit Holdings has hired Steve Dupuis as its new chief operating offi cer. Transervice Logistics, Inc. has appointed Bill Rodriguez as director of sales for the company's Western region. Joe Howeth has joined the Leyman National Accounts sales team as a national accounts manager based in Dallas, Texas. Mack Trucks has named Rick Hoyle as vice president of National Accounts. Navistar has named Jeffrey A. Dokho to its board of directors and promoted Phil Christman to president, Operations. Keith Ball has been appointed as regional sales manager – South Central for Omaha Standard Palfi nger. Faria Ashmore People In The News Luttfring Diaz UAP Acquires Quebec- based Distributor UAP Inc.'s Heavy Vehicle Parts Division has acquired the distribution activities of Service de Freins Montréal Ltée (Freno). The four Freno stores located in Anjou, Boucherville, St-Laurent and Mirabel will be integrated into UAP's Traction store network, as well as all of the employees involved in sales, distribu- tion and delivery. "We are very pleased to welcome the Freno team to our Traction network," says Pierre Rachiele, executive vice presi- dent, Heavy Vehicle Parts Division, UAP. "There are numerous synergies between our two companies and this agreement will allow us to better meet the needs of our customers and continue our growth." PSI Purchases Tire Pressure Monitoring Company Heavy Duty Leadership Registration Open Registration for the fi fth annual Heavy Duty Leadership program from North- wood University is now open. Scheduled for July 9-14, 2017, at Northwood's campus in Midland, Mich., the next Heavy Duty Leadership program will bring together mid-career professionals in the commercial truck aftermarket for a week of business, man- agement and leadership education. The school says Heavy Duty Leader- ship is open to any early- to mid-career management-track professional in the commercial vehicle aftermarket. The program's curriculum is designed to foster the development of the next generation of heavy-duty parts distribution, manufac- turing, service, association and fl eet man- agement professionals, the school says. For additional information and to register for Heavy Duty Leadership, please click on the "Course Calendar" link at www.universityoftheaftermarket. com, or call 1-800-551-2882. Pressure Systems International (PSI) has completed the acquisition of Truck System Technologies, a provider of tire pressure monitoring (TPMS) and mobile asset management systems technology. "We see the TST acquisition as a perfect complement to our auto- matic tire inflation systems," says Tim Musgrave, president and CEO at PSI. "The ability for our customers to customize their tire management solutions from a single systems pro- vider is increasingly important with the pending Greenhouse Gas Phase 2 trailer regulations becoming effective January 2018." The Truck System Technologies' product line includes telematics and tracking solutions that will provide fl eet management teams the ability to locate assets and track various inputs of their choosing.