Truck Parts and Service | Heavy Duty Trucking, Aftermarket, Service Info
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8 Industry Focus Michelin Commercial Service Network Expands Fleet Tire and East Bay Tire Co., have joined the Michelin Commercial Service Network (MCSN). The former is based in Knoxville, Tenn., and the latter has eight locations in California. As part of the MCSN, both busi- nesses will offer a complete range of ser- vices, including repairs, routine service, diagnostics, inspection, alignments, Michelin OnCall 24/7/365 emergency road service (ERS), and Michelin Tire Care preventative tire monitoring for fl eet customers. T R U C K P A R T S & S E R V I C E | M a r c h 2 0 1 6 Suzan Joyce has been named chief operating offi cer of VIPAR Heavy Duty subsidiary Global Parts Network. Paul Thoms has been named president at Midwest Fuel Injection. Mark Iasiello has been appointed general manager of Power Heavy Duty. Trailer Wizards has named Terry Maw vice president of sales for the Ontario region. Jim Nerone has been hired as director of Information Services & Business Intelligence at Buyers Products. Ian Johnston of Harman HVS has been named president of GenNext. Nick Seidel of Action Truck Parts has named vice president, and Dan Humphrey of Timken, Justine Scriptunas of Meritor, Adam Diecks of Point Spring & Driveshaft, Jeff Paul of VIPAR Heavy Duty and Justin Miller of HDT all have been named to GenNext's board. Dave Willis of CRW Parts also has been named senior advisor. Brett Harlan has joined Fontaine Modifi cation Vocational Services as vice president of sales. Meritor has appointed Ernie DeVincent as vice president, Engineer- ing, Quality and Product Strategy. Aaron Puckett has been named vice president of sales and marketing at Fontaine PartSource. Donaldson announces Douglas A. Milroy has been appointed to its board of directors. Tom McGuire has joined the Four Star Freight- liner sales team as an account manager. BBB Industries has promoted Christopher D. Garner to executive vice president of sales. Lars Nissen and Jake Homstad have been ap- pointed new product managers at Betts Truck Parts & Service. Tim Myers has been re-elected Chairman of the HDMA Board of Directors. Meritor Presi- dent and CEO Jay Craig also has been elected to the board. People In The News Joyce Harlan Maw Puckett HDA Truck Pride has partnered with iMatics LLC to introduce a comprehen- sive telematics program for the com- mercial vehicle aftermarket. The integrated platform delivers "a telematics ecosystem with mutually benefi cial results to fl eets, independent repair facilities and the HDA Truck Pride membership network," says Tina Alread, director of sales and marketing at HDA Truck Pride. The iMatics platform works by affi xing a small Geotab Go7 console within a vehicle and plugging it in it via a J1939 connection. Once linked, the console immediately begins acquiring, evaluating and transmitting data, which it shares with the owner and the HDA Truck Pride network. Alread says one strength of iMatics' software is found in its management of diagnostic codes. The software is designed to not only record fault code information but also to evaluate a code reading against a vehicle's history and like-modeled trucks. In addition to its diagnostic capabili- ties, Alread says the iMatics system also can deliver real-time data with vehicle tracking, measurable productivity enhancements, regulatory compli- ance standards and a comprehensive onboard fault guidance diagnostics solution to fl eets. Endless enhance- ments can be integrated including reefer temperature and tire pressure monitoring, as well as, an advanced fuel savings software. HDA Truck Pride Debuts Telematics Partnership VIPAR Heavy Duty Adds SAF-Holland As Supplier Partner SAF-Holland has joined the list of outstanding supplier partners for VIPAR Heavy Duty. SAF-Holland and VIPAR Heavy Duty have developed a U.S. program, which will include products from SAF-Holland brands SAF, Holland, Neway, Binkley, and SAF-Holland Original Parts' latest product line, Gold Line Quality Parts. The VIPAR Heavy Duty network will en- able SAF-Holland to further strengthen its brands with distributors. "We have great respect for our distrib- utor partners, and we are always looking for ways to increase our sales and value with those partners," says Carl Mesker, vice president of SAF-Holland Aftermar- ket. "Joining VIPAR Heavy Duty's list of supplier partners allows us to create value for both teams."