Who’s in the news: Our weekly trucking employment report

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Updated Mar 5, 2021
Employment Report

The following employment changes were announced to the trucking industry last week (March 1-7, 2021.)

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  • Standard Motor Products has named Dave Illes as director of sales, heavy-duty aftermarket.
  • Jodie Teuton, Kenworth of Louisiana co-founder and vice president, has received the inaugural Kenworth Industry Impact Award. 
  • Kenworth has named its 2021 Dealer Council. Members are Chairman â€“ Todd Rice, MHC Kenworth (Leawood, Kan.); Bill Currie, Inland Kenworth (Burnaby, B.C.); Bill Kozek, CSM Companies (Madison, Wis.); Samuel Letendre, Kenworth Maska (La PrĂ©sentation, QuĂ©bec); Mike Levering, Truckworx Kenworth (Birmingham, Ala.), Tim Mitchell, Kenworth of Pennsylvania (Carlisle, Pa.); Scott Nichols, Kenworth of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, Ind.); and Jared White, MHC Kenworth (Leawood, Kan). In addition, Jodie Teuton of Kenworth of Louisiana (Gray, La.) serves as the Kenworth line representative for the American Truck Dealers.
  • Randy DeBortoli has been named chief engineer, product validation engineering, Daimler Trucks North America.
  • Goodyear has appointed Ryan Patterson to senior vice president, business integration.
  • Olen Hunter has joined Dobbs Truck Group as executive vice president - West.
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