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

TRUCKS, PARTS, SERVICE ™ Staff (TPS)

Aug 10, 2021

Updated Aug 11, 2021

The following employment changes were announced to the trucking industry last week (Aug. 9-15, 2021):

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced Amer Diab has been appointed general manager of distribution network development.
Marx Buscemi Eisbrenner Group has promoted Steffanie Savine to executive vice president.
Peterson Manufacturing has hired Ross Froat as vice president, engineering and government affairs.
Tenneco Inc. has appointed Michelle A. Kumbier to the company’s board of directors.

Used market maintaining optimism despite summer skid

Through inventory judiciousness, intelligent marketing and a little belt tightening, the used truck market hopefully can withstand this summer’s doldrums until the market inevitably picks up again.

Liftgate demand set to increase as final mile grabs larger share of freight

Cummins completes Meritor acquisition

Finalists selected for 2022 Successful Dealer Award

OEMs offer status update on 2023 order boards

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