The following employment announcements were made in the trucking industry the week of Nov. 14, 2022:
- Dobbs Truck Group promoted Will Carlisle to executive vice president - South.
- RealTruck appointed Carl-Martin Lindahl as CEO.
- Fontaine Spray Suppression added Ross Hill as Canadian sales manager.
- Nikola has named Bruce Kurtt senior vice president, sales and commercial operations.
- Daimler Truck AG announced Joanna Buttler is the new head of the Global Autonomous Technology Group.
- Stanadyne named Jeff Blake managing director of the PurePower Technologies unit.
- Heavy Duty Manufacturing Owner and President Sam Walker has died. He was 70. Walker's family will hold a private ceremony at his farm to honor Sam. A celebration of life will be held Dec. 4, 2022 at the Country Club of Roswell in Roswell, Ga., at 2 p.m. For more information, please check out The family requests any donations in Sam’s name be made to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (http://www.curethekids.org/donate/ ) an organization he truly believed in.
