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

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TPS Staff
Oct 16, 2026
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The following employment announcements were made in the trucking industry the week of Oct. 12, 2026: 

  • Amerit Fleet Solutions has appointed Jennifer McKeehan as chief operating officer.  
  • CDK Global has appointed Sudhakar Ramakrishna as its president and CEO. He also joins the company’s board of directors. Ramakrishna succeeds Brian MacDonald, who is retiring from the CEO position but will continue to support the transition as a senior strategic adviser to Brookfield and CDK Global.
  • Continental Battery Systems named Nick Townsend chief financial officer.
  • The American Trucking Associations has named Mark Colson its new president and CEO, replacing Chris Spear, who resigned in August. 
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