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

TPS Staff

Nov 5, 2026

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The following employment announcements were made in the trucking industry the week of Nov. 1, 2026:

John Hunn is the new director of Assurant's commercial truck team and Rodney Stephens has joined as regional sales manager.
Stellar has hired Branden Keener as plant manager at its Galion, Ohio, facility.
ConMet has promoted Luke Penskar to executive vice president and chief strategy officer.
CDK Global names Tim Karaca executive vice president and chief financial officer.

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