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Celebrating its 50th year, the California Tow Truck Association announced the 2019 inductees to its Rich Chappel Industry Leaders Hall. “The following people have been selected to receive this honor due to their positive influence on the towing industry, without thought of recognition,” states a CTTA press release. “These towing professionals have spent their lives…

The Peak Wrecker team: (from left) Randy Olson, Curtis Sanchez and Jim Paules. Peak Trailer Group has formed Peak Wrecker LLC, which provides Miller Industries towing bodies and towing equipment fabrication, installation and service in south Texas. Formed on October 24, 2018, Peak Wrecker supports the Vulcan, Century and Holmes product lines and all makes…

First place winners were Travis Gannon of Lonestar Truck Group in Waco, Texas, in the Vehicle Competition and Terry Podralski of W.W. Williams Midwest LLC, in Akron, Ohio, in the Engine Competition. Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) hosted its inaugural Technician Skills Competition in October 2018. This unique competition gives DTNA the opportunity to challenge…

Peterbilt Motors Company has announced a new warranty option for Red Oval Certified Pre-Owned truck customers. The new warranty option provides customers the ability to extend Peterbilt’s factory backed comprehensive pre-owned warranty to two-years/250,000 miles. This warranty is offered and administered through Peterbilt’s more than 370 dealers and PACCAR Financial Used Truck Centers. Peterbilt currently…

The following is a notice from the Tennessee Tow Truck Association: “As many of you have noticed, the state of Tennessee has new paperwork for vehicle ownership verification. The new forms give the option whether or not to put vehicles on hold through the state. Putting vehicles on hold halts the registration/titling renewal process until the towing…

Daimler Trucks North America CEO Roger Nielsen delivers the first Freightliner eM2 electric commercial vehicle to Penske Truck Leasing CEO Brian Hard. The eM2 is the first of the Freightliner Electric Innovation Fleet that Penske will use in California and the Pacific Northwest. On December 20, 2018, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) delivered the first…

Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc., has announced that its U.S. team of service technicians placed second in the 13th Annual Isuzu One Grand Prix World Technician Competition. This marked the second year in a row that Team USA won the silver medal in the multi-stage competition requiring outstanding performance on written examinations and in…

Beacon Software  has announced the appointment of Laura L. Mastronardi to the Beacon leadership team as Director of Partner Relations. As Director of Partner Relations, Mastronardi will lead partner strategy across the company’s brands to accelerate sales growth within the company’s highest priority markets. Mastronardi will manage Beacon’s strategic relationship with motor clubs, GPS companies,…

Agero, Inc. has announced George Horvat as Chief Operations Officer, responsible for end-to-end operations of Network and Contact Center functions, including management of a national ecosystem of thousands of service providers delivering world-class service to more than 115 million vehicles in the U.S. Horvat is based at Agero corporate headquarters in Medford, Mass., and reports to…

Oshkosh Corporation has been presented a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award recognizing the Best Places to Work in 2019. The Employees’ Choice Awards program, now in its 11th year, relies solely on the input of employees who elect to provide feedback on their jobs, work environments and companies via Glassdoor. This is the second consecutive year that…