Heavy Duty Trucking, May 2019

MAY 2019 HDT 49 WWW TRUCKINGINFO COM eavy Duty Trucking has been honoring forwardthinking fleet executives for almost 15 years now with our annual Truck Fleet Innovator Awards On the following pages youll meet seven forwardthinkers all of whom are helping by example to lead trucking by overcoming challenges and leveraging opportunities Each year HDTs editors sift through nominations received from members of the industry as well as taking time to consider fleet executives theyve interacted with throughout the year to single out fleet executives who have consistently shown innovation and leadership in one or more areas of truck fleet management These are the executives we honor as our Truck Fleet Innovators This years honorees are being saluted for management accomplishments in areas ranging from being on the cutting edge of vehicle design and digitizing preventive maintenance procedures to switching up driver pay programs and selecting specs based tightly on the job at hand Bill Brentar vice president maintenance and engineering UPS Atlanta Georgia Don Digby Jr president Navajo Express Denver Colorado Ryan Hammer president Quality Custom Distribution Irvine California Gregg Mangione senior vice president of maintenance Penske Truck Leasing Reading Pennsylvania Joshua Porter executive vice president B B Trucking Kalamazoo Michigan Vince Tarantini president Carmen Transportation Toronto Ontario Dan Wirkkala president and CEO Smokey Point Distributing Arlington Washington Our seven 2019 Truck Fleet Innovators sponsored by Phillips Industries will be honored during the Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange a fleet networking event slated for May 8 10 at The Scottsdale resort at McCormick Ranch in Scottsdale Arizona At HDTX this years Innovators will receive their awards and then take part in a panel discussion to share more about their accomplishments and to discuss industry issues True innovation comes from hard work an unflinching will and a vision that goes beyond the status quo A true innovator is someone ready to ignore the standard and adapt unique methods to achieve different results That is why Phillips Industries aligned itself with HDTs 2019 Truck Fleet Innovators These seven honorees are not only aware of the trucking industrys past more importantly they can peer into its future They have applied new techniques and technologies to increase efficiency that will boost profits They helped grow their fleets while adding innovation to their companies and the industry as a whole Whether an individual is in a top management position of a company a department head or a director of maintenance who has led a key initiative HDTs Truck Fleet Innovators are among the leading industry professionals that help to shape the way we all move forward Phillips Industries has built its brand on creating innovative solutions that solve our fleet customers challenges and it is for that reason we continue to recognize the value in sponsoring this fine program and congratulate this group of influential innovative and successful people as the 2019 Truck Fleet Innovators Rob Phillips President COO Phillips Industries SPONSORED BY H