Felling Trailers names new sales manager
Felling Trailers appointed Joel Lindmeyer as their Great Lakes regional sales manager. In this role, he will be responsible for all sales development, activity and dealer support within Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. He will be taking over the Great Lakes region once served by Daniel “Boone” Larsen, who retired in May. Lindmeyer brings over 25 years’ experience in the truck and trailer industry with a strong emphasis on sales and customer service.
Zeus to collaborate with JB Poindexter’s EAVX on electric work trucks
Zeus Electric Chassis and EAVX announced they will join forces to develop and commercialize innovative all-electric vocational work truck solutions. Joint development efforts will focus on integration of the JB Poindexter commercial truck bodies, utility truck bodies and vehicle cargo management systems with the Zeus Power Platform, an all-electric cab chassis. The non-exclusive collaboration agreement will initially focus on the Class 5 Zeus Z-19 and Class 6 Z-22, and then will expand to the Class 6 Z-26, all available with a variety of cab options.
VMAC celebrates 20 years of partnership with Lincoln Electric
Lincoln Electric and VMAC partnered 20 years ago on Lincoln’s Air Vantage system that uses VMAC’s air compressor technology. VMAC’s relationship with Lincoln Electric began at a tradeshow in the summer of 1997, when one of Lincoln Electric’s engineers, Nino Silvestro, discovered VMAC’s UNDERHOOD air compressor. In the early 2000s, VMAC and Lincoln joined forces and began working together to develop an air compressor for Lincoln machines.
Yanmar fills president and director roles
Yanmar Compact Equipment North America announced Tate Johnson as president, Lee Thole as director of aftermarket and David Gannon as director of channel development. Johnson joined the organization as commercial director in September 2020, overseeing sales, national accounts, channel development and marketing. Thole brings more than 20 years’ experience, with a background in parts, service and overall business operations. And Gannon joins the company with 30 years’ multi-industry experience.
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