Trailer, truck, & body OEMs

Dec. 1, 2009
Jim Brown has been named product manager over Omaha Standard-Palfinger branded products. He started his employment with Omaha Standard Inc in 2000 as

Jim Brown has been named product manager over Omaha Standard-Palfinger branded products. He started his employment with Omaha Standard Inc in 2000 as inside sales representative, and in 2002 was promoted to regional manager. Darren Luebke has joined Omaha Standard-Palfinger as a project engineer. He spent the past five years at Carlson Systems Engineering, where he was most recently sales engineer.

Navistar International Corporation has named Steve Ostarello vice-president of the company's powertrain product development organization. A Navistar veteran with more than 25 years of experience, Ostarello's most recent assignment was general manager, powertrain product development.

Trail King Industries has named Barry Freifeld director of sales. He has more than 20 years of executive sales and marketing experience in the industrial, automotive, electronics, military, and medical products and services markets. Most recently he served as national sales manager for Hermes Abrasives Ltd of Virginia Beach VA.

E-Z Pack Manufacturing LLC announced that Greg Podell, a 25-year veteran of the waste management equipment industry, has been named president and chief executive officer. He most recently was chief operating officer at Wastequip Inc.