Trailer/truck/body OEMs

June 1, 2004
Heil Trailer International has promoted Jon Coleman from the Technical Services Department in Chattanooga TN to the new position of Northwest regional

Heil Trailer International has promoted Jon Coleman from the Technical Services Department in Chattanooga TN to the new position of Northwest regional sales manager. He has been with the company for five years, working at the Athens TN facility and in Chattanooga as a customer service expert.

Alan Mayne has been named general manager of manufacturing operations for Freightliner LLC and will be based at its Portland OR headquarters. He comes from another North American truck manufacturer, where he spent the past 17 years in plant management and business unit operations.

Maintainer Corp of Iowa Inc has appointed Steve Zenor sales engineering technician. He previously worked in sales for Diamond Vogel Paint in Orange City IA.

Stellar Industries Inc has named Gary Bomstad as its first- ever director of new product development. He was part of Stellar's founding team in June 1990 and has overseen the manufacturing facilities since then. John Pierce has joined East Mfg as director of engineering. He previously served as general manager at Mac Trailer in Alliance OH from 2002-03.

Mike Greene has been named vice-president of manufacturing at Workhorse Custom Chassis. Most recently, he was president of global engineering and technology for Dana Corp's Automotive Systems Group.

Philip J Bortz has joined Mac Trailer Mfg as vice-president of sales. He previously served with Keith Mfg since 1994, most recently as director of international sales.