ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – Brian Strach, OEM sales and account manager for the Power Fleet Division at Penray, recently received the Silver Spark Plug Award from the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) of the American Trucking Associations. Strach was presented the award during TMC’s recent fall meeting in Nashville, TN. The award is the highest honor given by TMC, North America's premier technical society for truck equipment, information technology and logistics professionals.

“We’d like to congratulate Brian on receiving this prestigious honor,” said Rod McKenzie, president of Penray. “We are all very proud of him and the fine work he has done representing Penray in the technical advancement in the industry.”

Strach, a TMC member since June 1999, is credited with study group activity in the S.5 Fleet Maintenance Management, S.6 Chassis and Brake Systems and S.15 Specialty Trucks study groups. He has chaired several task forces that have resulted in TMC recommended practices, including S.6's Troubleshooting Ride Complaints. Strach is a founding officer of TMC's Professional Technician Development Committee (PTDC), its Friends of the Technician sponsorship committee and the National Technicians' Skills Competition - TMCSuperTech. He currently serves as PTDC's second-vice chairman. He has also been instrumental in establishing PTDC's Technician Training Fair, now in its fifth year. He was named a Recognized Associate in 2006 and has supported TMC International's meetings in Canada and Mexico.

Strach joined Penray in January of 2007. As the OEM sales and account manager – Power Fleet, he is responsible for the division’s sales with current customers, as well as helping to build and establish relationships with future customers. Strach brings more than 22 years of experience in the trucking industry with a very strong background in sales and customer service.

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