MOKENA, Ill. – The Heavy Duty Industry Hall of Fame Award and the Heavy Duty Distributor of the Year Award will be presented by Polk and Truck Parts and Service Magazine, respectively, at the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week general opening session on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the Mirage in Las Vegas.
 
“We are excited to be able to recognize the winners of both awards at the onset of the 2014 event and start the week by celebrating the accomplishments of our industry’s leaders,” said Edward Neeley of Truck Supply Co. of South Carolina, a co-chair of HDAW’14. “We sincerely appreciate our sponsor companies, R.L. Polk & Company and Truck Parts and Services Magazine, for again being a part of the annual awards tradition at HDAW, which honors great industry leaders that have made a positive impact on our industry.”
 
“It’s going to be exciting to find out who the recipients of this year’s awards will be,” added Tom Otter of Bendix, a co-chair of HDAW’14. “It’s an honor to celebrate the great works of industry leaders and provide them with appreciation for all of their dedication and effort in front of an audience of their peers.”
 
Past recipients of the Heavy Duty Industry Hall of Fame Award, sponsored by Polk, include:
 
·      Tom Gosnell – Meritor
·      James Burke – Drive Train Industries
·      James Callison – Des Moines Wheel and Rim
·      Bill Diggory – SKF, Chicago Rawhide
·      Don and Wayne Keller – Keller Truck Parts
·      Richard Andrews – Stemco
·      Harvey Peterson  – Catco
 
Past recipients of the Heavy Duty Distributor of the Year Award, sponsored by Truck Parts and Service Magazine, include:
·      Total Truck Parts
·      Inland Truck Parts
·      Midwest Wheel Companies (two-time winner)
·      Carolina Rim and Wheel
·      Ott’s Friction

For more information about HDAW’14, go to www.hdaw.org.