The Week in Review (Oct. 20-24, 2008)
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Expert Will Address
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. – “Driven” will be the theme for the 2008 VIPAR Heavy Duty Annual Business Conference, scheduled to take place Oct. 19-24 at the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa at Summerlin. The event brings together VIPAR Heavy Duty distributors, supplier partners and industry associates to facilitate the productive exchange of ideas
PACCAR Parts Celebrates 100th TRP Store in U.S. and Canada
The new TRP St. Cloud enhances the region’s parts availability with its 25,000-square-foot warehouse, PACCAR Parts said.
Great Dane Recognizes Top Suppliers
Great Dane said the winners have demonstrated a commitment to excellence in supplying its manufacturing network.
CVSN And GenNext Announce Industry Job board
This tool can be used by both distributor and supplier members to post jobs and get the talent that they need in order to hire and retain the most valuable asset to a business, quality employees.
NEXUS Automotive International Unveils Plans For ‘Shaping The Future’ At Annual Business Forum
The forum, which attracted more than 500 business leaders from around the world, kicked-off with reflections of the past five years, with N! members, suppliers and team members invited on stage to discuss the “DNA” of NEXUS.
Minimizer Adds 2 North American Regional Managers
Brian Purcell will oversee the North American Western-based sales team and Mitch Hollifield will oversee the North American Eastern-based sales team.
Top CV Distributors To Discuss Digital Data At AASA Technology Conference
Great Dane, Drive Train, Southeastern Freight Lines and VIPAR will address “Digital Data and Selling More Parts” as part of the Heavy Duty Technology Track at the 2017 AASA Technology Conference.
Obituary: Vincent J. Brozek Passes Away At 96
Brozek was vice president of Connecticut Wheel & Rim Co. for more than 40 years and, after retirement from there, went on to help found two major marketing groups in the heavy-duty parts business: Vipar and TruckPride.
21 Students To Attend HDAW’16 With Conference Scholarships
The students in the intern program will spend the week shadowing their sponsor’s staff and executives during the various elements of HDAW, including the product expo, one-on-one meetings, customer dinners and meetings and a range of duties designed to give them a full and meaningful experience.
