Utility Trailer names new director of marketing

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. -- Utility Trailer has ­appointed Larry Roland as its new director of marketing.

Roland began his career as sales coordinator at Utility’s national accounts department in 1987. He held several positions in this department prior to being promoted to the position as director of national accounts in 2005. Under Roland’s direction, officials say Utility’s national accounts department doubled its share as a percentage of Utility’s total trailers built.

As director of marketing, Roland will be responsible for leading Utility’s corporate marketing team in its ongoing marketing efforts as well as developing technical educational tools for Utility’s customers and personnel.

“With Larry’s background and experience at Utility, he is the perfect candidate to assume the position of Director of Marketing,” said Craig Bennett, senior vice-president of sales and marketing. “Larry is a tremendous asset to our team and we look forward to his leadership in supporting and marketing the Utility brand.”

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Utah Trucking Assn. Names New Executive Director

The Utah Trucking Association has selected former Utah Department of Transportation official Rick Clasby to be its new executive director.

Clasby was formerly head of UDOT’s motor carrier division and is currently CEO of HELP Inc., a not-for-profit public-private partnership that deploys of transportation technologies to benefit the public, government and motor carrier industry.

Clasby will begin with the association in November. The appointment follows the previously announced retirement of UTA’s Dave Creer.

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Erb's safety director wins prestigious award

NEW HAMBURG, Ont. -- Erb Group's director of safety and compliance Tom Boehler has won the 2011 Transportation Safety Professional of the Year Award from the Central Chapter of the Fleet Safety Council.

"Tom and his team are the driving force behind many safety programs. Their commitment to safety and best practice has directly impacted the safe working environment at Erb," Erb officials said in a release.

"Safety involves everyone. It's easy to come up with an idea, but it's those that embrace it that make it successful," Boehler says.

Boehler started at Erb Transport in 1997 as a driver trainer. After a period as coordinator of safety and compliance with another transportation company, he returned to Erb as corporate driver trainer and compliance manager. In January 2008, he was appointed director of safety and compliance. Boehler is also involved in various committees at Erb, including the Health and Safety and the Employees' Representatives to Management.

"Through Tom's guidance Erb has excelled in many areas such as: automated driver log audits, driver procedures and manuals, the company-wide implementation of Turnpike Global, Entry-Level Program, Pro-Drive Driver Bonus Program and various safety award submissions," officials said in a release.

Boehler serves on the district of Kitchener's Safe Driver Award Banquet Team and is a co-chair of the Markel Best Practice Council. He also volunteers annually at the Central Ontario Regional Truck Driving Championships and is involved in the NASCAR 22 Canadian Tire Series Racing Team.

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Goodyear names Mark Pillow business solutions director

AKRON, Ohio, -- Mark Pillow has been named director of business solutions for Goodyear's commercial tire systems division.

In his new role, Pillow will oversee Goodyear's business solutions portfolio, including the company's fleetHQ program, on-highway operations, and retreaded tire business. He will report directly to Joe Copeland, vice-president of Goodyear Commercial Tire Systems.

A 25-year Goodyear veteran, Pillow most recently served as director of commercial systems and off-highway tires for Goodyear Canada, a role he assumed in 2007. Prior to that position, he served as general manager of national accounts, North America, and before that, director of Goodyear farm tires. He also has held positions in engineering, consumer tire sales and marketing, and other areas of Goodyear's business.

"Mark is an outstanding leader with extensive management experience, and will play a key role in expanding our comprehensive offering of business solutions," said Copeland. "Having previously served as the leader of our national account business, he understands how fleets operate, the challenges they face, and the importance of Goodyear's ability to provide fleet customers with value-added services that will help them reduce their operating costs. This knowledge, coupled with the experience Mark accumulated as the head of Goodyear's Canadian commercial tire business, will prove invaluable as we continue to expand the portfolio of business solutions that we offer to our commercial customers."

The following Goodyear executives will report directly to Pillow: Bruce Woodruff, director of business solutions marketing; Roy Sutfin, vice-president of fleetHQ; Clint Schrock, director of on-highway operations; and Jay Hofner, general manager, retreading.

"I look forward to continuing our focus on providing a total solutions package to our customers, including industry-leading tire technology, as well as value-added services that will help fleets, owner-operators, and other end users run their businesses more efficiently and profitably," said Pillow.

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