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Oct. 1, 2009
Dominic Grote has been named president of Grote Industries, a family-owned manufacturer of heavy-duty lighting and vehicle safety systems. He replaces Eric Morris, who announced he would be stepping down as president to take a new position as the company's director of accessory markets. Grote is the fourth generation of the Grote family to run the company. Automotive Resources International's director
  • Dominic Grote has been named president of Grote Industries, a family-owned manufacturer of heavy-duty lighting and vehicle safety systems. He replaces Eric Morris, who announced he would be stepping down as president to take a new position as the company's director of accessory markets. Grote is the fourth generation of the Grote family to run the company.

  • Automotive Resources International's director of vehicle remarketing Bob Graham has assumed the position of president of the International Automotive Remarketers Alliance.

  • Steve Robinson has been named senior vp of operations for transportation management services company Transplace.

  • JMN Logistics has made two appointments to its customer service team. Elizabeth Burns has joined the organization as regional manager for strategic accounts while Jesse Chilton has been added as a dispatcher.

  • Sean Rhodes has been promoted to training operations manager by Lowen Corp. Rhodes had been installation training manager for Lowen Certified.

  • Navistar International Corp. has appointed William H. Osborne to its board of directors. Osborne is the president & CEO of Federal Signal Corp.

  • Brent Yohn is the new vp & gm for Jerr-Dan Corp. Yohn will oversee all aspects of the Oshkosh Corp. company's operations.

  • Mark E. Spiehler, Jeffery L. Schimmel and Brenda J. McCandless have all been promoted by Atlas Van Lines. Spiehler has been named senior vp of account agent claims services while Schimmel has been promoted to senior director of operations for the relocation services group and specialized transportation group. McCandless is now the senior director of claims services.

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