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Feb. 1, 1998
Suppliers * Marc J. Kalbermatten has been promoted to vice president-commercial operations at Mack Trucks.* James E. Sweetnam has been named vice president and general manager of Eaton Corp.'s worldwide Heavy Duty Transmission Div.* Meritor Automotive has appointed Frank Palmeri to director, strategic marketing and drivetrain integration.* Reyco Industries has appointed Wayne Powell vice president-marketing.*

Suppliers * Marc J. Kalbermatten has been promoted to vice president-commercial operations at Mack Trucks.

* James E. Sweetnam has been named vice president and general manager of Eaton Corp.'s worldwide Heavy Duty Transmission Div.

* Meritor Automotive has appointed Frank Palmeri to director, strategic marketing and drivetrain integration.

* Reyco Industries has appointed Wayne Powell vice president-marketing.

* Kysor Cooling Systems N.A. has named Kent Damisch OEM sales manager; Bob Holland fleet sales manager; Keith Pierson director of engineering; Jim Bailey product manager-fans; Gene Wantuck product manager-clutches; and Ken Mulder finance manager.

* William G. Reed Jr. has been elected to PACCAR Inc.'s board of directors, effective April 28.

* David Schmidt has been appointed OEM sales engineer-heavy duty for Phillips & Temro.

* Fontaine Trailer appointed Keith Monroe general manager of Roadgear, a division located in Russellville, Ala.

* Daniel Farrar has been named president and chief executive officer of GE Capital Fleet Services-Europe, a unit of GE Capital Fleet Services.

Fleets * Stephen M. Donly has been elected senior vice president, sales and marketing, for Ryder Transportation Services.

* Consolidated Freightways has named Alan C. Courtney director of marketing and general manager of international operations.

* Nick Tolleson has been appointed vice president and general manager of XTRA Lease's southeast region, Atlanta; Bob Keller has been named regional vice president and general manager of the south central region, Dallas.

* Robert J. Monahan has been named account manager for Jevic Transportation.

* RPS Inc. has named Michael V. Hmel vice president of information technology. Sid M. Ballinger, president of RPS Ltd., the firm's Canadian subsidiary, has been named a vice president for RPS Inc.

* Thomas R. DeVine has joined Alliance Shippers as director of business development, national accounts.

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