East Mfg. appoints platform exec

East Manufacturing Corp. has hired Michael McDonough to be the national accounts manager for its platform trailer products, with responsibility for flatbed fleet sales in the U.S. and Canada.

In addition to a 13-year career in the aluminum flatbed industry, McDonough served as a Lend Lease national account manager for six years and as the general manager for an International Harvester dealer for 21 years.

East Mfg, which is located in Randolph, OH, offers a full line of aluminum dump, platform and refuse trailers, steel and aluminum dump bodies, and heavy-duty trucking accessories.