Phillips Industries Names Vice President of Sales

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Phillips Industries has promoted Rob Myers to vice president of sales after having served as director of sales since 2015.

Myers joined Phillips Industries in September 2015. The company promoted him to the new position recognizing his contributions to the Phillips sales organization's improvements in supporting original equipment manufacturers, parts distributors and truck fleet operators.

“Rob has become a key component of the organizational structure we are building to be the most responsive component manufacturer serving the global commercial vehicle industry,” stated Rob Phillips, president and COO. “Rob's promotion is well deserved and we're all very excited about the future under his leadership.”

Philips Industries says it will announce additional organizational changes in the new future, aimed at strengthening the company's ability to meet the demands of the changing commercial vehicle industry.

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Kenworth Names Dealer Council Members

Kenworth has named its 2017 Kenworth Dealer Council, featuring eight prominent executives representing more than 380 Kenworth dealerships in the U.S. and Canada.

Kenworth Council members are chairman – Will Bruser, Truckworx Kenworth, Birmingham, Ala.; Mike Clark, Wisconsin Kenworth, Madison, Wis.; Boyd McConnachie, Inland Kenworth, Burnaby, British Columbia; Mike Nagle, Bayview Kenworth, St. John, New Brunswick; Scott Oliphant, Kenworth of Louisiana, Gray, La.; Dan Penksa, Kenworth Northeast Group, Buffalo, N.Y.; and Tim Spurgeon, MHC Kenworth, Leawood, Kan.

Additionally, Tom Bertolino of NorCal Kenworth in Sacramento, Calif., serves as the Kenworth line representative for the American Truck Dealers.

The council works with Kenworth to help provide customer support throughout the dealer network with the Kenworth PremierCare and Kenworth PremierCare Gold Certified programs. PremierCare Gold is a superior level of service that offers extended dealer operating hours and expedited expert diagnostics, among other services, that assist customers in maximizing uptime and overtime performance.

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Roadnet Anywhere Update Improves on Route Optimization

Omnitracs has released Roadnet Anywhere version 4.4, incorporating tools to quantify savings and analyze the effectiveness of route optimization practices.

Through a new Optimal Routes Feature, users can measure the effectiveness and impact of routing decisions on cost, time, and distance. Users can generate theoretical route-level scenarios to compare against actual routes.

The Business Optimal feature represents the ideal route, taking into consideration customer delivery windows, order of deliveries, and other service-related constraints. True Optimal represents the theoretical best sequence with no constraints. Comparing actual routes to the Optimal Route scenarios can provide insight into the decisions made by routers, as well as highlight instances in which an over-emphasis on customer service has led to overall inefficiency.

“Route optimization is an area where small changes can make a big impact on the bottom line, but even if executives know that intuitively, instinct needs to be backed by data,” said Kevin Haugh, chief strategy and product officer at Omnitracs. “With Roadnet Anywhere v4.4, executives can see the current and potential ROI of their route optimization practices, thereby being given the ability to better hold the organization accountable for the performance improvements desired.”

Roadnet Anywhere version 4.4 also introduces the MyStats page within the Roadnet Mobile app for iOS and Android. MyStats gives drivers a real-time view into their performance, without having to interrupt their routes. Drivers who are ahead or behind schedule can adjust their performance without having to be notified by a manager. Managers are able to control which stats the drivers have access to, including adherence to schedule, how long they have been on the route, or remaining deliveries.

“A key ingredient to achieving operational improvement is providing drivers with timely input and coaching in how they are performing,” said Haugh. “This capability further enhances the ability of our customers to provide such feedback ...Read the rest of this story