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New Way Trucks honors its top distributors at WasteExpo

New Way Trucks, Scranton, Iowa, one of the largest privately held manufacturers of refuse equipment in North America, recognized its top distributors of 2021 the afternoon of May 10 in the company’s booth at WasteExpo in Las Vegas. The company recognizes that its well-respected distributor network is an important key to its success.

“Our significant growth in recent years would not have been possible without the continued support and efforts of our New Way distributors,” says Don Ross, vice president of sales and marketing for New Way Trucks. “We have a tremendous network of distributor partners …We share a common goal with our distributor-partners: to build, distribute and support the highest-quality, most reliable equipment in the solid waste industry.”

These 10 New Way distributors received awards and were recognized for leading the pack in 2021:

1. Sansom Equipment Co., Birmingham, Alabama;
2. Amick Equipment Co. Inc., Lexington, South Carolina;
3. Ray Gaskin Service, Fontana, California;
4. Southern Sewer Equipment Sales, Fort Pierce, Florida;
5. Elliott Equipment Co., Grimes, Iowa;
6. Maryland Industrial Trucks, Linthicum Heights, Maryland;
7. Texas Pack + Load, San Antonio, Texas;
8. Arkansas Municipal Equipment, Poyen, Arkansas;
9. Municipal Equipment Inc., Louisville, Kentucky; and
10. Dickson Equipment Co. Inc., Dallas, Texas.

“We are happy to recognize these hardworking distributors for their dedication to New Way and quality customer service,” says Mike McLaughlin, CEO of New Way Trucks. “Our industry-leading distributor network is the bedrock of our organization, and we’re thankful for the significant role our committed distributors have played in assuring our business continues to drive forward amidst unprecedented circumstances.”

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Volvo Group selects chief financial officer for Mack Trucks, Volvo North America

The Volvo Group, Gothenburg, Sweden, has named Gary McCartney senior vice president and chief financial officer for Volvo Trucks North America, Greensboro, North Carolina, and Mack Trucks, Greensboro. His appointment was effective in March, and he will continue to be based in Greensboro. McCartney succeeds Ken Trolle, who was named executive vice president and chief financial officer for VE Commercial Vehicles, the Volvo Group and Eicher Motors’ joint venture. 

According to Volvo, since 2014, McCartney served as global chief financial officer and senior vice president of finance for Volvo Financial Services (VFS). Before that, he spent four years as chief financial officer for VFS Americas, three years as president of VFS Canada and more than six years as chief financial officer for VFS Canada.  

Before joining the Volvo Group in 2001, McCartney was a controller for Dell Financial Services and an auditor for Arthur Andersen.

AMCS announces acquisition of environmental software firm

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AMCS, a supplier of integrated cloud-based software and vehicle technology for the environmental, utilities, waste, recycling and resource industries, says it has entered into an agreement to acquire Quentic, a leading provider of software as a service for environment, health, safety and quality and environmental, social and governance management. AMCS, which is headquartered in Limerick, Ireland, has not disclosed the amount of the transaction, which it says is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the coming weeks.

AMCS says the purchase will broaden its expertise in the environmental services industry globally and enable the company to continue to expand its customer base. With a combined 4,000 customers supported by more than 1,000 employees, AMCS is on a trajectory to achieve run rate revenues greater than 180 million euros by the end of the year, the company says in the news release announcing the transaction.

AMCS has offices in North America, Europe and Australia and employs more than 800 people across 12 countries. AMCS is a global leader of integrated software and vehicle technology for the environmental, recycling and resource industries and offers optimization solutions to the broader transport and logistics market.

The Quentic platform comprises 10 individually combinable modules and offers a way for companies to manage health and safety, risks and audits, incidents and observations, hazardous chemicals, control of work, legal compliance, online instructions, processes, environmental management and sustainability.

The company employs more than 250 people and has branch offices in nearly a dozen locations throughout Europe.