FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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FARMINGTON HILLS, MI (March 5, 2015) —
Jeffrey Messer, president of Messer Truck Equipment (Westbrook, ME), was
installed today as 51st president of NTEA – The Association for the Work Truck
Industry. Messer accepted this responsibility from immediate past president Mark
Woody, president of Palfinger North America (Niagara Falls, ON, Canada), at the
President’s Breakfast & NTEA Annual Meeting held in conjunction with The
Work Truck Show® 2015.
“It has been a rewarding experience to serve on the NTEA Board these
last five years,” said Jeff. “I’m looking forward to taking on new challenges
and initiatives as Association president.”
Jeff joined Messer Truck Equipment in 2003, becoming the fourth
generation in his family’s business, which was founded in 1899 by his
great-grandfather Walter Messer. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Jeff
served in the U.S. Navy for five years as a surface warfare officer and nuclear
power engineer before entering the family business. He has worked in various
areas of the company, including service, parts and sales, in an effort to learn
the business from the ground-up. Following the sudden death of his father, John
Messer, Jeff took over as president in 2008.
Messer Truck Equipment marked its 115th anniversary in 2014. Today, the
company represents more than 40 major truck equipment product lines and has a
customer base of more than 1,000 accounts throughout Maine and New Hampshire.
2015–2016 NTEA Board
Also serving on the Board
are Executive Committee members: First Vice President Matthew Wilson, president
of Switch-N-Go, AmeriDeck & Bucks Divisions of Deist
Industries, Inc. (Hadley, PA); Second Vice President Adam Keane, general manager
of Allied Body Works, Inc. (Seattle, WA); Third Vice President/Treasurer Todd
Davis, vice president of Phenix Enterprises, Inc. (Pomona, CA); and Secretary
Steve Carey, executive director of NTEA (Farmington Hills, MI).
Serving alongside Executive Committee members are:
Distributor Trustees
- Bill Kohler, president of Kranz
Automotive Body Co. (St. Louis, MO)
- Gary Lindesmith, sales &
operations for Lindco Equipment Sales, Inc. (Merrillville, IN)
- David Miller, president/CEO of
American Midwest Fleet Solutions (Lone Jack, MO)
- Dave Whitby, vice president
& chief operating officer of Versalift Southwest LLC (Waco, TX)
- Terry Wieseler, general manager
of Truck Equipment, Inc. (Des Moines, IA)
Manufacturer Trustees
- Wm. Craig Bonham, vice
president – business development for Reading Truck Body, LLC (Reading,
PA)
- Ross L. Haith, Jr., president
of Leggett & Platt Commercial Vehicle Products (Atlanta, GA)
- Peter Miller, president of
Pro-Tech Industries (La Vergne, TN)
Associate Trustee
- Frank Cardile, senior vice
president of ARI (Mount Laurel, NJ)
Bonham, Miller and Whitby are newly elected and will serve
three-year terms.
For more information on the NTEA Board of Trustees, visit
www.ntea.com/nteaboard or call 1-800-441-6832.
ABOUT THE NTEA
Established in 1964, NTEA, the
Association for the Work Truck Industry, represents more than 1,700 companies
that manufacture, distribute, install, sell and repair commercial trucks, truck
bodies, truck equipment, trailers and accessories. Buyers of work trucks and the
major commercial truck chassis manufacturers also belong to the Association.
NTEA provides in-depth technical information, education, and member programs and
services, and produces The Work Truck Show. The Association maintains its
administrative headquarters in suburban Detroit and government relations offices
in Washington, DC, and Ottawa, ON, Canada.