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ABFS Oren Summer of FleetNet America, Inc. Receives Prestigious Maintenance Leadership Award
Oren Summer of FleetNet America, Inc. Receives Prestigious Maintenance Leadership Award
CHERRYVILLE, N.C. - PRNewswire-FirstCall - Feb. 15
CHERRYVILLE, N.C., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oren Summer, President of FleetNet America, Inc. has been named the recipient of Commercial Carrier Journal's 2005 Technology and Maintenance Career Leadership Award. In its 29th year, this award acknowledges a career of dedication to professionalism and excellence in vehicle maintenance management. The Career Leadership Award recognizes personal and professional integrity along with the recipient's reputation within the maintenance industry.
Mr. Summer has worked for FleetNet America and its previous parent company, Carolina Freight Carriers, since 1969. During that time, Mr. Summer has held various positions within the equipment and maintenance area. In 1993, Mr. Summer was named President of Carolina Breakdown Service, Inc. whose name was later changed to FleetNet America, Inc. In 1995, FleetNet America was acquired by Arkansas Best Corporation. Mr. Summer holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, NC.
FleetNet is a third-party vehicle maintenance company that coordinates scheduled and nonscheduled service to truck fleets, owner-operators, original equipment truck manufacturers and after-market equipment providers. FleetNet receives nationwide service calls regarding on-the-road breakdowns at its 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year call center in Cherryville, NC. FleetNet's call coordinators, who average more than 20 years of truck maintenance and repair experience, utilize a network of over 60,000 truck repair vendors to assist in providing vehicle repair and emergency road service throughout the continental United States and Canada.
FleetNet America, Inc. is a subsidiary of Arkansas Best Corporation (NASDAQ:ABFS).
Contact: Mr. David Humphrey - Director of Investor Relations - Arkansas
Best Corporation
Telephone: (479) 785-6200
FleetNet America, Inc.
