ROADSIGNS EPISODE 78

HOW ARE FLEETS AND MANUFACTURERS HANDLING EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND TRAILER EFFICIENCY?

More efficient = less emissions = greener planet, right? Trailer manufacturers and fleets are discovering it's not that simple. To be more efficient means following strict legislative rules, fielding customer feedback, uprooting old, dated practices, and training technicians for new technology. So, how are fleets and manufactures navigating this change? And, how has the GHG Phase 2 rule encouraged the change? Find out as host Michael Freeze speaks with Taki Darakos Vice President, Vehicle Maintenance & Fleet, Pitt Ohio and Dustin Smith, Chief Strategy Officer at Wabash National. Tune in.

These interviews were originally featured in En (Gauge): The Maintenance Learning Sessions put on by the quarterly Transport Topics Magazine Event Series. To watch these maintenance experts discuss emerging equipment trends on-screen, visit the En(Gauge) replay here.

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Taki Darakos joined Pitt Ohio in January 2019 as the Vice President of Vehicle Maintenance and Fleet Services. He and his team are responsible for supporting PITT OHIO in all fleet related equipment activities. These include managing the fleet life cycle from specification, procurement, maintenance and licensing through disposal. Taki has been in the transportation maintenance industry for the past 21 years. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Pittsburgh.

Dustin Smith

Taki Darakos

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Dustin Smith was appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer on June 4, 2021. He previously served as Senior Vice President, Global Operations from March 2020 to June 2021. Mr. Smith joined Wabash in 2007 and has held a number of positions with increasing responsibility, including Director of Finance, Director of Manufacturing, Vice President of Manufacturing, Senior Vice President and General Manager – Commercial Trailer Products, and Senior Vice President and Group President – Commercial Trailer Products.

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