DEALER SPIKE - Key Persons
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- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
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- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
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- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
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- Marketing Manager
- Title Marketing Manager
As the company's marketing and social media manager, Amanda is responsibile for showcasing Four Star's wide array of unique services, vehicles, parts and resources. She is also be responsible for leading the company's community service efforts in the seven locations and communities in which the business operates.
Job Titles:
- Sales Administrator
- Title Sales Administrator
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- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
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- Service Advisor
- Title Service Advisor
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- Service & Leasing Coordinator
- Title Service & Leasing Coordinator
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- Parts Manager
- Title Parts Manager
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- Sales Coordinator
- Title Sales Coordinator
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- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
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- Service Director
- Title Service Director
Bert is responsible for supervising the maintenance and repair of trucks that come into the shop. He and his technicians make sure your trucks stay in good working condition
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- Parts Counter Salesperson
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- Government, Utility and Refuse Account Manager
Billy assists customers with finding the right parts and service for their trucks. He also order parts for repairs and upgrades to customer vehicles.
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- Field Technician
- Field Technician - Valdosta Area
- Title Field Technician - Valdosta Area
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- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Parts Manager
- Title Parts Manager
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- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
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- Apprentice
- Title Apprentice
Job Titles:
- Service Advisor
- Title Service Advisor
Job Titles:
- Title Truck Sales, Account Manager
- Truck Sales, Account Manager
Byron joined Four Star Freightliner team in April 2014 as a New & Used Truck Sales Representative. He brings 10 years sales experience to Four Star Freightliner.
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
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- Apprentice
- Title Apprentice
Job Titles:
- Parts Counter Sales
- Title Parts Counter Sales
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- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
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- Apprentice
- Title Apprentice
Job Titles:
- F & I Manager
- Title F & I Manager
Job Titles:
- Title Truck Sales, Account Manager
- Truck Sales, Account Manager
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- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Apprentice
- Title Apprentice
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Dealer Trainer
- Title Dealer Trainer
Job Titles:
- Service Manager
- Title Service Manager
Cindy is responsible for supervising the maintenance and repair of trucks that come into the shop. She and her staff of technicians make sure your trucks stay in good working condition. Call or stop by with any questions! She'll be glad to help.
Job Titles:
- Service Manager
- Title Service Manager
Job Titles:
- Shop Foreman
- Title Shop Foreman
Job Titles:
- Safety Manager
- Title Safety Manager
Job Titles:
- Credit and Collections Manager
- Title Credit and Collections Manager
Job Titles:
- Service Advisor
- Title Service Advisor
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- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Office Manager
- Payroll Manager
- Title Office Manager / Payroll Manager
Damita has been with Four Star Freightliner since February 2011 working in our Dothan location.
Job Titles:
- Field Technician
- Field Technician - Valley Area
- Title Field Technician - Valley Area
Daniel L. Lindsey, Jr. serves as an Advisor to the Four Star Freightliner, Inc. Board of Directors. He is a Montgomery, Ala.-based attorney that practices in federal and state taxation, general corporate and business law, in addition to estate planning and probate.
Lindsey received his B.S. in Accounting from Auburn University in 1988. He practiced as a certified public accountant for three years before entering law school. He graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1994. Lindsey received his L.L.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 1995.
Lindsey is involved in numerous community activities. He is a member of the First United Methodist Church, where he serves as the vice chairman of the church's finance committee. He also serves on the board of The Montgomery Academy and is the past alumni association president for the school. He is on the board of directors for the Family Guidance Center and the Montgomery YMCA (Southeast branch).
Job Titles:
- Training Manager
- Title Training Manager
David works with technicians to make sure they have proper training and credentials so that you get superior service.
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
David has been with Four Star for more than 15 years. He will perform top-notch service on your vehicle!
Job Titles:
- Manager
- New Truck Manager
- Sergeant - at - Arms
- Title New Truck Manager
- Title Sergeant - at - Arms
David Turner is the New Truck Manager for Four Star Freightliner. Let him help you with your new truck needs!
David Turner serves as Sergeant-At-Arms for the Board of Directors for Four Star Freightliner, Inc. His love for the trucking industry started when he was a teenager in Ozark, Ala. when he began driving for his Uncle Buck's company, WR Turner Logging. At 19-years-old he hauled wood and moved equipment for his uncle's business. He did that for almost ten years before an issue with his CDL led him to look for temporary employment while it was cleared up.
Before he started working at heavy-duty truck dealer Coffman International in Dothan, Ala., he had never thought of himself as a salesperson. He had every intention of remaining a truck driver. The management knew of David through his interactions with the business as a customer and saw that he could be a salesperson. Coffman offered him the job. All the owner asked for was a one year commitment. One year turned into a decade. David exceeded expectations as a truck salesman by selling 80-120 trucks per year.
Word spread around the city about David and his exceptional sales record. And when the owner of Four Star Freightliner, Jerry Kocan, opened a location in Dothan, he asked people around town who was the best person to lead his sales department. David's name was mentioned several times. Kocan recruited David with an offer that included a management opportunity and multiple dealerships. He accepted the position as Sales Manager in 2001 and currently oversees the New Truck Sales department at Four Star Freightliner.
Job Titles:
- Apprentice
- Title Apprentice
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Donald has been with Four Star for more six years. He will perform top-notch service on your vehicle!
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Durrell has been with Four Star for more five years. He will perform top-notch service on your vehicle!
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Apprentice
- Title Apprentice
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Driver Coordinator
- Title Driver Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Service Advisor
- Title Service Advisor
Job Titles:
- Leasing Manager
- Rental and Leasing Manager
- Title Leasing Manager
- Title Rental and Leasing Manager
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Apprentice
- Title Apprentice
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Shop Foreman
- Title Shop Foreman
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- Parts Manager
- Title Parts Manager
As Parts Manager, Jamie supervises a staff of counter salesmen to ensure that customers' needs are met.
Job Titles:
- Parts Manager
- Title Parts Manager
Job Titles:
- Apprentice
- Title Apprentice
- Title Used Trucks Manager
- Used Trucks Manager
Don brings more than 25 years in the trucking industry to Four Star Freightliner. Call him first before you purchase your pre-owned truck.
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Tifton Operations Manager
- Title Tifton Operations Manager
Job Titles:
- Title Vocational Sales Manager
- Vocational Sales Manager
Jay brings nearly 20 years sales experience to Four Star Freightliner. He earned the Freightliner Master Sales Professional Certification in 2013.
Job Titles:
- Service Advisor
- Title Service Advisor
Job Titles:
- Controller
- Title Controller
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- Assistant
- Service Manager
- Title Assistant Service Manager
We're excited to announce that Jeremy Kilgore was voted February's Employee of the Month!
"Jeremy has consistently demonstrated a proactive approach in identifying potential safety issues and taking immediate action to rectify them. Jeremy's diligence and dedication to upholding our company's safety standards have significantly contributed to creating a safer, more productive environment for everyone."
Job Titles:
- Warehouse Manager
- Title Warehouse Manager
Jermaine is in charge of our parts warehouse. Duties include stocking, pulling, staging, loading and shipping merchandise - among other duties.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board
- Dealer Principal of Four Star
- Title Chairman of the Board
Jerome A. Kocan is the Dealer Principal of Four Star Freightliner, Inc. and serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Four Star Freightliner is headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama, but has six other locations in Alabama, Georgia and Florida.
After graduating college from The Ohio State University, Kocan went to work for Roadway Express in Atlanta. After spending three years with Roadway he accepted an opportunity to work with Caterpillar in their engine division. After two years, he earned the distinction as the No. 1 Truck Engine Account Manager in North America. He then was promoted to Business Manager responsible for all Caterpillar Engine business in the State of Georgia.
In 1991, Kocan was recruited by Volvo/GM Heavy Truck Corporation to open and manage a factory branch (two stores) in Atlanta. He grew those two facilities to over $100M in sales (profitably) annually and was recognized as both Volvo and GMC's (medium duty) Top Performing Dealers not only in the southeast but nationally.
He was recruited by Freightliner Market Development Corporation in 1999 for an opportunity in Alabama. It was then that Kocan bought the assets and assumed the locations of the Freightliner dealerships in Montgomery and Dothan, Alabama from Daimler Trucks, North America. These two locations were brought together in January of 2000.
Seeing a need for a service facility to support the customers in South Georgia, Kocan opened a Freightliner service facility in Tifton, Georgia in late 2001. In 2003, he opened an additional Freightliner store in Tallahassee, Florida and a sixth facility in Albany, Georgia in 2014. His seventh location in Valley, Ala. opened in December 2019. Presently, Four Star Freightliner employs 200+ team members.
Kocan has previously served on the Western Star Dealer Council and presently serves on the Freightliner Dealer Council. He was elected to the Elite Support Dealer Advisory Group for 2017 & 2018.
In 2018, Kocan became the recipient of the Successful Dealer Award which honors a medium- and heavy-duty truck dealer for their positive influence on the industry and their communities. In 2015, Kocan was selected as finalist for the ATD (American Truck Dealers) Dealer of the Year Award.
He serves on the board of the Alabama Trucking Association and a member of the Georgia Motor Trucking Association since 1986. He is an active member of the Technology & Maintenance Council and is on the board of directors for the Ingram State Technical College Foundation. He was also recently appointed by Gov. Kay Ivey to the Transportation, Distribution and Logistics Technical Advisory Committee on Credentialing and Career Pathways.
Job Titles:
- Dealer Principal
- the Dealer Principal
- Title Dealer Principal
Jerry Kocan is the Dealer Principal of Four Star Freightliner and Western Star, headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama with six other locations in Alabama, Georgia and Florida.
Job Titles:
- Shop Foreman
- Title Shop Foreman
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- Field Technician - Dothan Area
- Shop Foreman / After Hours Field Technician
- Title Field Technician - Dothan Area
- Title Shop Foreman / After Hours Field Technician
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Congratulations to Joey Eubanks, Tifton diesel technician, for being voted employee of the month!
Here's a portion of the nomination we received: "Joey is always going above and beyond to show our customers that he cares about their business. Joey went out to a customer and went over the DOT with him to give him the peace of mind that he was getting a good truck. Joey took it upon himself to do this to help the customer settle his nerves."
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Board of Directors for Four Star Freightliner, Inc
- Title Board Member
Joe Laux was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors for Four Star Freightliner, Inc. in 2022. He grew up working in his father's Mobile station, setting a foundation of hard work and perseverance.
In 1993 Laux joined River States Truck & Trailer, at the time a small dealership employing just 20 people. Dedicating his time and attention to learning each department in the dealership, he was eventually named President of River States.
Job Titles:
- Field Technician
- Field Technician - Dothan Area
- Title Field Technician - Dothan Area
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- Field Technician
- Field Technician - Albany Area
- Title Field Technician - Albany Area
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Parts Manager
- Title Parts Manager
Judson has been in the business for more than 25 years. As Parts Manager, he supervises a staff of counter salesmen to ensure that customers' needs are met.
Job Titles:
- Title Truck Sales, Account Manager
- Truck Sales, Account Manager
Justin joined the Four Star team in June 2018. Searching for a new truck for your business? Contact Justin for details on our current inventory.
Job Titles:
- Inventory Control Manager / Service Support Specialist
- Title Inventory Control Manager / Service Support Specialist
Kathy has been with the Four Star Freightliner family since June 2015 as our inventory control manager.
Job Titles:
- Title Warranty Coordinator
- Warranty Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Field Technician
- Field Technician - Tifton Area
- Title Field Technician - Tifton Area
Job Titles:
- Sales Administrator
- Title Sales Administrator
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- Diesel Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Service Advisor
- Title Service Advisor
Job Titles:
- Apprentice
- Title Apprentice
Job Titles:
- Apprentice
- Title Apprentice
Job Titles:
- Staff Accountant
- Title Staff Accountant
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Business Analytics Manager
- Title Business Analytics Manager
Job Titles:
- Parts Director
- Title Parts Director
Mark has been with Four Star Freightliner since July 2011. He manages the parts counters at locations in Valdosta and Albany. He supervises a staff of counter salesmen to ensure that customers' needs are met.
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Service Writer / Parts Inventory Clerk
- Title Service Writer / Parts Inventory Clerk
Job Titles:
- Service Advisor
- Title Service Advisor
Job Titles:
- Field Technician
- Field Technician - Midway / Tallahassee Area
- Title Diesel Technician
- Title Field Technician - Midway / Tallahassee Area
Job Titles:
- Apprentice
- Title Apprentice
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Service Director
- Title Service Director
Job Titles:
- Service Advisor
- Title Service Advisor
Job Titles:
- Training and Development Manager
- Title Training and Development Manager
Job Titles:
- Title Warranty Director
- Warranty Director
Mike handles all phases of warranty including coding & closing of all repair orders for all branches. He files all claims for repair orders and reconciles credits for those claims. Mike works with all managers to ensure proper procedures are followed in order to ensure that all dealers are within guidelines for all vendors. He has more than 25 years of experience in warranty processing & procedures.
Job Titles:
- Parts Manager
- Title Parts Manager
Monica makes sure that our locations always have the parts available to meet our customers needs.
Job Titles:
- Vice Chairperson
- Title Vice Chairperson
Nancy J. Kocan serves as the Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors for Four Star Freightliner, Inc. She has been described by fellow board members as the heart and conscience of the company where her influence can be felt throughout its seven locations. It was Nancy who decided that the four stars in "Four Star Freightliner" would represent all four family members of her family: Her husband Jerry, daughters Meredith and Samantha, and herself. In her role as Vice Chairperson, she consistently provides unwavering support, counsel, and vital feedback that is needed during the company's decision-making process.
Nancy attended Siena Heights University in Adrian, MI where she studied psychology and criminal justice. She initially wanted to be a public defender, but later decided to work with at-risk girls as a case manager at a juvenile detention facility. Searching for something more adventurous, Nancy switched gears and became a flight attendant which allowed her to travel the world. It was after a chance meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania back in 1989 that she met her now-husband of more than 30 years, Jerry.
Jerry credits his wife's encouragement and necessary assistance in the beginning stages of their business for its continued success. He recalls times back in 2000 when she would spread inventory and asset reports over the floor and would highlight all of their green bar reports. She has always done what needed to be done without complaining.
Nancy, alongside her husband, have raised two successful young women. One is a certified nurse anesthetist, and the other is currently a PhD student. Nancy focuses her attention on supporting a growing and successful business with locations in three states, while balancing that with being an indispensable, vital support system for her family.
Job Titles:
- Asset Fleet Maintenance Supervisor
- Title Asset Fleet Maintenance Supervisor
Job Titles:
- IT Specialist
- Title IT Specialist
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Field Technician
- Field Technician - Valley Area
- Title Field Technician - Valley Area
Job Titles:
- Apprentice
- Title Apprentice
Job Titles:
- Sales Administrator
- Title Sales Administrator
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Lease & Rental Coordinator
- Leasing Coordinator
- Title Lease & Rental Coordinator
- Title Leasing Coordinator
Job Titles:
- IT Director
- Title IT Director
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Service Advisor
- Title Service Advisor
Job Titles:
- Service Advisor
- Title Service Advisor
Job Titles:
- Title Warranty Administrator
- Warranty Administrator
Robin is responsible for processing warranty claims.
Job Titles:
- Systems Administrator
- Title Systems Administrator
We're excited to announce that Rodney Gibson was voted March's Employee of the Month!
"Rodney was instrumental in getting me started as the IT director. I could not have gotten my feet dug in as a deeply and as quick without Rodney. It's thanks to the work he has done in the interim without an acting IT Director, that things have run as smooth as they have - especially my transition into the role. Big thanks to Rodney!"
Job Titles:
- TICO Account Manager
- Title TICO Account Manager
Job Titles:
- Apprentice
- Title Apprentice
Job Titles:
- CFO
- Treasurer
- Treasurer of the Board of Directors
- Title CFO
- Title Treasurer
Scott Coleson serves as the treasurer of the Board of Directors for Four Star Freightliner. He started as an intern at Four Star Freightliner in Dothan in 2011 while a student at Troy University Dothan. He graduated in 2012 has has since been promoted from intern, to senior accountant to controller to CFO.
Scott graduated from the American Truck Dealers (ATD) Academy in January 2017. This program prepares future operators of truck dealerships and provides the fundamentals needed to operate a successful and profitable business. For 11 months, he traveled to Washington, DC to participate in the Dealer Academy.
As a dedicated employee of Four Star Freightliner, Scott is:
Job Titles:
- Operations Director
- Title Operations Director
Scott is the Operations Manager for Four Star Freightliner. He heads up a great team that will provide you great service for your truck needs.
Job Titles:
- Service Advisor
- Title Service Advisor
Job Titles:
- Sales Representative
- Title Truck Sales, Account Manager
- Truck Sales, Account Manager
Shay joined Four Star Freightliner as a sales representative in 2014. He is responsible for selling new and used medium/heavy duty trucks.
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Service Manager
- Title Service Manager
Job Titles:
- Service Advisor
- Title Service Advisor
Job Titles:
- City of Tallahassee Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- HR Director
- Secretary
- Title HR Director
- Title Secretary
Suzy handles human resources tasks for all seven locations while serving as the executive assistant to the dealer principal.
Suzy Herring has served on the Four Star Freightliner, Inc. Board of Directors since 2020 as secretary. Suzy's career has consisted of roles and management positions including human resources director, office manager, and translator.
She is fluent in English and Korean which makes her a valuable and sought-after resource. Suzy grew up in Korea and moved to the United States when she was 14-years-old. She lived in New Jersey until she decided to attend college in Chicago. She studied Fine Arts at the Art Institute of Chicago and later transferred to the International Academy of Merchandising and Design, which is also in Chicago.
Although she studied business merchandising and management with plans to become a department store buyer, her career took a different turn when she decided to move to Alabama. She spent nearly a decade working as an office manager for Alabama Bolt & Supply in Montgomery before she sought a new opportunity at KOAM Maintenance, a Hyundai Tier II supplier. At KOAM she served as the office manager, performed human resources duties, and provided translating services.
In 2016, Suzy accepted a position as Human Resources Director with Four Star Freightliner where she oversees the interviewing and hiring of new staff, benefits, enforcing policies, and being the bridge between management and more than 200 employees.
Job Titles:
- Parts Manager
- Title Parts Manager
Job Titles:
- Field Technician
- Technician
- Field Technician - Valdosta Area
- Title Diesel Technician
- Title Field Technician - Valdosta Area
Job Titles:
- Shop Foreman
- Title Shop Foreman
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Warehouse / Parts Delivery Driver
Job Titles:
- Technician Recruiter / Service Support
- Title Technician Recruiter / Service Support
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Express Assessment / Rapid Repair Technician
Job Titles:
- Title Utility & Municipal Account Manager
- Utility & Municipal Account Manager
Truman Ingram joined the Four Star Freightliner family in 2006 as our Utility and Municipal Account Manager.
Truman has extensive knowledge of the many custom options and safety features that are more important than ever to today's vocational fleets. In many cases while visiting with customers, Truman already has an understanding of the cornerstones of the truck design because of his knowledge of different body manufactures' chassis requirements.
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Accounts Payable Clert
- Title Accounts Payable Clert
Willis Teel, CPA, CVA serves as an Advisor to the Four Star Freightliner, Inc. Board of Directors. He is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Valuation Analyst and is based in Montgomery, Ala.
Teel has a broad range of experience in accounting, tax, and consulting services. His areas of expertise include income tax preparation, income, estate tax planning, IRS audit representation, and valuation of businesses.
He is an Auburn University graduate and is an active member of several professional and civic organizations, including the Montgomery Area Council on Aging, Montgomery Estate Planning Council, and the Alabama Forestry Association. He is also on the leadership team at Inner City Church of Christ where he is also a Sunday School teacher.
Teel currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Montgomery Area Council on Aging and has held leadership positions at Alabama Christian Academy, Montgomery Chapter Alabama Society of CPA's, and the Capital City Kiwanis Club.
Job Titles:
- Apprentice
- Title Apprentice
Job Titles:
- Service Advisor
- Title Service Advisor
Job Titles:
- Chassis Specialist
- Title Chassis Specialist
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Technician
- Title Diesel Technician
Job Titles:
- Title Truck Sales, Account Manager
- Truck Sales, Account Manager
Zack is available to help you purchase your next truck!