Gary W. Cummings has been appointed as president and chief executive officer of FleetNet America Inc., a third-party vendor management company that coordinates maintenance management services comprising emergency roadside events and all other scheduled/unscheduled services for commercial and material handling equipment.
Cummings replaces C. Oren Summer, whose retirement from the company, effective June 30, was announced previously. Summer will continue with FleetNet as a consultant to the Cherryville, N.C.-based company, which is a subsidiary of Arkansas Best Corp.
Since February, Cummings has served as FleetNet’s president and chief operating officer. He began at FleetNet inJanuary 2005 as vice president of corporate services. Cummings, 45, has spent his entire career in the transportation industry beginning at an early age working in a trucking company that was owned and managed by his parents.
“I am thankful for the longtime service Oren Summer has provided to FleetNet during his distinguished career, and I look forward to FleetNet’s continued success under Gary’s leadership,” said Judy McReynolds, Arkansas Best president and CEO. “Gary’s enthusiasm and innovative thinking will further strengthen FleetNet’s position as one of the leading industry partners in coordinating fleet maintenance services.”
FleetNet’s coordinators and fleet managers utilize a network of more than 60,000 vendors throughout the continental United States and Canada. Through the FleetNet Select Towing and Recovery Program, FleetNet’s customers have nationwide access to preferential towing and recovery providers at competitive prices. TMcare, a division of FleetNet, specializes in fleet maintenance management programs and customizes solutions to the customer’s specific needs.
