Click the video below to view the presentation of the 2014 Technology and Maintenance Career Leadership Award, presented by Commercial Carrier Journal to Jerry Thrift, long-time maintenance director of Ryder System. Although Thrift passed away in 2013, CCJ is proud to hold his career up as a shining example of leadership and professionalism in the trucking maintenance industry.
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Jeff Crissey is Fusable's content director for OEM/Aftermarket and is responsible for coordinating special editorial projects and events for the company's Commercial Carrier Journal, Equipment World and Overdrive brands. Prior to this role, Crissey served as editor of CCJ for 10 years. He holds a Bachelor's Degree from Auburn University and has been a member of Fusable's editorial staff for 27 years, where his coverage of industry topics has earned numerous regional and national awards over the years. Before joining Fusable, Crissey was a production assistant at CNN in Atlanta.