Blue Bird Corp. bolsters sales team
FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Blue Bird Corp. has hired two new regional sales managers. Doug Lollar will oversee the company's sales and dealer support i...
FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Blue Bird Corp. has hired two new regional sales managers.
Doug Lollar will oversee the company's sales and dealer support in the western region of the U.S., including California, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Wyoming and Alaska.
Prior to joining the Blue Bird team, Lollar held managerial positions within several divisions of Shell Oil, including distributor market manager for Shell Oil Products U.S. Consumer Automotive and area manager for Shell Oil Products U.S. Lubricants.
Tim Miller was appointed regional sales manager for the company's northeast region. He will be responsible for sales and dealer support in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and eastern Pennsylvania.
Miller has 25 years of sales experience. He has worked for Albany Truck Sales, Tracey Road Equipment, Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp., Kenworth Truck Company and Mack Trucks Inc.
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