Freightliner Trucks honors “Elite” salespeople

Freightliner Trucks has named “Elite status” to its top 44 sales professionals and seven sales managers. They’ll be honored at a special awards ceremony early next year.

The 44 have been recognized with “Elite” status as part of Freightliner’s annual Leland James Elite Sales Achievement program.

Created in 2003 in honor of Freightliner Trucks’ founder, Leland James, the program recognizes and rewards outstanding sales results from dealer sales professionals throughout the United States and Canada.

Recipients were selected for on-highway, medium duty and vocational sales success, Freightliner says. The recognition also takes into consideration  total number of customers, completing walk around presentation videos, training certifications and the criteria.

“Our Leland James Elite program recognizes sales professionals who sell to a variety of customers into many market segments,” says Bob Correll, vice president of sales for Freightliner Trucks. “The winners are truly well-rounded and display the same hard work, determination and customer-focused attitude that Leland James embodied.”

Added Tom Zielke, business training manager, Freightliner Trucks, “Each year we are proud of what these top dealer sales professionals accomplish. They work incredibly hard, and always place customers at the top of their priority list. They represent what the Freightliner name was built on and deserve to be recognized.”

The full list of winners for 2016-2017 is below.