The Hallmark Insurance Group has appointed well-known transportation safety expert Chris Harris to The Transit Authority, as both an account executive and safety specialist. Harris has over 16 years trucking operational management experience, 10 years in hospitality management, and for the past seven years he has been senior safety rep for a major trucking insurer.

An active volunteer in the industry, Harris is past chairman of the Career Path Committee, guest member on the Truck Driver Apprenticeship Industry Committee, member of the Safety Committee at the Ontario Trucking Association, and is a NATMI-certified instructor who still drives a tractor-trailer periodically. Harris can be reached at charris@hallmarkins.com.

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RigMaster Power has announced that Tori M. Harper has been appointed president of the RigMaster Power group of companies.

The new president most recently served as executive director of Harper Group, the parent company of RigMaster Power Corp. and other affiliated companies.

In this capacity, Harper was actively involved in major acquisitions and business development, the company says. RigMaster Power is a supplier of stand-alone APUs.

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Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management (JDIMI) has paired with fleet safety consultant Brian Botham to expand its services to include safety consulting.

Botham has 25 years of experience educating and resolving issues for numerous companies, including GAP, CVOR and injury analysis, proactive risk assessments, and driver training.