technologies.

The award, sponsored by Merchants Fleet Management, is designed to recognize and celebrate new voices in fleet management. The honorees were announced by associates from Merchants.

The 20 fleet visionaries for 2017 are:

Dave Tosh, Benco Dental

Brian Fisher, Mortenson Construction

Doug Schrier, Covenant Transportation Group

Jeremey Muoio, Mastec

April Yeager, Clariant

Mohammad Annas Khan, Najm For Insurance

Larry Shupe, Eagle Distributing Co.

Kelsey Wolfe, Southern Freight Services

Melanie Pirylis, Schindler

Sara Vaughn, Dunkin Brands

Daniel Warner, Coloplast

Adam Orth, General Mills

Andrew McDonald, Arcadis

Arthur Parr, MBI Energy Services

Gene Spencer, Weatherford

Dustan Sepulveda, Watermill Express

Jacky Johnson, Truck Accessories Group

Jeffrey Menheer, Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Katherine Stamper, Novo Nordisk

Sonya Garrepy, IDEXX Laboratories

A detailed look at the fleet visionaries will be featured in an upcoming issue of Automotive Fleet.'I am going to resign as an MLA because of my growing age and ill health,' Patel told his supporters.

Rajkot: Veteran leader Keshubhai Patel announced on Wednesday that he would quit active politics and said he hoped that his Gujarat Parivartan Party would merge with the BJP.

86-year old Patel, who was on a day-long visit to his constituency Visavadar-Bhesan in Junagadh district to meet his supporters, informed them about his decision to quit active politics.

"I am going to resign as an MLA because of my growing age and ill health," Patel told his supporters.

The statement of Patel ahead of the Lok Sabha elections will come as a boost for the Modi's BJP and help in its plan to win maximum number of seats from the state.

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