Stellar adds to sales staff

Stellar Industries, a Garner, Iowa-based manufacturer of mechanic trucks, cranes, tire service trucks, hooklifts, trailers and service truck and van accessories, has added Blair Cogburn to the Demountable sales team as regional sales manager for the southeastern region.

Cogburn, a graduate of The Citadel Military College of South Carolina, brings 19 years of commercial work truck experience to the employee-owned Stellar team. In his past roles he specialized in commercial and utility vehicle upfits, service crane upfits and commercial van interiors for individual contractors, vehicle dealers and state and federal government entities. Cogburn also served as an outside parts sales representative for a Class 8 truck dealer.

As Stellar’s regional sales manager – Demountables, Cogburn will strengthen existing relationships with distributors in the southeastern U.S. and foster new partnerships. He will be tasked with sharing the value proposition of Stellar’s key products and strategically expand the hooklift network to maximize market penetration.

“I’m excited to get to know the distributors in my region on a personal level,” Cogburn says. “By understanding their individual needs, I will be able to find the right Stellar solution for their business, so that they can deliver the best solutions to their customers.”