Patrick Gaskins Appointed Group Vice President, Financial Services for AmeriQuest Transportation Ser

1888 PressRelease - Gaskins is responsible for leading the growth of the Fleet Financing and Planning solution.

CHERRY HILL, NJ - Patrick Gaskins has been promoted to Group Vice President, Financial Services, for AmeriQuest Transportation Services, a leading provider of comprehensive fleet management services. He reports to Jim Guice, Executive Vice President of AmeriQuest.

In his new position, Gaskins is responsible for growing and developing the sales force of the Financial Services group while expanding its reach into the marketplace. "Our sales team will continue its focus on AmeriQuest's proprietary Total Cost of Ownership analysis that enables fleets to determine the replacement 'sweet spot' for their assets," Gaskins said. "With our analytical models we can interpret the combined fixed and variable fleet cost data to create a unit-by-unit replacement planning recommendation."

Gaskins joined AmeriQuest's Financial Services division in 2010 as Vice President. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Sales for First Fleet Corporation. He began his career in transportation with GE Capital TIP, where he held posts of increasing responsibility as Sales Representative, Regional Sales Manager, District Manager, and National Accounts Manager.

Gaskins is responsible for growing and developing the sales force of the Financial Services group while expanding its reach into the marketplace. "Our sales team will continue its focus on AmeriQuest's proprietary Total Cost of Ownership analysis that enables fleets to determine the replacement 'sweet spot' for their assets," Gaskins said. "With our analytical models we can interpret the combined fixed and variable fleet cost data to create a unit-by-unit replacement planning recommendation."

Gaskins is a graduate of the University of Miami, FL, with a bachelor of business administration degree in finance. He earned the Certified Transportation Professional designation from the National Private Truck Council. His office is in Coral Springs, FL.

About AmeriQuest Transportation Services

AmeriQuest, headquartered in Cherry Hill, NJ, is a leading provider of comprehensive fleet management services. By leveraging the strength of more than 700,000 vehicles, AmeriQuest delivers savings, expertise, and opportunities to its private fleet and truckload carrier members. AmeriQuest provides supply management services, asset management services, material handling services, financing, technology products, and outsourced transportation management services such as full service leasing, integrated logistics, and contract maintenance. More information can be found at ameriquestcorp.com/transportation/.

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