Our Authors

Frank has been involved with METRO and School Bus Fleet since 1981.

Fred Fakkema is the former Vice President of Safety and Compliance at Zonar.

Gary Lykins is the former fleet manager, shop supervisor, and lead mechanic for the Town of Jonesborough. He spent a season as shop foreman for the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic mixed fleet of about 450 assets and a season as a mechanic for the North Carolina Forest Service. He is the owner and lead technician of First Town Motor, an automobile service company.

Grace Lauron is a former associate editor with Bobit Business Media. She later changed her name to Grace Suizo.

Grace Suizo is a former senior editor of Bobit Business Media. She was previously known as Grace Lauron.

Hillary Weiss is a former senior editor at Bobit. She has a decade of digital publishing experience and a passion for all things related to fleets.

Jack Firriolo is the Chief Operating Officer at Merchants Fleet Management. As a member of senior leadership Jack not only provides vision for the company, but also delivers best-in-class results across all operating areas. As a business industry expert Jack is relied on to oversee the completion of information technology projects, and to help grow the Merchants Fleet Management brand.

Jeanny Roa is the Associate Editor for Government Fleet and Automotive Fleet.