James L. Hebe has been Senior Vice President of North American Sales Operations of Navistar International Corporation at International Truck and Engine Corporation since April 14, 2008, and is responsible for North American sales, dealer operations and central sales administration. Mr. Hebe served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Freightliner for nine years. After leaving Freightliner in 2002, he served as the Head of Seagrave Fire Apparatus LLC in Clintonville, Wis. He returned to the trucking industry in 2006. He is a distinguished trucking industry leader and began his career with Navistar International. He first joined Navistar in 1971 in Boston as a management trainee, and later became a heavy truck salesman for International trucks. He rejoined Navistar from Co-Van/Cascadia International LLC, where he served as the President and Dealer Principal. He has led with distinction in a variety of roles in the trucking industry. Mr. Hebe serves as Chairman of the Board of Houston Freightliner Inc., and Freightliner Market Development Corporation. He served as Chairman of Freightliner. He serves as a Member of the Board of Directors/Trustee of Lycoming College. He is a Member of both the Automotive Hall of Fame and the Automotive News Hall of Fame. .