Larry Rambeaux, sales manager at Purkeys, a battery solutions company located in Lowell, Ark., was chosen this year for the Silver Spark Plug award by the Technology Maintenance Council (TMC). Rambeaux has been actively involved with the council for years and regularly assists with the writing of recommended practices and task force groups.

The Silver Spark Plug award is the highest honor delivered by TMC and is given in recognition of an individual’s outstanding contributions to the cause of improving heavy-duty vehicle maintenance.

Rambeaux has accumulated more than 25 years of experience in the heavy-duty trucking industry. In 2013, he earned the accolade of Recognized Associate Award from TMC. He is passionate about using this experience to assist customers in identifying ways to improve their systems and how to prevent, and resolve, fleet-based electrical issues. In his free time, Rambeaux enjoys traveling and working on cars.

The purpose of TMC is to improve transport equipment, its maintenance and maintenance management. TMC develops recommended engineering and maintenance practices that are voluntarily adopted by fleets, original equipment manufacturers, and components suppliers. TMC also conducts industry surveys and promotes the voluntary cooperation among designers, equipment manufacturers, and end-users.

Purkeys would like to congratulate Rambeaux for the well-earned honor and looks forward to continually working with him to provide matchless fleet solutions.

Purkeys, based in Lowell, Ark., provides premier products and matchless support in the commercial trucking industry. In an industry immeasurably concerned with on-time delivery and time-optimization, the company focuses their business on providing innovative solutions for battery and charging needs. Purkeys understands the challenges fleet operators face and pairs that knowledge with cutting-edge engineering to provide products that identify electrical problems before breakdowns. With more than 28 years of industry experience, the professionals at Purkeys are experts on maximizing efficiency and minimizing downtime.