Food Logistics Names Rob Fortney of PLM Fleet Winner of the 2026 Rock Stars of the Supply Chain Award

NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global cold food supply chain, named Rob Fortney of PLM Fleet as a winner of the Rock Stars of the Supply Chain 2026. This award recognizes influential individuals in the industry whose achievements, hard work and vision have shaped the global cold food supply chain. This recognition is for the Top Transportation Professional Category.

With over 40 years of experience in the trailer industry, Rob Fortney, Director of Supplier Partnerships, is an expert on refrigerated trailers and all their specifications. At PLM, Rob leads the product design and customer application of refrigerated trailers to produce the ideal asset for each unique customer’s needs.

"Rob is an unmatched expert on trailer build with an intuitive knowledge of the perils and opportunities when designing a new asset," said Keith Shipp, President and CEO of PLM Fleet. “Rob’s expertise in refrigerated trailer technology and fleet optimization is widely respected throughout the industry.”

PLM Fleet empowers customers with smarter, technology-driven refrigerated fleet leasing, rental, maintenance and fleet management solutions. PLM is an industry leader and the only company nationwide dedicated to the fleet management of refrigerated trailers. Learn more at plmfleet.com.

"From cargo fraud and natural disasters to ever-changing food safety regulations and increase in tariffs and cost of goods, many of today's supply chain leaders are faced with a number of challenges. But it's their resilience, hard work, innovation and attention to quality, sustainability and food safety that separates these rock stars apart from everyone else," says Marina Mayer, editor-in-chief of Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive and co-founder of the Women in Supply Chain Forum.

Go to https://foodl.me/g04uxp22 to view the full list of winners. Go to https://www.foodlogistics.com/awards to learn more about other Food Logistics’ awards.

About PLM Fleet, LLC

PLM Fleet® is the largest nationwide, technology-driven company dedicated to refrigerated trailer leasing and supply chain solutions. Located in the state-of-the-art fleet solutions center in Newark, NJ, PLM Fleet has 34 locations nationwide and over 15,000 refrigerated trailers. Visit plmfleet.com to review all the financing, technology and services that help our customers improve fleet and product lifecycle efficiencies and cost savings in the supply chain.