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We thought we'd take a look back at the most viewed Tales from the Road articles that appeared in Professional Distributor in 2024. Which was your favorite?
5. Stephen Fultz, Mac Tools
For nearly 20 years, Stephen Fultz worked as a technician. At the end of 2021, he made the switch to being a distributor after realizing he was no longer happy to be a tech, and he's now able to use his decades of experience to better serve his loyal customer base and live a better, happier life for himself.
4. Gabe Felix, Cornwell Quality Tools
Once you settle into your route as a distributor, it can become a comfortable and familiar place. Losing that familiarity and having to recreate the relationships and comfort that come with personal experience is a tough challenge. For Gabe Felix, switching routes was an intimidating idea, but it wasn't one he backed down from -- and after starting over, he found that he had made the right decision.
3. Robert Tolbert, Mac Tools
Some distributors simply pull up to the shop and open their doors. Some distributors, like Mac Tools' Tolbert, make a little more noise when they come through. Between his pink outfits and full-fledged costumes, this distributor is thankfully hard to miss.
2. Hunter Castaneda, Cornwell Quality Tools
It seems like most distributors join up after working as a technician or another sales position, but not Hunter Castaneda. She figured out how to transfer the sales and customer skills she built as a hairstylist to the industry and now runs a successful route for Cornwell. Read her story here.
1. Jason Neil, Cornwell Quality Tools
Since we originally posted the online version of this Tales from the Road at the end of May, it has continued to hit home for readers on social media and VehicleServicePros.com. As Neil himself says, it's his attitude about attitude that's responsible for all of his success. See why his life motto has been so popular amongst readers here.
