Although Bob operated his own rep agency, the Airheart name is well known in the brake industry, notably for industrial and high-speed applications. Trains, buses and race cars have all been stopped by Airheart, a company owned and operated by Bob until it was sold. PWA awarded Bob its Person of the Year Award in 1980 for his outstanding contributions to the warehouse distributors and in appreciation of his conscientious dedication as an individual member of the specialty equipment industry. Bob has also worked for Hurst as well as Cragar as a National Sales Manager.