Robert R. Allran is President and Chief Operating Officer at Detroit Diesel Corporation. Prior to that role he was Executive Vice President of Engineering and Operations. According to company CEO, Ludvik F. Koci, “Randy brings an enormous amount of expertise and talent to this position. His knowledge of Detroit Diesel’s overall business, along with his on-going relationships with customers, employees, suppliers and distributors, have been instrumental in leading us to a successful integration with Daimler Chrysler.” He has been with the firm since 1980.