Diversified Transportation Finance announced that it has hired Michelle Duran as Business Development Officer out of Salt Lake City, UT. Duran, most recently with Midland America Capital, will concentrate on working with trucking companies with fewer than 100 units to provide working capital and equipment finance.  Before Midland, Ms. Duran worked with Transfac Capital in Salt Lake. 

Diversified Transportation Finance is a wholly subsidiary of Diversified Lenders, Inc. in Lubbock, TX. Diversified Lenders started as an equipment finance company in 1986, and has grown into a thriving factoring and equipment leasing enterprise.  With an extensive network of referral sources and partners, Diversified Lenders has assisted hundreds of companies around the country with financing ranging from $50,000 to $15 million.

Eric Myers, President of Diversified Transportation Finance, said, "We are excited to have Michelle on the team. She has all the tools to help our team partner with trucking and non-trucking companies throughout the U.S.  She has great experience working with trucking company owners and other small business owners to create solutions for their needs.  We expect her extensive network of referral sources will be pleased to find a solution in Diversified for a large portion of their companies."