Truckload Authority - Winter 2015-16

WINTER | TCA 2015-16
President’s Purview
Meet John Lyboldt,
our new TCA president
I am honored — and humbled — to become president of the Truckload Carriers Association.
As a member of the transportation industry for many years, I am familiar with associations such as
TCA that serve the truck freight industry.
But it wasn’t until I learned about the search for your next president and began to think about
and research the possibility of applying for the position that I truly learned of the rich history of the
association, the dedication of the staff and the outstanding in-depth services the association offers to its
membership.
It is readily apparent that TCA is a well-respected organization within the trucking industry.
There is obviously a keen interest on the part of the officers and staff in the membership having what
they need to be successful in the businesses they run.
In North America, the free enterprise system and the way in which independent businesses such as
truckload carriers operate are so vital to the economy.
But because of that independent entrepreneurial spirit, sometimes it is necessary to come to a
consensus on issues where there are divergent positions.
I spent 17 years as president and CEO of the Rochester, New York, Automobile Dealers Association,
and for the past eight years have served as senior vice president of dealer services for the National
Automobile Dealers Association where I represented franchised new car and truck dealers, their
managers and their employees.
In those roles I learned the importance of building consensus among many stakeholders and as
such learned to be very creative when it comes to looking at business models and understanding
opportunities.
Managing diverse business units is a huge part of what I’ve been doing for the last 28 years, but more
importantly I have built a great deal of respect for the people with whom I work.
It’s the people that make this industry what it is today.
You will find me to be very people-oriented.
Our success has to do with collaborative efforts, respect all the way along the line, over-the-top
communications and reaching consensus. Those are the things that you will find are important to me.
I know that I will experience a learning curve as I assume this awesome responsibility and I look
forward to working with the TCA officers and the membership to learn more about the association and
the truckload industry.
John Lyboldt
President
Truckload Carriers Association
jlyboldt@truckload.org
“After all the interviews were completed, it was our unanimous
decision to recommend John as the next leader of TCA. John
brings broad experience in leading both profit and nonprofit
corporations. He has experience in motivating large and small
teams and possesses strong financial oversight skills. We’re
very glad John has agreed to join our trucking family.”
— Keith Tuttle, TCA chairman and head of the
presidential search task force
I believe the future is bright for our association.
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