The Trucker Newspaper - November 15, 2018

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Nation November 15-30, 2018 • 15
ATA gives out leadership awards to top
drivers, technicians, fleets, state group VPs
THE TRUCKER NEWS SERVICES
AUSTIN, Texas — The American Trucking
Associations last month recognized several
winners of the industry’s top honors
as part of the association’s Leadership and
Awards Luncheon at its annual Management
Conference & Exhibition.
“Every day our industry provides countless
examples of professionalism, hard work
and commitment to safety,” said ATA President
and CEO Chris Spear. “Today, we take
time to recognize those individuals who have
gone above and beyond in their dedication to
excellence and have earned the title of champion
over the past year.”
Among those honored were:
• Scott Woodrome, a professional driver
with FedEx Freight from Middletown, Ohio,
Bendix Grand Champion of the 2018 National
Truck Driving Championship
• Phillip Pinter, a technician with FedEx
Freight from Ida, Michigan, 2018 National
Technician Skills Competition – TMC SuperTech
– Grand Champion, and
• ATA National Truck Driver of the Year
David Boyer, a professional driver with ABF
Freight System and an America’s Road Team
Captain, from Wytheville, Virginia.
In addition, ATA honored three fleets with
the ATA President’s Award:
• Sinclair Trucking Company, Salt Lake
City, for fleets under 25 million miles
• Cargo Transporters, Claremont, North
Carolina, for fleets between 25 million and
100 million miles, and
• Hub Group, Oak Brook, Illinois, for
fleets with more than 100 million miles.
The ATA President’s Award goes to fleets
who demonstrate innovative approaches to
safety and go the extra mile to keep America’s
highways safe.
Prior to the awards lunch, ATA’s membership
staff also honored Tom Lee, vice president
of Empire Warehouse of Denver, with
the 2018 Rocque Dameo Award for his service
as an ATA state vice president.
Since 2014, the Dameo Award has been
awarded to ATA state vice presidents who
have gone above and beyond in advancing
the goals of the trucking industry and ATA.
The award carries with it a $5,000 donation
to the winner’s state association. 8
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PHOTO BY PROFESSIONAL DRIVER LUIS ANAYA
ATA board of directors
picks Pottle’s Transportation
CEO Barry Pottle as chair
THE TRUCKER NEWS SERVICES
AUSTIN, Texas — Barry Pottle is the new
chairman of the American Trucking Associations.
The CEO of Pottle’s Transportation of Bangor,
Maine, was elected by the federation’s
board of directors during the annual ATA Management
Conference and Exhibition last month.
“To be elected chairman of ATA is a tremendous
honor for me,” Pottle said. “I am excited
and invigorated by the challenge of leading ATA
and would like to thank my fellow members for
entrusting me with this responsibility.”
“Barry has been a strong and engaged voice
for our industry on the issues that are of critical
importance to our industry,” said ATA President
and CEO Chris Spear. “I’m confident he will continue
to be a tremendous representative for our
industry, and I congratulate him on this honor.”
Pottle replaces Dave Manning, president of
TCW Inc., Nashville, Tennessee, as chairman.
Pottle purchased Pottle’s Transportation
from his father in 1988 and guided its growth
from an 11-truck fleet to its current size of
more than 180 trucks and 575 trailers.
In addition to his previous service as ATA
first vice chairman, Pottle has served as chairman
of Truck PAC, the Maine Motor Transport
Association and the Truckload Carriers Association
for 2006-2007.
The Trucker file photo
BARRY POTTLE
The board also elected Randy Guillot,
president of Triple G Express of New Orleans,
as ATA first vice chairman; Sherri Garner
Brumbaugh, president and CEO of Garner
Trucking of Findlay, Ohio, as ATA second vice
chairman; and Harold Summerford Jr., CEO
of J&M Tank Lines of Birmingham, Alabama,
and Dan Van Alstine, president and COO of
Ruan Transportation Management Systems as
ATA vice chairmen.
In addition, the board re-elected John
Smith, chairman of Admiralty Holdings Inc.,
as secretary and Mike Ducker, former president
and CEO of FedEx Freight, as treasurer. 8
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