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A QUICK LOOK AT IMPORTANT TCA NEWS SMALL A QUICK LOOK AT IMPORTANT TCA NEWS TALK Clare C. Casey Safety Awards Carriers for which Manthey was the company safety leader have earned Safe Carrier of the Year honors from Washington, Oregon, California and Indiana. “Scott represents the best of the best in the safety world,” said David Heller, vice president of government affairs at TCA. “He knows his stuff, and is always willing to share his vast knowledge. Everyone in safety can agree, Scott Manthey is incredibly deserving of this award.” Nominees for TCA’s award must exemplify leadership and demonstrate the goals of protecting lives and property in the motor transportation industry while serving their company, industry, and the motoring public. The award is named after Clare Casey, a safety professional who actively served TCA from 1979 until 1989. He was devoted to ensuring that all truckload safety professionals build a strong safety network, and was instrumental in forming the first annual Safety & Security Division meeting in 1982. The first Clare C. Casey Award was presented in 1990, one year after Casey’s death. Name the Mascot Trucking Moves America Forward introduced an industry mascot last month to continue its quest in telling the story of trucking’s essentiality to the American economy. TMAF executive committee leaders Kevin Burch, president of Jet Express and American Scott Manthey, left, accepts the 2017 Clare C. Casey Safety Professional of the Year Award from John Lyboldt, TCA president. Scott Manthey, senior vice president of safety and compliance for Interstate Distributor Co. of Tacoma, Washington, was presented the Truckload Carriers Association’s 2017 Clare C. Casey Safety Professional of the Year Award during TCA’s 36th Annual Safety & Security Division Meeting in Phoenix May 21-23. This honor is bestowed upon a trucking industry professional whose actions and achievements have made a profound contribution to enhancing safety on North America’s highways. After serving in the U.S. Coast Guard for 10 years, Manthey has worked in the transportation industry for more than 20 years, including the past 3½ years at Interstate Distributor Co. There, he helped usher in a 45 percent reduction in preventable DOT accidents, a 40 percent reduction in total incurred exposure, and a 17 percent reduction in lost time from injuries, displaying his ability not only to teach professional truck drivers how to drive more safely, but to instill the values of safety into a company’s culture. “In his first year with Interstate we would rarely find Scott in his office,” said Marc Rodgers, president and CEO of Interstate Distributor Co. “He was out in the yard talking to our drivers, teaching a class to our new operations staff, or in the driver lounge building relationships of trust with our associates. This was a testament to the loyalty Scott builds in his professional relationships and the responsibility he feels to build the future safety leaders in our industry.” Manthey’s dedication to safety is never limited to his work with the company he works for — he also volunteers his time with other organizations to help spread safety to the industry as a whole. He has been an active member of the Washington Trucking Association (WTA) for more than 10 years, serving on the board of the Safety Management Council for eight years, including as the council’s chairman from 2013-2015. He was named chairman of TCA’s Regulatory Policy Committee in 2015, and has been actively involved in TCA’s Safety & Security Division since 2012. In addition to the 2017 Clare C. Casey Award, Manthey has earned numerous awards honoring his dedication to safety, including the 2010 Safety Professional of the Year from WTA and the 2012 Safety Professional of the Year from the Oregon Trucking Association. Kevin Burch, chairman of the American Trucking Associations and 2009-2010 TCA chairman, poses with the Trucking Moves America Forward image campaign’s yet-unnamed mascot. 44 Truckload Authority | www.Truckload.org TCA 2017
Trucking Associations chairman; Wendy Hamilton, senior manager, sales marketing at Pilot Flying J; and Elisabeth Barna, COO and EVP of Industry Affairs at the American Trucking Associations, made the announcement at the Knoxville Pilot Travel Center, unveiling the truck mascot complete with headlights, a windshield, tires, and the TMAF cap. Since TMAF’s inception over three years ago, the movement’s goal has been to shift the image of the industry by sharing important facts — including the fact that 80 percent of U.S. communities rely solely on trucking for the delivery of their goods by an industry of more than 7 million people — and to be visible throughout the country all year through its digital presence, the media and live events coast to coast. The mascot is an extension of the movement’s goal to broaden the reach and visibility of the trucking industry. “Over the past three years, we’ve attempted to be visible throughout the country, and this newest member of our team will do just that, in a new, exciting way,” Burch said. “Just like our 3.5 million drivers, the mascot is ready to hit the road and visit as many of you as possible in the coming months and years,” Barna said. TMAF has called on the industry to help name the mascot through a digital campaign. Well over 600 names have been submitted. TMAF will take submissions through e-mail at mascot@ truckingmovesamerica.com and its Facebook page until July 1. Then, voting will commence, and a name will be unveiled at the Great American Trucking Show taking place August 24-26 in Dallas. TCA’s partner newspaper The Trucker polled its website readers to submit their choices for the mascot’s name. Among the submissions were Steers, Tommy the Trucker, Shelf Stocker, Petey Mack, Coffee Drinking Gear Jammer, Miles, and Truckie. Public Company Results The TCA inGauge team has uploaded the latest public company results for the first quarter of 2017 online. The team tracks the results of predominantly publicly traded truckload companies throughout North America, and as of the first quarter there were 12 companies being tracked. The new additions to the database include Schneider National (IPO in April); Daseke (began trading on the NAS- DAQ in February - first Flatbed/Specialized company in the group); TFI (formerly Transforce), and Titanium, a smaller Canadian publicly-traded company. Here are the operating ratios, excluding FSC, for the quarter that ended March 31: • Heartland Express: 83.17 percent • Knight: 90.76 percent • Marten: 91.41 percent • Werner: 94.27 percent • Schneider: 95.25 percent • PAM: 97.16 percent • TFI (TransForce): 97.27 percent • Titanium: 99.16 percent • Covenant: 99.78 percent • Daseke: 100.58 percent, and • USA Truck: 107.12 percent. Celadon results have been delayed. On average, the operating ratios for all the companies the inGauge team tracks have deteriorated by 2.99 percentage points, compared to fourth-quarter 2016. Although many companies have company-specific factors related to this deterioration, many have commonly pointed to: (1) excess capacity and (2) a soft used truck market, as contributing factors to the subpar results. On the bright side, many are banking on the new ELD mandate solving the capacity issue. However, it may further erode the used truck market. Heartland, Knight, Marten and Werner continue to be the industry leaders from an operating ratio perspective. The inGauge team highly encourages everyone to read their quarterly and annual results for insight and inspiration. The entrance of Daseke into the public market provides a great way to gain some further insight into the flatbed/ specialized segment. Daseke, comprising 11 distinct operating entities — all well-known and respected companies in their own right— now boasts 2,928 tractors, and annualized revenues of $642 million prior to the Schilli and Big Freight acquisitions. Scholarship Gala The Monday night Scholarship Gala is always a fun part of the annual TCA convention and raises thousands of dollars to support the Scholarship Fund. In this photo, TCA Chairman Rob Penner, center, banters with Shepard Dunn, left, 2014- 2015 chairman, and Russell Stubbs, immediate past chairman. The Truckload Carriers Association on July 31 will reveal recipients of the 2017-18 TCA Scholarships. Judges are in the process of analyzing the submitted applications to confirm that each applicant meets the necessary eligibility requirements and determine the exact amount for each scholarship. The Scholarship Fund awards its scholarships without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, or religion. Scholarship recipients must be associated with a TCA member company as an employee, independent contractor, or be the child, grandchild, or spouse of an employee or independent contractor. A recipient must be a student in good standing who will be attending a four-year college or university; show financial need and scholastic achievement; maintain full-time student status; and demonstrate high character and integrity. TCA’s Scholarship Fund has been providing assistance to students associated with the truckload industry since 1973. The 2016-17 TCA Scholarship program awarded 45 students with scholarships ranging from $2,275 to $6,250 from a total pool of approximately $130,000. Anyone interested in making a donation to a scholarship in the name of one of TCA’s past chairmen should contact TCA’s Sean Townsend at stownsend@truckload.org. Scholarship recipients will be announced at truckload. org/Scholarship-Recipients. Debbie Sparks goes to WAA Debbie Sparks and Ron Goode, director of education at TCA, enjoy a light moment during registration for the 2017 annual convention in Nashville, Tennessee. Debbie Sparks, vice president of development for the Truckload Carriers Association, left the organization May 31 to oversee strategic development and logistics for Wreaths Across America. Sparks, who has been with TCA since December 2006, helped foster TCA’s partnership with the nonprofit organization that strives to “remember, honor, and teach” about the sacrifices veterans have made for their country. She has served on the Arlington National Cemetery strategic development team, which made history two years in a row by placing a wreath on every marker at the cemetery. She and her team at TCA, working closely with the transportation group at WAA, have been responsible for recruiting and dispatching hundreds of trucks that transport remembrance wreaths to nearly 1,300 veterans’ cemeteries nationwide. “Though we will miss Debbie at TCA, she is the right person for this position,” said John Lyboldt, TCA’s president. “This is a great opportunity for both Debbie and TCA, as we are committed to our partnership with Wreaths Across America and look forward to continuing to share the mission within the trucking community.” In her newly-created position with WAA, Sparks will continue to be involved with the trucking industry by working to grow the involvement and contributions of carriers and the larger trucking industry throughout the country. 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