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ehalf of our members, and to enhance the truckload industry’s ability
to provide safe, high-quality, reliable truckload transportation services to
the shipping public.
You’ve always surrounded yourself with hardworking, dedicated,
loyal people, including the staff and board. Speak about the role
they’ve played during your time at TCA.
I always like to say it this way: They all make me look good. And
you know, when you can bring out the best in people, that is the key to
leadership. And I can tell you the leadership I’m under with my officer
group, they absolutely bring the best out of me. I think the membership
brings the best out of me. And in turn, I bring the best out of the staff.
I am extremely lucky I’ve had the group of people around me that
I do, but it doesn’t come by happenstance. It comes with a lot of hard
work by people who can get the job done and who are accountable. I
think the accountability level here has gone through the roof and that
each person owns what they do. And they’re proud of what they do.
They’re proud of the fact that if they come in and they contribute the
way that they want to contribute, that their work is very important and
that they can be satisfied with their careers. And I think that’s true with
just about anybody.
You know, if you provide an opportunity and you give people the
tools and the resources and the guidance and let them go with it, they
will be successful. And that’s what you see here at TCA. The TCA staff
is, I believe, the strongest that I’ve seen in the time I’ve been here. This
group of people is hard-charging. They want to do it right. They want
to make sure the membership experience is at an all-time high. They
want to deliver white-glove service. The reality is that everyone must be
a team player, and no one team member can be successful without the
other. So, the culture and the climate we have here is that we’re in this
together. Let’s figure out how we can make this thing really, really sing.
And then let’s go get the job done.
In your president’s address at the 2020 TCA convention, you used
the phrase “once upon a time” to reflect what the association had
been when you took over, but there is still a lot of work to be done.
So, why are you stepping away?
I am blessed to have been married 44 years to my wife Lynne. I have
two incredibly successful children, Kelly and Andrew, and an incredible
daughter-in-law, Sara, and three beautiful grandkids, Madison, Makayla,
and Keller. My wife and I aren’t getting any younger, and I want to be able
to enjoy my family while my health is still good. That’s the real reason
I’m retiring.
What will you miss the most?
My relationships. I have made life lifelong friends. So, what I’ll miss
the most is the interaction with people. And quite frankly, it’s a challenge
for me. That’s something I need to figure out.
John Lyboldt came to the TCA
knowing very little about our
industry. I had the privilege of
being on the search committee
which interviewed John. John’s
previous experience in trucking
amounted to him owning a
pickup truck. But John is a
quick study, and quickly made
an impact. There are a lot of similarities between TCA and
NADA, and John was able to make the transition with
little to no issue. As I have said before, the TCA needed
a day-to-day leader, and John was the right guy at the
right time. John’s previous experience in the world of
Best Practice groups fell right in line with a valuable TCA
program. Staff changes, additions, and engagement were
timely and on point. Also timely was John’s familiarity with
newly appointed FMCSA Administrator Ray Martinez.
The connection with the FMCSA allowed the TCA to
take the lead on hours-of-service reform, specifically the
modification of the spilt sleeper provision. Bottom line is,
the TCA is a better association because of John’s dedication
and hard work. It was a pleasure serving the TCA with
John at the helm. Best wishes to John and Lynne.”
What are your plans for retirement?
— DAN DORAN, TCA CHAIRMAN 2018-2019
At this point, I really haven’t put together a plan. I think the important
thing to do is get to that point, because we have so much going on. When
I retire, we are going to take the month of April and half of May to spend
on Kiawah Island. We own a place in Kiawah and will take those weeks to
think this through a little bit, and go from there. I am keeping my options
open. I don’t have any aspirations to travel. Lynne and I have traveled
extensively. I’m just going to spend time with my family.
As you leave the office for the last time, if you could turn around
and say one thing to the staff, what would it be?
It has been a pleasure, and I wish you the best of luck.
Simply put, John Lyboldt was definitely the right person for TCA during the time he has
been at the helm and led our association. Though I have the opportunity to share the
aforementioned, that statement is the sentiment that has been repeated publicly by many
TCA members. John’s caring spirit is seen through his work and the staff he has assembled.
Working alongside John during his tenure, for me, has been a blessing both personally and
professionally. His engagement with the officers he has worked with over the past six years
definitely has TCA positioned for growth, financial strength, and recognition outside our
industry. I wish John the best as he navigates retirement and life beyond TCA. And thank
you, Lynne, for sharing John with us over these years!”
— DENNIS DELLINGER, TCA CHAIRMAN 2020-2021
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