NPTC Elects Representatives to Board of Directors, Board of Governors

ARLINGTON, VA – Bill Hartman, CTP, Senior Fleet Manager for VF Jeanswear, was elected Chairman of the NPTC Board of Directors at the group’s Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition held April 24-26, 2016 in Cincinnati, OH.

Also elected were:

Vice Chair, Carol Heinowski, Logistics Manager, Meijer, Inc.
Secretary, Gary Strausbaugh, CTP, Vice President, Transportation, The Mennel Milling Company
Treasurer, Bedford Monday, CTP, Facilities Operations Manager of Schwan Food Company

The newly elected members seated on the Board of Directors were:

Erle Bergstrom, Jr., CTP, Transportation/Fleet Manager, Orscheln Farm and Home, LLC

Mike Schwersenska, CTP, Director of Transportation/Logistics, Brakebush Transportation, Inc.
Dennis Updike, CTP, Logistics Safety & Compliance Manager, Alliance HealthCare Radiology

The NPTC Board of Directors also includes:

Chuck Amen, CTP, Corporate Transportation Operations Manager, Hillyard, Inc.
Brian Holley, CTP, Director of Transportation, Whiteline Express, Ltd.
Tony B. Jolly, CTP, Manager, Dry Transportation Operations, Retail, General Mills
Rick Linville, Chairman, Custard Insurance Adjusters
Mike Little, CTP, Director, Service First Distribution/Mid-South Baking Company
Robert L. Mann, V.P., Dealer Sales, International Truck/Navistar, Inc.
Brian McLaughlin, President, PeopleNet
Keith McWilliams, CTP, Regional Transportation Director, Kellogg Company
Andy Montpas, General Manager Fleet Operations, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
Gary Petty, President & CEO, National Private Truck Council
Mari Roberts, CTP, Director, LD&T Dallas Metroplex, Frito-Lay, Inc.
Ken Roemer, President, PACCAR Leasing Company
Doug Sanford, CTP, VP Strategic Initiatives, The Britt Hunt Company, LLC

2016 NPTC Board of Directors

Members of the NPTC Board of Directors are: (front row left to right) Secretary, Gary Strausbaugh, CTP, Vice President, Transportation, The Mennel Milling Company; Chair, Bill Hartman, CTP, Senior Fleet Manager for VF Jeanswear; Vice Chair, Carol Heinowski, Logistics Manager, Meijer, Inc.; and Treasurer, Bedford Monday, CTP, Facilities Operations Manager of Schwan Food Company; (second row) Mike Little, CTP, Director, Service First Distribution/Mid-South Baking Company; Erle Bergstrom, Jr., CTP, Transportation/Fleet Manager, Orscheln Farm and Home, LLC; Mari Roberts, CTP, Director, LD&T Dallas Metroplex, Frito-Lay, Inc,; Brian Holley, CTP, Director of Transportation, Whiteline Express, Ltd.; and Mike Schwersenska, CTP, Director of Transportation/Logistics, Brakebush Transportation, Inc. (third row) Keith McWilliams, CTP, Regional Transportation Director, Kellogg Company; Brian McLaughlin, President, PeopleNet; Tony B. Jolly, CTP, Manager, Dry Transportation Operations, Retail, General Mills; and Chuck Amen, CTP, Corporate Transportation Operations Manager, Hillyard, Inc.; and (fourth row) Dennis Updike, CTP, Logistics Safety & Compliance Manager, Alliance HealthCare Radiology; Gary Petty, NPTC President & CEO; Robert L. Mann, V.P., Dealer Sales, International Truck/Navistar, Inc.

Outgoing members of the Board honored for their service and contributions included:

Joe Laskowski, CTP, MedTrans, Inc.
Tom Nartker, Albertsons Companies

Duane Woods, CTP, Director of Transportation Operations, Albertsons Companies, was elected Vice Chair of the NPTC Institute Board of Governors. Also elected to the Board were:

Meghan Chan, CTP, Mondelez Global, LLC
Angela Fysh, Wal-Mart Transportation, LLC
Bob Larsen; J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
Scott Willert, American Service Line

They join the following members of the NPTC Institute Board of Governors

Chair, Mari Roberts, CTP, Director, LD&T Dallas Metroplex, Frito-Lay, Inc.
Vice Chair, Duane Woods, CTP, Director of Transportation Operations, Albertsons Companies
John Anderson, CTP, Sr. Manager, Business Development, Omnitracs, LLC
Mike Baker, Vice President, Sales, SmartDrive Systems
Peter Borgen, Mgr., Corporate Carrier Sales, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
Robert J. Boyich, CTP, Executive Vice President, CPC Logistics, Inc.
Steven G. Bryan, CEO, Vigillo, LLC
Brian Casey, Director, Inbound Transportation, Pepsi Beverages Company
Meghan Chan, CTP, Fleet Safety & Compliance Manager, Mondelez Global LLC
Gary A. Ciapetta, CTP, Regional Director, Fleet Sales, Hendrickson
Nick Cindrich, CTP, CDS, Director, Enterprise Safety & DOT Compliance, CVS Health
Terry Clouser, CTP, Vice President, Fleet Services, Fleet Advantage
Bill Cromling, III, CTP, President, Ross Transportation Services
Luann Dunkerley, National Sales – Truck Fleets, CEI Group
Joseph N. Evangelist, Executive Vice President, Transervice Logistics, Inc.
David R. Gadberry, CTP, Operations & Compliance Admin., Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc.
Steven Garrish, CDS, MBA, Senior Vice President – Business, Development/New Ventures
SleepSafe Drivers, Inc.
Jim Harmon, Account Executive National Accounts, Cummins, Inc.
Keith Hazelwood, CTP, Director of Transportation, Batesville Logistics, Inc.
David E. Helge, CTP, CDS, V.P., Maintenance & Safety, Idealease, Inc.
Samuel Johnson, V.P. Customer Loyalty & Market Insights/Global Marketing, Ryder System, Inc.
Stephen J. Katz, CTP, Senior Client Executive, Telogis
Jacob Klingbeil, CTP, Director, Fleet Operations, Walgreen Oshkosh, Inc.
Robert Larsen, Sr. Director of Mktg & Sales Integration, J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.,
Joe Laskowski, CTP, Director, Fleet Safety & Compliance, MedTrans LLC
Mike Lickert, CTP, Corporate Fleet Manager, Talon Logistics, Inc.
Rick Linville, Chairman, Custard Insurance Adjusters
Del Lisk, CTP, Vice President, Safety Services, Lytx, Inc.
Brian MacKenzie, Director of Sales, Silver Eagle Manufacturing Co.
Robert L. Mann, V.P., Dealer Sales, International Truck/Navistar, Inc.
Laura McMillan, Vice President Training, Development, Instructional Technologies, Inc.
Mark Melletat, Director, Field Operations, Meritor WABCO
J. Bedford Monday, Jr., CTP, Field Operations Manager, Schwans Food Company
Andrew S. Montpas, General Mgr., Private Fleet, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
Michael P. Parrish, CTP, National Account Mgr., Mack Leasing System, Inc.
William E. Perry, CTP, CDS, Safety & Compliance Specialist, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc.
Justin Reed, Strategic Alliance Manager, HireRight
Robert Reid, Executive Vice President & Cofounder, SpeedGauge, Inc.
Sam Richardson, Director, DOT Compliance, ADM Trucking, Inc.
Gayle Robertson, President, BOLT System
Patrick R. Robinson, CTP, Driver Recruiting Manager, BCT, Inc.
Ken Roemer, President, PACCAR Leasing Company
Delmar L. Sauer, CTP, Sr. Fleet Territory Mgr, Midwest, Alcoa Wheel & Transportation Products
Angela Shue, General Manager, PeopleNet
John Simourian, II, President & CEO, Lily Transportation Corp.
Robert W. Slaughter, CTP, Director of Fleet Maintenance Murphy-Brown LLC
Jay Smith, General Manager, L-3 Driver Training Solutions
Gary L. Strausbaugh, CTP, Vice President, Transportation, Mennel Milling Company
Ron Tartt, CTP, Managing Partner, DRC, Inc.
David Wehmeyer, CTP, Mobile Video & AVL Solutions Advisor, Safety Vision
Scott Willert, Vice President of Logistics, American Foods Group

About NPTC
Founded in 1939, the National Private Truck Council is the only national trade association exclusively representing the interests of the private truck industry and corporate/business private truck fleet management. With an actively engaged leadership team of Board representatives, member volunteers and staff, NPTC in the past decade has grown significantly to serve a rising professional class of private fleet practitioners meeting the challenges of modern corporate transportation. NPTC is the leading learning resource center, government affairs advocate, and business networking culture for America’s top private fleet and supplier member companies. The Council produces benchmarking, best practices, and economic data reports on the private fleet market; administers the highly regarded Certified Transportation Professional (CTP) training program, and conducts some of the most successful events in the trucking industry including the Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition, the Private Fleet Management Institute, and the National Safety Conference. For more information about the Council’s activities and programs, visit our website at nptc.org.