NPTC Elects Representatives to Board of Directors, Board of Governors

ARLINGTON, VA – Four new private fleet professionals were elected to the NPTC Board of Directors at the group’s Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition held April 26-28, 2015 in Cincinnati, OH. In addition, the NPTC Institute Board of Governors added five new members to its membership.

The four new members seated on the Board of Directors were:

Chuck Amen, CTP, Corporate Transportation Operations Manager, Hillyard, Inc.
Mike Little, CTP, Director, Service First Distribution/Mid-South Baking Company
Andy Montpas, General Manager Fleet Operations, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
Neil Vonnahme, President, Paccar Leasing Corporation

The NPTC Board of Directors also includes:

Chair, Bedford Monday, CTP, General Manager of Schwan Food Company
Vice Chair, Bill Hartman, CTP, Fleet Director, NEP Broadcasting
Secretary, Gary Strausbaugh, CTP, Vice President, Transportation, The Mennel Milling Company
Treasurer, Harry J. Haney, III, Associate Director, Logistics Operations, Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
Steven Garrish, CDS, Senior Director, Private Fleet Safety, Wal-Mart Transportation, LLC
Carol Heinowski, Logistics Manager, Safety & Compliance, Meijer, Inc.
Brian Holley, CTP, Director of Transportation, Whiteline Express, Ltd.
Tony B. Jolly, CTP, Manager, Dry Transportation Operations, Retail, General Mills
Joe Laskowski, CTP, Safety & Compliance Manager, MedTrans
Rick Linville, Chairman, Custard Insurance Adjusters
Robert L. Mann, V.P., Dealer Sales, International Truck/Navistar, Inc.
Brian McLaughlin, President, PeopleNet
Keith McWilliams, CTP, Regional Transportation Director, Kellogg Company
Tom Nartker, Vice President, Transportation, Albertson’s/Safeway
Gary Petty, President & CEO, National Private Truck Council
Mari Roberts, CTP, Director, Trans. Optimization & Technology, Frito-Lay, Inc.

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

Keric Kennedy, CTP, Chief Operating Officer, Idealease, Inc.
Mike Lickert, CTP, Corporate Fleet Manager, Talon Logistics, Inc.
Dan Norris, CTP, Fleet Director, Pepsi Beverages Company
Gary Palmer, Senior Director, Transportation, True Value Company

Added to the NPTC Institute Board of Governors were:

Jim Harmon, Account Executive, National Accounts, Cummins, Inc.
Jacob Klingbeil, CTP, Director, Fleet Operations, Walgreens Oshkosh, Inc.
Laura McMillan, Vice President Training Development, Instructional Technologies, Inc.
Ron Tartt, CTP, Managing Partner, DRC, Inc.
Jay Smith, General Manager, L-3 Driver Training Solutions

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

Chair, Mari Roberts, CTP, Director, Trans. Optimization & Technology, Frito-Lay, Inc.
John Anderson, CTP, Sr. Manager, Business Development, Omnitracs, LLC
Peter Borgen, Mgr., Corporate Carrier Sales, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
Robert J. Boyich, CTP, Executive Vice President of Operations, CPC Logistics, Inc.
Steven G. Bryan, CEO, Vigillo, LLC
Brian Casey, Director, Inbound Transportation, Pepsi Beverages Company
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 Administrator, Toyota Quality Parts Express
Harry J. Haney, III, Associate Director, Logistics Operations, Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
Bill Hartman, CTP, Fleet Director, NEP Broadcasting
Keith Hazelwood, CTP, Director of Transportation, Batesville Logistics, Inc.
David E. Helge, CTP, CDS, V.P., Maintenance & Safety, Idealease, Inc.
Garland L. Jackson, Jr., GM, Channel & OEMs, PeopleNet
Adam D. Kahn, CTP, Senior Director, Product Marketing, SmartDrive Systems, Inc.
Stephen J. Katz, CTP, Senior Client Executive, Telogis
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.
Mark Melletat, Director, Field Operations, Meritor, Inc.
J. Bedford Monday, Jr., CTP, General Manager, Schwan Food Company
Andrew S. Montpas, General Mgr., Private Fleet, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
Larry Ogg, CTP, Director of Transportation, Perdue Farms, Inc.
Michael P. Parrish, CTP, National Account Manager, Mack Leasing System, Inc.
William E. Perry, CTP, CDS, Safety & Compliance Specialist, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, Inc.
Robert Reid, Executive Vice President & Co-founder, SpeedGauge, Inc.
Sam Richardson, AVP, Operations & Safety, ADM Trucking, Inc.
Gayle Robertson, President, BOLT System
Patrick R. Robinson, CTP, Driver Recruiting Manager, BCT, Inc.
Delmar L. Sauer, CTP, Sr. Fleet Territory Manager, Midwest, Alcoa Wheel & Transportation Products
John Simourian, II, President & CEO, Lily Transportation Corp.
Robert W. Slaughter, CTP, Director of Fleet Maintenance, Murphy-Brown LLC
Gary L. Strausbaugh, CTP, Vice President, Transportation, Mennel Milling Company
Ryan Streblow, Channel Development, J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
Neil Vonnahme, President, PACCAR Leasing Company
David Wehmeyer, CTP, Mobile Video & AVL Solutions Advisor, Safety Vision
Duane Woods, CTP, Director of Transportation, Albertson’s/Safeway

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.