NPTC President and CEO Gary Petty writes a regular column in Fleet Owner Magazine, in addition to online articles in Fleet Owner Newsline, that focus on leaders, private fleet companies, best practices, and unique features which make private fleet trucking a competitive advantage in corporate transportation.. Reaching more than 100,000 subscribers, three-quarters of whom are private fleet professionals, these publications highlight expert management practitioners and successful business models of leading private fleets.
Gary Petty | gpetty@nptc.org | Private Fleet Editor for FleetOwner Magazine
Gary Petty has more than 30 years of experience as CEO of national trade associations in the trucking industry. He has been the president and CEO of the National Private Truck Council since 2001.
Bright FutureMagazine Column
The fortunes of private fleets will continue on the upswing for 2006, with many planning to expand capacities…
Two-Percent TurnoverMagazine Column
In a recent webcast on “Avoiding Negligent Supervision,” sponsored by NPTC and J.J. Keller & Associates, panelist Alex P. Jankauskas of Kraft Foods Global, Inc., reported that the Kraft Private Fleet…_x000D_
Big Win for Truck LeasingMagazine Column
Among the most unfair anti-business laws are those that impose liability on businesses when the customer does something wrong. Itâs called âvicariousâ liability…_x000D_
Heavy-Duty DiningMagazine Column
Diets of many truck drivers are killers. Truckers, like most Americans, pick hamburger, fries and the like as their food of choice when eating out…_x000D_
Driver OutsourcingMagazine Column
The use of contract drivers continues to be a growth business in the private fleet truck market. Indeed, over the past 30-years…
30 Years and CountingMagazine Column
When Greg Mathein was hired by SENCO Products, Inc. in the 1970’s, his “marching orders” from the company’s owner were…
None for the RoadMagazine Column
In many parts of the country, police crackdowns on drunk driving through checkpoints set up on holidays and weekends…_x000D_
Rolling BillboardMagazine Column
At its Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, NPTC announced that developments were under way for a new membership benefit, the Fleet Justification Program. …._x000D_
What a RideMagazine Column
For many who grew up in the ’50s, carnivals represented brightly lurid worlds of forbidden fantasy and adventure. Who can forget ….
Best in ClassMagazine Column
This year’s class of Certified Transportation Professionals (CTPs) is exceptional. For the first time in the program’s 12-year history, all candidates ….
Crawl, Walk, RunMagazine Column
In the best selling book, âGood to Greatâ, author Jim Collins identified Walgreens as one of 11 companies that had performed an average of seven times better than the stock ….
The ABC’s of Driver PayMagazine Column
A few years ago, a growing, high profile private fleet faced a labor crisis. Driver hourly rates and overtime costs were rising while productivity was falling…._x000D_
Bessie’s Longer RidesMagazine Column
Every day thousands of direct-store deliveries (DSD) are made to America’s wholesalers and retailers. These deliveries â so vital to our economy and essential to meeting consumers’ daily bread-and-milk needs…_x000D_
Fleetseek and Ye Shall FindMagazine Column
If you look in the Yellow Pages under âtrucking,â you’ll find a list of for-hire motor carriers operating 1.3-million commercial trucks and tractors. What you won’t find are the 6-million trucks and tractors…
Fingertip TrainingMagazine Column
A few years ago, the National Private Truck Council, in partnership with contributing sponsors International Truck & Engine Co. and Idealease of North America…_x000D_
Terrific ProgramMagazine Column
The NPTC 2004 National Safety Conference held this fall in Northern Virginia now ranks as a premier event in the Council’s annual calendar of training services….
Stars Shine BrightMagazine Column
During the past year, NPTC launched a special membership classification called the FIVE STAR MEMBER program. Participation in the program…_x000D_
Get CertifiedMagazine Column
Not only is The National Private Truck Council’s Certified Transportation Professionals (CTP) program one of the top industry certification credentials in the U.S…_x000D_
Safety SummitMagazine Column
The National Private Truck Council has scheduled its second annual National Safety Conference for September 16 – 17, 2004, in Dulles, VA. The conference will include…
Standing OvationMagazine Column
This year’s NPTC Education Management Conference and Exhibition, held in Atlanta, GA, May 2-4, ranks as one of the finest annual meetings of the Council…