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.
Keep Up with your EducationMagazine Column
ADM Trucking recognizes the value of a safe private fleet.
National FoodMagazine Column
National Food is the Northwest’s leading producer of both organic and cage-free eggs.
Award-Winning DriversMagazine Column
NPTC honors Hall of Fame and National All-Star drivers.
A Pioneering LeaderMagazine Column
NPTC Board Chair Carol Heinowski with Meijer, Inc. marks successful three-decade career.
Humble BeginningsMagazine Column
Service and reliability the foundations of Brakebush Brothers.
Best in ShowMagazine Column
NPTC’s 2019 exhibition presents model of networking success.
Drivers of SteelMagazine Column
Eaton Steel’s logistics services add value to quality products.
Measuring Driver PerformanceMagazine Column
Core-Mark’s balanced scorecard is industry leader.
‘Five Amazing Days’Magazine Column
NPTC’s 2019 Private Fleet Management Institute sets a high bar.
Still the Gold StandardMagazine Column
“Transportation expertise now carries a higher premium within corporations. The CTP credential is more relevant, more valuable, and more critical than ever,” said Mari Roberts, . . ._x000D_
Guardians of the RoadMagazine Column
Founded in 1952 by Art Kehe, an entrepreneur who started the business delivering food to retailers in the Midwest, KeHE Distributors delivers natural and organic, specialty, and fresh products to retailers across the U.S. and Canada.
Fleet ScorecardingMagazine Column
The 2018 NPTC Benchmarking Survey Report, published and distributed to Council members on August 1, comes at an extraordinary time in the history of supply chain logistics as reliable truck capacity is becoming . . .
The Road Ahead to SafetyMagazine Column
NPTC’s National Safety Conference, scheduled for September 13-14, is expected to draw nearly 250 private fleet safety professionals from a wide and diverse spectrum of private fleets and supplier companies focused . . .
Beyond Just Role ModelsMagazine Column
Four truck drivers who have together logged more than 17 million miles of safe driving in about 170 combined years of service were honored by the National Private Truck Council (NPTC) and . . .
Dance Hall TruckingMagazine Column
Privately owned Orscheln Group, based in Moberly, MO, is comprised of diverse companies engaged in OEM parts manufacturing, retail farm and home stores, and . . ._x000D_
New Fleet in TownMagazine Column
CHEP, A BRAMBLES COMPANY, manages, maintains, transports and supplies more than 300 million platforms for a wide range of markets and customers that are shared and reused by . . .
An Optimistic OutlookMagazine Column
This year’s NPTC Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition will concentrate on the best management practices and model benchmarking standards used by leading private fleets. Expert practitioners will demonstrate with numerous examples how private fleets_x000D_
The Secret SauceMagazine Column
Sentinel Transportation has been one of the nation’s top private fleets for nearly 25 years. From its beginning, the company was designed as a sustaining culture built upon a tradition and heritage of safety excellence for successive generations of team members to uphold and improve.
Josh and MicheleMagazine Column
The trucking industry’s struggle to attract young people to a truck driving career is an “old story.” Truck drivers tend to be near retirement, and new hires are over the age of 40. Younger folks are not interested in a life . . .
A Rewarding JourneyMagazine Column
In 2018, NPTC’s Certified Transportation Professional® (CTP) program, now sponsored by J.J. Keller & Associates, will celebrate its 25th anniversary in offering the only professional certification credential . . .