NPTC Honors 78 Certified Transportation Professionals® (CTP)

ARLINGTON, VA– Seventy-eight transportation professionals achieved the prestigious designation of Certified Transportation Professional® (CTP) by the NPTC Institute, the educational and professional certification arm of the National Private Truck Council (NPTC). The CTP program is sponsored by J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. The graduates were honored during a ceremony at the Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition held April 29-May 1, 2018 in Cincinnati.

Since the CTP designation was first introduced in 1993, nearly 1,700 fleet and transportation professionals have earned the right to add CTP after their name. CTPs are raising industry standards, and in turn, increasing the respect and prestige of the fleet and transportation profession.

“These new Certified Transportation Professionals, have demonstrated the knowledge and ability to understand complex operational and regulatory issues, identify and evaluate potential costs and savings, and develop systems and practices that best meet their company’s transportation needs and objectives,” said Mari Roberts, CTP, Chair of the NPTC Institute Board of Governors that oversees the program and Senior Director of Transportation, Frito-Lay, Inc.

“The CTP designation is a benchmark of excellence earned by a special few, but available to any fleet or transportation specialist will to make the necessary commitment of dedicated effort.”

Each year, Fleet Owner magazine sponsors the CTP Top Graduate Award. This year’s Top Graduate was Jody Sandy, CTP, Vice President, Supply Chain for Hy-Vee, Inc.

The following individuals represent the CTP Class of 2018:

Donald J. Adams, GreenLine Logistics
Peter Albanese, Penske Truck Leasing Co.
Jonathan Ayars, Veritiv
Craig Bernard, Clifford W. Perham, Inc.
Martha Bertrand, CVS Health
Erica Braun, PeopleNet, a Trimble Company
Alejandro Chavez, WinCo Foods
Eamonn Clarke, Sheetz Inc./CLI Transport
Rob Cranford
Christina Darlak, Penske Truck Leasing Co.
Heikki Darrow, J.J. Keller & Associates
Eddie Davis, Andeavor Logistics LP
Olivia Dorgan, LoadDocs
Scott Drummond, Omnitracs, LLC
Jeff Duffy, PeopleNet, a Trimble Company
Chris Dufort, Supreme Corporation
Tim Eckhardt, Dot Transportation
Nathan Eller, Nine Energy Service
Jeff Endresen
Joseph J. Fournier, Clifford W. Perham, Inc.
Larry Galasso, Element Fleet Management
David Giese, America’s Service Line
Melanie C. Graf, Omnitracs, LLC
Justin M. Green, Element Fleet Management
Warren Green, BMO Trans Finance
Amy Gross, Arconic Wheel
James Henry, NEP Broadcasting
Daniel Hokanson, PeopleNet, a Trimble Company
Bryan Jankowski, Nestlé
Jeffrey D. Jerger, Performance Food Group
Jason A. Johnson, Orscheln Farm & Home
Kathleen Jones, Pepsi Beverages Co.
David Kelley, Perdue Farms
Ronald Kelley, CVS Health
Eric Krystowiak, PeopleNet, a Trimble Company
Christopher R. Kusek, CVS Health
Glenn Kvidera, Omnitracs, LLC
Laura Long, PeopleNet, a Trimble Company
Randy Maddox, Oldcastle / Adams Products
Jason Marienfeld, Pepsi Beverages Co.
Brooke Marsh, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
Holly A. McCourt, PeopleNet, a Trimble Company
Steve Meng, Frito-Lay, Inc.
David A. Meyer, CPC Logistics Inc.
Conrad E. Miller, Walmart
Romie R. Montpeirous, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
Jeffrey W. Muntz, Fundamental Labor
Brian Murphy, Centerline Drivers
Mike Neal, CVS Health
Christopher Nichols, Ryder System
Dean Olejniczak, J.J. Keller & Associates
Michael M. Pfeffer, Schwan Food Company
Sean Landis Pilker, Valley Proteins
Mathew Quinlan, Lytx, Inc.
Zach Ragsdale, Clayton Homes
Jon Rasmussen, ALK Technologies
Phillip Roberts, CVS Health
Stephanie Rorie, Valley Proteins
Scott Rose, J.J. Keller & Associates
Jody Sandy, Hy-Vee, Inc.
David Schmisek, Nestle
Jennifer J. Shriver, GreenLine Logistics
Brandon L. Slaydon, Ice River Springs Water Co.
Jeff Smith, Walmart
John Smith, J.J. Keller & Associates
Michael Stevens, Nine Energy Service
Sam Sussenguth, PeopleNet, a Trimble Company
Eric Tatarek, Lytx, Inc.
Foree A. Uhrina, Batesville Logistics
Adrian Valadez, Bar-S Foods Company
Shawn Wadsworth, McKee Foods Transportation
Travis Ward, BMO Trans Finance
Mariah Watson, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits
Robert E. Weaver, CVS Health
Christopher White, WinCo Foods
Don White, Cooling Concepts
Douglas C. Whiteside, HSM Solutions
Travis Wyatt Wynes, Fleet Advantage

The CTP 2018 Graduating Class

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 Conference and Trade Show, 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.

About J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.

Since its beginning as a one-man consulting firm in 1953, J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.has grown to become the most respected name in safety and regulatory compliance. Now over 1,400 associates strong, J. J. Keller serves over 600,000 customers — including over 90% of the Fortune 1000^®companies. The company’s subject-matter expertise spans nearly 1,500 topics, and its diverse solutions include ELogs and mobile technology; training via online courses, streaming video or DVD; online management tools; managed services; consulting services; online and print publications; forms and supplies. Transportation professionals rely on J. J. Keller’s in-house expertise and wide selection of products and services to reduce risk and improve regulatory compliance, performance management, and operational efficiency. For more information, visit JJKeller.com.