Trucking news and briefs for Monday, April 26, 2021:
TCA names new chairman, officers
D.M. Bowman (CCJ Top 250, No. 212) President James Ward has been appointed the Truckload Carriers Association’s 2021-22 Chairman. Ward has been in the transportation industry for 43 years. Prior to joining D.M. Bowman in 1986, he started his career with the Western Maryland Railroad and served as Managing Director of the Transportation Industry Division for Willis of Nashville, Tennessee, starting in 1992 before returning to D.M. Bowman, Inc. in 1999.
In addition to Ward’s responsibilities as TCA Chairman, he also serves on TCA’s Board of Directors, Financial Oversight Committee, Highway Policy Committee, Regulatory Policy Committee, and Recruitment & Retention Human Resources Committee.
The following individuals will assist Ward as TCA’s officers: Immediate Past Chair: Dennis Dellinger, President & CEO, Cargo Transporters, Inc.; First Vice Chair: John Elliott, CEO, Load One, LLC; Second Vice Chair: David Williams, Executive Vice President, Knight-Swift Transportation; Treasurer: Karen Smerchek, President, Veriha Trucking, Inc.; Secretary: Pete Hill, Vice President, Hill Brothers Transportation, Inc.; Association Vice President to ATA: Joey Hogan, President, Covenant Transport; At-Large Officer: John Culp, Executive Vice President of Finance, Maverick USA; At-Large Officer: Ed Nagle, President, Nagle Toledo, Inc; At-Large Officer: Jon Coca, President, Diamond Transportation System, Inc.; At-Large Officer: Mark Seymour, President & CEO, Kriska Transportation Group; At-Large Officer: Trevor Kurtz, General Manager, Brian Kurtz Trucking, LTD.
Trucking stakeholders join TuSimple board
Navistar President and Chief Executive Officer Persio Lisboa has joined the Executive Advisory Board at autonomous technology company TuSimple.
Navistar last July took a minority stake in TuSimple, as did its now-parent company Traton. Lisboa will be accompanied by Nicole Nason, chief safety officer and head of external affairs at Cavnue, and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Richard Kramer as new board members.
Last year, Goodyear announced a strategic partnership to provide tires and tire management solutions to TuSimple’s Autonomous Freight Network and earlier this year invested in the company.
