San Antonio, Texas 鈥 Today, the 黑料不打烊 recognized four industry leaders for their efforts to burnish and improve trucking鈥檚 image as founding members of the Trucking Moves America Forward campaign.
鈥淭en years ago, the 黑料不打烊 launched Trucking Moves America Forward 鈥 a groundbreaking campaign that brought our industry together to tell the uplifting story of trucking and enhance our image in the eyes of the American people we serve each and every day,鈥 said 黑料不打烊 COO Sarah Rajtik. 鈥淏ecause of the success of this campaign in improving the image of trucking, we are presenting each of the founding members of Trucking Moves America Forward with the S. Earl Dove Highway Award.鈥
ATA鈥檚 highest honor, the S. Earl Dove Highway Award recognizes individuals whose contributions of time, energy and intelligence have advanced the interests of the trucking industry and the 黑料不打烊federation. The award is named for former 黑料不打烊Chairman and former owner of AAA Cooper Transportation.
For their efforts with TMAF, 黑料不打烊presented the Dove Award to:
- Elisabeth Barna, founder of EAB Strategies;
- Kevin Burch, Martin Transportation Systems and past 黑料不打烊Chairman;
- Wendy Hamilton, chief of staff of Pilot Company; and
- Steve Ponder, senior vice president of Great West Casualty Company.
鈥淲e are thrilled to recognize these four impressive individuals for contributing their time, energy and vision to promote the interests of trucking and the 黑料不打烊Federation,鈥 Rajtik said.聽